Hello Sheldon, hello everyone,
Sheldon Britton wrote:
> Hi Leonard,
>
> > "Actually, this concept contains a hidden flaw.
> > [...]
> >
> > I am planning to challenge a lot of the spreadsheet paradigms, as
> time will permit...."
>
> As one who has been previously intimately involved in the /*"manual
> methods"*/ of completing certain processes within the "development
> banking" industry
Yes, unfortunately I came across the manual methods myself. Though, it
was an eye opener for me. [I worked some time ago for a government doing
forecasting/planing, and overseeing and auditing spreadsheet users.]
Indeed, there is a bigger problem with spreadsheets overall, and many
get phased out. I still believe that - IF existing spreadsheets are
adapted to modern concepts, they still have a place in businesses.
A business survey published in 2007 [1] paints a grim picture on manual
operations and therefore on spreadsheets as well. I do also hope that
new concepts and various integration attempts are addressed on this
list, too, and hopefully sooner than later.
Many thanks for your interest in this subject.
Sincerely,
Leonard
[1] http://www.exidio.com/Files/Survey%20-%20Exidio%20and%20gtnews.pdf
[Google for "Survey Reveals High Levels of Inefficiency Within Internal
Treasury Operations" and click on the 'Cached'-link for the first result
(the actual link needs a subscription; amazing this new technology ;-) )
to get additional info on survey respondents, see bottom-note]
[There are a lot of other surveys painting a similar picture.]
> I wish to submit that even before one gets to the stage of actually
> attempting to solve a given problem with the "*/computerized/*
> /*spreadsheet functions**"*/ that are currently being provided; (and
> with those that will follow in the future), there are also those
> step-by-step /*_procedures _*/that have to be adhered to in order to
> achieve the desired results. This now brings us to the questions with
> regard to the integration of /*"Databases", Tables"*/... into those
> Spreadsheets (for example; the Microsoft-Eolas case).
>
> _Question:_
> So, in addition to the obvious spreadsheet issues currently being
> discussed... when and how will these "integration" or
> "interoperability" issues now being pointed towards be addressed if
> not now?
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Sheldon a. Britton
>
> [...]
