Simon Bryan wrote:
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Similar issue with the Department of Education and their Back to School
Allowance. It is an Access Database that you import the details into then
export a file to disk. SOme genius decided that it would be a good idea to
allow them to be emailed back - cept the option to still save to disk
comes after the automated email link, and that won't work unless you have
MS OUtlook installed, so instead you get an 'Error 498398' and you can't
export the file to send in! The programmers response was that all I have
to do is to install Outlook as my default email client and it will work -
I declined the offer. This is an example of stupid or lazy programming
rather than conspiracy. I believe the higher ups have told the programmer
to fix it.
You may be waiting a while for this to happen. The DET have an agreement
with Microsoft which they have recently re-signed.
Stay well and happy
Heracles
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