[ale] [EXTERNAL] Re: In case you missed it

[DJ-Pfulio]

But, but, but I can connect to the 5TB production Informix DB
with Excel using an ODBC driver.  That's completely awesome!

What?  You mean when I do that, production transaction rates drop
80%? No way! I don't believe you.

/s


On 10/7/20 2:33 PM, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
> I've been fighting the "a spreadsheet is not a database, and Access
> is not much better" war for about 25 years.
> 

From: Ale
> <ale-bounces at ale.org> on behalf of Pete Hardie via Ale <ale at ale.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 1:26 PM To: Jim Kinney; Atlanta
> Linux Enthusiasts Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ale] In case you missed
> it
> 
> Once again, I repeat my frequent assertion that a spreadsheet is not
> a database, and your admin assistant probably does not have a
> CS/Programming degree
> 
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 2:19 PM Jim Kinney via Ale
> <ale at ale.org<mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote: Excel blew up in the faces
> of UK healthcare.
> 
> https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/05/excel_england_coronavirus_contact_error/