[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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