[Scottish] Do my homework for me please

[Colin.Speirs at scotland.gsi.gov.uk]

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> Woohoo a disclaimer at the top of an Email! It's almost sensible!

And from the Government too, scary!
 
> > I'm applying for a job supporting an office that has an AS400 
> > file/Database store, PCs using Terminal emulation and Peer to peer 
> > networking. Queries etc are done purely on the client, 
> perhaps using 
> > Excel as the client interface
> >
> (should you be annoucing this from an email address which 
> appears to be 
> provided by your current employer?)

The post would be a secondment from my current job for two or three
years. It's nothing as scary as going out into the real world.

> > But any advice on the networking side?
> >
> 
> ASP ? That's Microsoft talk! 

Sorry. I haven't got Linux in here yet. My day to day stuff is using Web
interface over a database using MS products. Linux is home, hearth and
workplace evangelism only :(

> like this would be the data-input part. IMHO there's 
> (currently) no free 
> RAD/4GL tools which are particularly good at fast turnaround 
> compared with MS 
> Access, Oracle Forms etc. (contact me off list for more info, 
> or if anyone 
> feels different post it here).

One of my gripes bompred to local VB (sorry for swearing) types is the
time I spend hand crafting interface etc in a souped up version of
notepad (Arachnophilia)
 
> Beyond that...what more do you want to know?

I don't know, yet. If I get called for interview then I may contact
y'all again to pick your brains.

Colin

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