filePro Programmer shortage

[Butch Ammon]

And if "New" filePro developers are greeted with such kindness and support - 
the topic has been answered as to why their is a shortage of filePro 
Programmers.

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Ernie Barnard
Programmer / Analyst
All-American Moving Group, LLC
Phone: (901) 353-3900 Extension 1373

https://www.allamericanmoving.com 
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Yow!  I got tons of support when I first started back in 1998.  You remember or 
have heard of Super Radiator.  I took over for Phil Nunnally who took over for 
the GM of the company, Ray Birk.  I can vividly remember my first day at Super 
Radiator in April of 1998.  Ray handed me a CD from John Esak called the 
"filePro Bible".  He said words to the effect, "Check out this CD, learn it, 
live it, and breathe it.  It will get you started.  filePro is way different 
from what you did in the Coast Guard (worked a little with Progress 4GL and ISAM
files on a Unisys BTOS/CTOS system), and that mortgage company you were at 
(developed mortgage banking databases and reports in Progress for a big mortgage
company)."

Once I found this list, I learned a lot and met some really great people too.  
See, I don't want to slam on myself or anything, but I mean, if *I* can write a 
program in filePro - anyone can!

The only issues I have is I want to do something or get an upgrade, and everyone
in the company says, "wait - not yet".  Sigh.... Running filePro on a 24/7 live 
server can be a real challenge sometimes!

Butch Ammon
Super Radiator Coils
Richmond, VA