You young'uns got it soft. Back in my day I had to write an entire database product using only 0s.

It is common everywhere but it is human nature that it is Microsoft. I've been in this business for 28 years before there was a Microsoft and someone ALWAYS has an opinion about something whether it makes sense or not. Back in the day when most of us were programming in FORTRAN I had a friend who could not understand why we were not programming in PL/1 (his favorite language). Explanations as to why you were not using PL/1 fell on deaf ears. Anyway, I use Microsoft tools when the client is a Microsoft shop and whatever else I need to use for other clients. It is whatever gets the job done. Whenever the religious zealots espouse their opinions I give them a pitying look and move on.

Give the man a prize. He actually go it. STeve :-D

Without looking it up on Google does anyone in this thread even know what the COBOL acronym stands for? Steve :laugh:

Just like some cities fund their municipalities by employing speed traps and writing lots of speeding tickets, it looks like the EU funds itself with so called anti-trust fines. :| Steve Miller