Yeah, and something will be forgotten, or some little problem will creep in

and you'll spend more time trying to figure it out then it would have taken

to set up a proper versioning system.

You don't have to have separate servers, at least in the foxpro world.

Just create 3 separate folders and 3 separate groups within the operating

system, that way each group won't have access to the stuff they don't need,

or shouldn't touch.

Yeah I know, it probably won't happen because I too have been in your shoes

<grin>

-----Original Message-----

From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

Of Stephen Russell

Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:37 PM

To: ProFox Email List

Subject: Re: [NF] Why won't people use a TEST Server

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Virgil Bierschwale <vbiersch@ktc.com>

wrote:

> Lessons I learned the hard way over 20 years.

>

> Development

> Test

> Production

>

> All 3 environments have the same exact patches/version numbers

> otherwise you waste tons of time trying to figure out why it works in

> one environment and doesn't in the other, and especially if you're

> running sql server

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I wish!

This is a COBALT system with data on a or in a HP Tandum Non Stop database.

All code is running against Test right now and she will cut it over to prod

when everyone agrees.

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Stephen Russell

Sr. Production Systems Programmer

CIMSgts

901.246-0159 cell

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