>>Mike,
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>>I originally had an interview set with Amedysis, but they felt I wanted too much salary, as the first job was as a perm employee. Then, some recruiters contacted me and submitted my name to Amedysis as a contract programmer. I was turned down by Amedysis, earlier in the year. The reason was that they felt my SQL Server skills weren't quite where they wanted them to be. From what I've heard through some recruiters since then, Amedysis has been letting some programmers go and continues trying to hire new people with the right skills.
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>>The recruiter also said that because those interviewing had focused mostly on SQL skills, people got in who were not true FoxPro types and were eventually let go. Whether any of this is true, I really don't know, but recruiiters are still trying to get people in there. I wont go there until my SQL skills improve.
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>Then by all means improve your SQL (real SQL - not VFP specific) skills! That are a common denominator in most programming environments (VFP, .NET, whereever).
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>Play with an SQLExpress database (Northwind or any other you may have access to) - work with Stored procedures and Functions, cursors in Stored Procedures, transactions, and RI. Play with SQL Profiler. It really wouldn't take long to be comfortable - you already have seen most of it in VFP.
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>Do that for a few nights and try Baton Rouge again.
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Seconded. I miss that place, and I fouled my own nest.