[FX.php List] one machine intallation

[Kevin Futter]

On 30/4/07 3:35 PM, "Erik Andreas Cayré" <erik at cayre.dk> wrote:

> 
> Den 30/04/2007 kl. 11.32 skrev Kevin Futter:
> 
>>> Have any of you considered the data/UI separation strategy?
>> 
>> I have considered it, but ours is a large, sprawling, poorly-
>> planned (and
>> often poorly-implemented) system of undocumented files and
>> relationships,
>> originally put together by an enthusiastic-but-limited amateur with no
>> training. It was hard enough dealing with the basic transition from
>> 5.5/6 to
>> v8! Most of our databases need much remedial attention, but a complete
>> rewrite or rearchitecting is just too hard in the current
>> circumstances.
> 
> I'm facing the same dilemma, well almost, since I'm both (the
> untrained enthusiastic-amateur and the guy supposed to pick up the
> piece).
> 
> My plan is to transition to 8 first, and then to rebuild one "module"
> at a time to make it manageable.
> I agree it will be hard, but we can't afford not to. At the current
> rate, improving the system based on users' requests is already a
> nightmare.
> I think I spend at least 70% of the time trying to figure out whats
> going on, trying not to break existing functionality.
> Although this is noy efficient, I would say it it great training...
> 
> Btw: I'm preparing for 8 with "Using Filemaker Pro 8" by QUE publishing

Moving to 8 was a great move for us, and we're already leveraging some of
its benefits. I've been able to rehabilitate some aspects of some files, and
most new databases are built and manages solely by me now. It's just
unfortunate that the aforementioned amateur is our school principal (!), so
there's a need to tread lightly there too. Much more could be said!

Anyway, I guess we're getting off-topic now.

-- 
Kevin Futter
Webmaster, St. Bernard's College
http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/


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