On 2/10/06, Fred Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, unfortunately our bid'ness seems to be a "contact sport" for many. > I have been guilty of pretty much the same more times than I am proud > of. That said... > > The question is quite valid. I do agree that something must be amiss if > there is a requirement for a large number of columns in a table. > > I always think back to a collage beginning COBOL class. The assignment > was to print a simple two dimensional table at the top of each page of a > report. The ones who did it right had no more than about 50 "source" > punch cards in their deck. One student (A IBM 370 night operator, > trying to better his lot.) carried in five full boxes of punched cards! > I think he was happy to get back to his shift :-) > > Sometimes people are not even able to ask the right question, based on > their "unsophistication." But those that are smart enough, do at least > ask a question, and then Listen. We who consider ourselves > "sophisticated" must endeavor to be forever humble, in order to appear > "Inteligent" rather than "Smart A--".
LOL! Touche!
