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The LA Fox Developer Newsletter
January 1998
Humor, Anyone?...
If Restaurants Functioned
Like Microsoft
Sent by Scot Becker
Patron:
Waiter’
Waiter:
Hi, my name is Bill and I be your Support Waiter.
What seems to be the problem?
Patron:
There’s a fly in my soup!
Waiter:
Try again, maybe the fly won’t be there this time.
Patron:
No, it’s still there.
Waiter:
Maybe it’s the way you’re using the soup; try eating it
with a fork instead.

Patron:
Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.
Waiter:
Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl; what
kind of bowl are you using?

Patron:
A SOUP bowl!
Waiter:
Hmmm, that should work. Maybe its a configuration
problem; how was the bowl set up?
Patron:
You brought it to me on a saucer; what has that to do
with the fly in my soup?
Waiter:
Can you remember everything you did before you
noticed the fly in your soup?
Patron:
sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!
Waiter:
Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of
the Day?

Patron:
You have more than one Soup of the Day each day?
Waiter:
Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.
Patron:
Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?
Waiter:
The current Soup of the Day is tomato.
Patron:
Fine. Bring me the tomato soup and the check. I’m
running late now.
[Waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup and the check.]
Waiter:
Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.
(Con’t, page 8)
Codebook/Mortals Update (Con't from page 4)
New Form Manager Class
Created a new specialized class that manages application
forms. Previously, the application forms collection was a generic
Reference Collection class.

Miscellaneous
New developer hooks, new and improved functions, many enhanced classes.

If you would like more information or would like to order a copy of the framework, check out our web site at http:ll www.oakleafsd.com or call us at (804) 979-2417.


Job Opportunities
We are a child services organization with business divisions for foster families, youth home residence, private school and more. Our operation is similar to but not a complicated as health care

We are preparing a new system and would consider Oracle as the programming language for our company. Perhaps someone in your membership could have a program that would be close to our needs. There will be 4 users in billing. The complete client tracking system would have as many as 20 simultaneous users and more as the project progresses. Read / Write and menu security by user is a must. Source code and docu mentation will be the property of the ‘company’.

Please have any interested parties contact me.

Thank you ... Bill Prats, Director of MIS, ChildNet, Long Beach California, bprats@telis.org


We need a Visual FoxPro programmer with at least 5 years experience in programming both FoxPro and Visual FoxPro. Experience must consist of the ability to work with FoxPro 2.6 files, Visual FoxPro 5.0, and Microsoft Access. A basic understanding of Visual Basic and Access is required. HTML experience is a plus. Knowledge of General Accounting is also a plus. Length of the project: approx. 4-6 months.

Contact Richard Russell at Northstar Software Solutions, rrussell@nstarsoft.com. Phone number is 562-407-9977and the FAX is 562-407-9967.
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