RE: Did we have another name change?

[Lou Forlini <lforlini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 9:16 AM -0400 4/14/06, Michael Jacobsen wrote:
> I understand not wanting to spend the money for outside training; that's
> understandable and would require justification.  But people who refuse to
> learn anything new and are afraid of change, that's entirely different and
> is what I thought Eric was getting at.  One low training-cost example is
> file operation bifs (%found, %eof, etc.)  I'm the only one here using
> them.  Others have seen my code, so they know how, yet they still use
> indicators.  There seems to be no business case except for staying current
> with technology.

Michael,

   Consider volunteering to lead a half-hour course on this feature 
for your peers.  Don't forget to lead off with some persuasive 
reasons why this new feature is better than the old way, using code 
examples.  Show them why, then how.  Have a short Q & A at the end 
(expect to answer some objections to the entire technique here, 
unless those types don't come at all).  Even in a tough room, I'll 
bet you get a few converts.

   Regards,

   - Lou Forlini
     Software Engineer
     System Support Products, Inc.