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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Hi Bob,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>My immediate reaction was MySql and Access, however I always wanted Powerhouse to be open but I never asked because I knew nothing would happen, maybe now it’s time to ask. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>What I mean by open is the following; In most if not all sites Powerhouse applications are interfaced with other ERP or in house applications, and usually interfacing them together is done through message broker, specific format files transfer, and mainly delimited files (Comma or other character) and XML files. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>My question is why Powerhouse is not able to read or create delimited or XML files. It can be done programmatically but it is a tedious and cumbersome process if anyone else has done it, however if it’s done easily it can catapult Powerhouse from 20 to 21 century tool and open new horizons for <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>it’s use such as a powerful <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ETL tool and will extend the life of existing Powerhouse applications.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></div>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto" dir=ltr>Message: 2<BR>Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 01:48:56 +0100<BR>From: "Bob Deskin" <<A href="mailto:bob.deskin@unicomglobal.com" ymailto="mailto:bob.deskin@unicomglobal.com">bob.deskin@unicomglobal.com</A>><BR>Subject: RE: Unicom Global<BR>To: "krikor Gullekian" <<A href="mailto:krigul@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:krigul@yahoo.com">krigul@yahoo.com</A>>, <<A style="RIGHT: auto" href="mailto:powerh-l@lists.sowder.com" ymailto="mailto:powerh-l@lists.sowder.com">powerh-l@lists.sowder.com</A>><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <<A href="mailto:3494F6F28DA4344C96F29EFDEC1C970901AD3CFF@m4ukex08.intranet.macro4.com" ymailto="mailto:3494F6F28DA4344C96F29EFDEC1C970901AD3CFF@m4ukex08.intranet.macro4.com">3494F6F28DA4344C96F29EFDEC1C970901AD3CFF@m4ukex08.intranet.macro4.com</A>><BR> <BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>I will post this to LinkedIn.<BR><BR>What databases were you
thinking of. MySQL has been requested. <BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR>Bob Deskin<BR>PowerHouse Consultant?<BR>UNICOM Global?<BR><A href="mailto:bob.deskin@unicomglobal.com" ymailto="mailto:bob.deskin@unicomglobal.com">bob.deskin@unicomglobal.com</A>?<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>