[U2] Subject: Re: Worst Case/Best Case - Integrity Mainenance.

2009-09-20 Thread Ray Jones
Sorry if I'm late with this comment but I'm a digester (sounds like something I'd use on the farm!) - so even by responding to the last comment in yesterdays digest, the topic will have moved on/died by the time this gets posted - so I'll just say what I did to control the Uv Schema integrity. 1.

[U2] Strive or Thrive - show me the money!

2009-09-16 Thread Ray Jones
I have not posted for a while as I too have become a bit platform independent for financial reasons, but I trully hope that Rocket puts some fuel in the tank. I've worked in acquisitions for many years and I'm sceptical regarding Rockets motives, but the first thing that's needed is a Statement

[U2] RE: Users of Universe

2007-04-28 Thread Ray Jones
There are a few UK Times 250 companies that use Uv. Having just been made redundant by one of them -PHS Group (Business Services). I know that William Hill (Bookmaker) is a Uv ( Redback) user, as is Travis Perkins (Builders Merchants), and Wolseley Group (Plumb Centres). Some well known Ud users

[U2] Lost Contacts - Keith Rainey, Geoff Hope

2007-03-17 Thread Ray Jones
I've lost touch with Keith over the years, when he left my employers (PHS) and Uv, to move into the Unidata world. He contracted with Smiths Industries (UK), then Sony (Amsterdam), then blank! Similar story with Geoff. Last whereabouts of both were near M4 corridor between Swindon London. Not

[U2] RE: System Architect for Rent

2007-02-10 Thread Ray Jones
Looks like my South Wales employer has decided to clear our the old dros. Most of my colleagues have moved onto SQL/Vb and I've been part of the rear-guard. With 17 years Pick development a new challenge is sought. Data System Analysis Design, PM experience Corporate Acquisitions (78 so far) a

RE: [U2] Virtual fields calling Virtual fields

2005-02-18 Thread Ray Jones
FWIW, Although in theory this technique may logically access multiple dictionary items for every record read, and potentially worse, if other records are accessed by some foreign key, in practice there is so much cache memory floating around in a commercial (and even home based) system, that the