[Babase] 2 questions for Karl

Karl O. Pinc kop at meme.com
Wed Feb 8 11:22:33 EST 2006


On 02/08/2006 10:06:57 AM, Catherine Markham wrote:
> Hi Karl,
> 
> Just two easy questions for you, when you get a chance:
> 
> 1.  I have a dbf file of ADF ranks to add to the RANKS table.  The  
> new info doesn't replace any data that is already in RANKS, but  
> rather just simply adds rank orders for adult females for some  
> earlier dates.  I'm thinking that simply using the appender program  
> is the way to go - I can't think of any complications that would  
> arise.  Nonetheless, wanted to check with you for a second opinion.

My foxpro-foo is is weak right now, but that sounds reasonable to me.

> 2.  I'm gearing up for the next demography update (second half of  
> 2005).  Of course as soon as I get going with the demog update we'll  
> have lots of data errors until the entire update process is  
> complete.  I just wanted to coordinate a time with you for when to  
> tackle this.  I definitely don't want to add any confusion to  
> correcting true errors in the database by getting only halfway into  
> the process.  Anyway, just give me heads-up when the coast is clear  
> to begin.

All I need to do is not get a new copy of the foxpro system until
you've got things cleaned up.  I can continue to convert from
my existing copy.

Why would this cause lots of data errors?

Karl <kop at meme.com>
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