You can't do that

[Jeff Harrison]

--- John Esak <john at valar.com> wrote:
[snip]

> > Also, I have had some private replies including
> one
> > from someone within fptech that agree that some of
> > these things would be worthwhile and would have
> zero
> > adverse impact on existing applications.  I have
> been
> > asked to submit a summary so that they can review
> > these for possible inclusion in a future version.
> 
> Ah, well, this couldn't be more disappointing... but
> I suppose it is to be
> expected. At least it wasn't Ken... who is traveling
> to Florida and who I
> doubt very much would send you any kind of a request
> like that. This simply
> enforces my belief that the Wish List Project does
> not mean a thing... and
> why I have not submitted anything to it in the past
> many months. It shows,
> that there is no care from FP Technology for getting
> the things that
> actually need to be done, DONE!  And it clarifies
> quite clearly why this
> next release is SO many months and years away from
> the last major release.
> Yeah, let's consider the one thing that really CAN'T
> be done easily, and
> let's consider it secretly and privately, over all
> the hundreds of
> well-thought-out explicitly requested enhancements
> offered through the
> supposedly "prescribed channel" of the Wish List.
> Pretty typical. If the
> person asking you for this "summary" would tend to
> doing the things he's
> been asked to do, and actually get them done,
> instead of running his own
> private little wish list... perhaps, things would be
> a little better?

Oh Lord John.  You are a trip!  The world is not
ending nor is the wish list program.  In fact, when I
compile the summary I will be sure to forward it to
the wish list.  That was my original intent after all.

Just because someone from ftptech thought there might
be some merit here, does not mean that the appropriate
channels would be circumvented.  

> 
> As it is, let's see how many people find enough
> benefit in the next release
> due out in 4 weeks to actually purchase it for
> themselves and their
> clients... and then let's take a look at the "real"
> wish list which has been
> kept since 2003 with absolutely no indication from
> anyone as to what
> priority these wishes hold. There is simply no
> accountability for the
> development of filePro anymore, and your note
> explains possibly the major
> reason why. Very sad. I will take it upon myself to
> check the next version
> (when it released) against the existing and *known*
> wish list... just to see
> how many if ANY of the wishes are contained within
> it. Many of us asked for
> more automatic indexes, so I know that is one...
> care to go for two??  Yes,
> the 2GB file size limit is broken, but that is not a
> wish, that is a
> necessity. The rest, I can now see are at the whim
> of "un-named" at FP Tech.

Jeez, do you think you may be over-reacting here?  I
was just going to submit a summary of my ideas.  Get a
grip.

> 
> I'm glad to know the Jeff Harrison and "un-named"
> version of filePro will be
> coming out soon, though. I can't wait to buy it. I'm
> sure it will have all
> the right things in it.  I'm just so glad I wasted
> those hours and months
> and years on the Wish List... sort of makes me feel
> good inside.
> 
> 
> Somehow, my expectations for the next release have
> just dropped to zero and
> below.
> 

I don't understand why.  Nothing has been decided as
far as I know.  It is just that these things will be
considered.  (Newsflash) Everything that is submitted
to the wish list is considered!

Please don't shut out ideas - just because they are
different from your own - regarding what should and
should not be in the next release.  Open debate is
great, in my opinion.

Thankfully, I think that I am coming to the end of
talking to you on this topic.  I believe that you are
becoming unreasonable here.

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com

Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The easiest and
fastest ways to generate code for filePro exports and
imports.



		
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