[Babase] is 07a really done?
kfenn
kfenn at princeton.edu
Wed Feb 13 08:22:30 EST 2008
Devil's always in the detail.
Most of my anguish was due to the fact that this system really REALLY
works well. The input and validations requires incredible attention to
detail and strict adherence to all the labyrinthian rules of logic (and
formatting in many cases). Karl has really done an amazing job to put
all there rules together and still make it usable to a database manager
with no computer science background (that would be me). The must be how
the first astronauts felt when they survived a trip into outer
space...."Wow, I can't believe someone actually built this machine and
it actually works".
Tabby
Susan Alberts wrote:
> Congratulations Tabby. I know that this was a real bear. Also I know
> that you and lacey and karl had a gruelling phone call Monday. I think
> that all this hard work will pay off.
> Susan
>
> On 8 Feb 2008, at 15:38, kfenn wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I'm pretty darn sure I have finally finished 07a and gotten the
>> following tables updated through June 2007. I say "pretty darn sure"
>> because my brain is stewed from breaking apart and reconstructing the
>> 'demog' and 'other group' notes. (Karl, any bug fixes you can try
>> would DELIGHT me because that process is a major time sink /
>> fantastic way to introduce minor errors that take me hours to chase
>> down.)
>>
>> The updated tables are:
>> CENSUS
>> DEMOG
>>
>> this update should affect all the related views too (DEMOG_CENSUS,
>> CENSUS_DEMOG and all their permutations)
>> MEMBERS should also be updated through June if I remember correctly
>> that is does an automatic update (right, Karl?)
>>
>> I have a big pile of papers to go through and organize before I will
>> be 100% confident that I followed up on all my little "fix this"
>> notes, but I will try to do that Monday and let Lacey know if the
>> database is truly hers to destroy...I mean 'update' next.
>>
>>
>> Tabby
>>
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>> Tabby Fenn
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>>
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>> Princeton University
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>>
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Tabby Fenn
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Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
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