From: michelljb@aol.com   
      
   All your questions are very valid, Steve, and no, I know that would not   
   be enough for anyone to use Paradox.  The point, I think, is that the   
   client wants someone who knows Access, and can convert Paradox tables to   
   it.  He didn't mention anything about having to dig into code, so I am   
   not assuming that is the case.  If he DOES have to convert OPal into   
   Access Basic (although why in the world would you?), then you are right.   
     Basic info on file types was all he asked for.  If his questions start   
   going deeper, than we'll go deeper.   
      
   I've been programming in Paradox DOS for 20 years and in Paradox Windows   
   for 13.  There isn't any way to learn that stuff and get proficient at   
   it in the time span he has, which is why I was assuming he didn't need   
   to go that deep.   
      
   I had no problem with you guys cautioning him that he might be in over   
   his head.  I don't think he did either.  The problem was the tone used   
   and the accusations that came with it.   
      
   ~Michelle   
      
      
      
   Steven Green wrote:   
   > Michelle.. not to belabor the point, but the general consensus of the   
   > long-time gurus here is that if somebody is that happy with the limited info   
   > you gave them, they really aren't qualified for any kind of professional   
   > effort..   
   >   
   > think about it.. this guy wants to take on a migration project.. if all you   
   > knew about Paradox what was you told Dominick, what could you do with that   
   > info?   
   >   
   > all he got here was some basic info about file types and field types, which   
   > anyone could find for him/her self in a simple google search..   
   >   
   > could you use that to understand the relationships, validation rules, or   
   > settings in a Paradox app?   
   > would that help you examine the code for conditional rules, business rules,   
   > defaults, etc.?   
   > would that even help you to know where to look for the code?   
   >   
   > and, to be brutally honest, could you use that limited info to convince   
   > somebody that you knew *anything else* whatsoever about Paradox?   
   >   
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