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Rick Man
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Just wanted to let you know that I will be retiring from Data Processing/Management Information Systems/Information Technology, and Ferris State University at the end of the week.

Also to say THANK YOU to all of you for your help and support throughout the years. I started using PC/FOCUS at Steelcase back in the late 90s, went to Mainframe FOCUS at Ford, and then WebFOCUS at Howmet and Ferris. It has certainly provided me a good career, but it is time to move on to the next phase of life, whatever that is and God has in store for me/us.

You are the best. I have worked with other vendor web sites, user communities, and this is the best!

Thanks Again,
Rick


Reporting Server 7.6.10
Dev. Studio 7.6.8
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Prarie
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Enjoy retirement and your new journey in life. Smiler
 
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Francis Mariani
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Rick, congratulations on your retirement - enjoy yourself!

Cheers,

Francis.
 
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Tony A
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Take care Rick and enjoy the well earned years of retirement.

T
 
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Norb Eckert
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Best wishes on a long and enjoyable retirement, Rick.

You're correct about Focal Point: great community of friendly, helpful people. I hope you find a similar group in the next phase of your life.

Norb


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Waz
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Rick,

Don't forget us, and remember, Have Fun!.

Big Grin


Waz...

Prod:WebFOCUS 7.6.10/8.1.04Upgrade:WebFOCUS 8.2.07OS:LinuxOutputs:HTML, PDF, Excel, PPT
In Focus since 1984
Pity the lost knowledge of an old programmer!

 
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susannah
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stick around, Rick. everybody still needs all that focware in your head...



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Tony A
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focware
Pronounced "foak-ware" WinkWinkWink

T
 
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PBrightwell
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If you want to keep your hand in it be sure to change your email address in your profile to your personal email. You can get the email digest and sign into FOCAL POINT. BTW, retirement is GREAT!!!


Pat
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jimster06
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Rick-
All the best.
I'm sitting in the airport at NYC having returned from a cruise from Copenhagen. Yes, I and my significant other have been enjoying retirement; we have crossed the Atlantic ten times this year.
TABLE FILE CAR!


jimster06
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W7
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Tony A
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Perhaps we ought to have a "Retired Practitioners" forum - I need something to look forward to Razzer

T
 
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Danny-SRL
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I hope you took a copy of WebFOCUS with you.
It comes in handy! For example, I take lots of pictures and I use WF to rename them.

Have a great time!


Daniel
In Focus since 1982
wf 8.202M/Win10/IIS/SSA - WrapApp Front End for WF

 
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Prarie
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Sounds like a good idea Tony. Wink
 
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Waz
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Ditto....


But I don't plan on retiring ever....


Waz...

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Pity the lost knowledge of an old programmer!

 
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Doug
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stick around, Rick. everybody still needs all that focware in your head...

Time to write a FocWare book... In you Spare Time...

And as Francis and others have said: "congratulations on your retirement - enjoy yourself!"
 
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PBrightwell
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Tony, that's not a bad idea, but all you have to do is change your email in your profile.

Waz, you should reconsider, RETIREMENT ROCKS!


Pat
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Oracle, DB2, JDE, Lotus Notes
 
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Rick Man
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Thanks everyone for the kind words and advice. Brought a smile to my face.
A copy of WF, hmmmm. I've got Dev Studio loaded on my home computer.


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Waz
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you should reconsider, RETIREMENT ROCKS


Its always a possibility, but it needs to be funded.

Frowner


Waz...

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In Focus since 1984
Pity the lost knowledge of an old programmer!

 
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Baillecl
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Bonjour,
In the good old days, I'm afraid that an IBx Guy would've been investigating on this Dev Studio loaded on your home computer.
In French we call that 'a donkey kick' : a mean remark from a mean guy.
Cordially and Focusely Nonetheless.
PS : I'll be gone by the end of the year and, I'm afraid, only with my FFW Six, Power Edition on my home computer (Caliméro)


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Dev Studio 7.6.11 and !!!
PC Focus, Focus for OS/2, FFW Six, MSO
 
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Rick Man
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"but it needs to be funded"

Yea, I know, your right.


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MathematicalRob
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Rick,

We're glad you carved out a spot at Ferris in your career; it's been great working with you! We wish you the best in the next phase!

Rob W.


WebFocus 8201m on Windows; App Studio 8201; Procedures: WebFocus with SQL; HTML Parameter Pages & Dashboard; Output: Excel, HTML, & PDF.
 
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FrankDutch
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congrats Rick
I wish you a great time.
You will have more time for focalpoint now




Frank
prod: WF 7.6.10 platform Windows,
databases: msSQL2000, msSQL2005, RMS, Oracle, Sybase,IE7
test: WF 7.6.10 on the same platform and databases,IE7

 
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