sometimes it's better to just deal with the "can of worms" you already know rather than open up a whole new "can of worms" They know the worms in the old can.
Typical attitude if you ask me - and I can't say that I blame them - if it works for them, more power to them. Now with that said - I'm not sure I would've walked on the job - everything and every day is a new challenge - if they were willing to pay, what do you care? oh yeah - and Happy Holidays! regards, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian E Boothe To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 4:03 PM Subject: [php_mysql] leading the tecnlogical bandwagon I recently last week Had and experience with an Very small Company, where as they had around 15 Machines all hooked "Star topology" and a central iis ASP Web server that only showed the date, and a few small utilities when addressed To it, now there entire Operation was based upon Excel, everything "not joking" I mean everything, was a file share to an Folder ("around 90 Folders") in which they had probably 200 + excel sheets in each one u name something u need to do in business I guarantee there was a excel sheet for it, repetitive sheets for Different Operations, all Sheets linked to one another thru references in excel, excel97 Mind u, I was there on a Consulting call, to inform them of a better way to update / Operate there business "They ended up saying they liked there Current way better" it makes more since to them and Only wanted me to link 10 more sheets to what they already had and add a few more file shares, "of Course I refused this Project " and walked out Laughing my ass off in the car"
