Re: why>?

i tell you

internally; sql server can support huge numbers; so i dont accept your
claim.

much larger numbers than Excel can hold lol

it's not possible to verify spreadsheets. it is impossible to apply
software-development tools to excel-- and since 90% of the developers
at your company are 'spread*** developers' it is not practical to
double-check each and every formula, value and formatting.

i have worked on countless spread*** aggregation projects-- etl
technically-- and im sick and tired of working with a tool that doesn't
have

a) accurate, provable functions and formulas
b) accurate and strict data entry controls
c) portable method for transferring large amounts of data

excel is bloatware, a disease and an addiction.

outside consultants *** buddy i dont think that you have any idea how
much data i have permissions to. how much source; how many
applications.

i find it laughable that you talk to a database person like a junior--
WE MOVE MORE NUMBERS IN AN HOUR THAN YOU DO IN A WEEK

I just find it funny harlan.

there shoudln't be a market for excel inside or outside of any company.

it shouldn't be used for balancing a checkbook.
it shouldn't be used for forecasting / budgeting.

it's just not powerful enough to do the simple tasks well enough.

data entry, validation; portability-- CONNECTIONS to other data.

it's just the wrong tool for 99.999% of the situations where it is
used...

-Aaron

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