>Today it was announced that a foxpro application that I created in 1994 is being phased out. The kidney unit (who I still support a few hours per week) is moving to an Oracle-based database that is hosted over the internet. They were happy with the application, but they were required to move to the Oracle system because of a provinical mandate.
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>I actually feel sad. Does this sort of thing bother anyone else?

To an extent. At least you have the satisfaction of producing an App that was actually used and is being migrated to Oracle instead of Lotus Notes. I had an app [recently] that I busted my ass getting out by deadline, only to have my wheels shot out because our management came out and forced everyone to use something developed in Lotus Notes.

I was totally disgusted especially since our staff liked the one I developed better [because it worked]. The worst part is we have people trying to force feed relational data into a non-relational product like Notes. Of course I still harbor no bitterness regarding this. The only other person I know who hates Notes more than me is Tasker.