Another couple of months have passed since the last update and I have been plodding on during that time.

The Captions look-up table (datafile) now sits at 3,170 records but it seems there are about 600 duplicates. So rationalising that needs to be the next step!

Although the basic metaphor (Job Record, Parts Record, PM Record etc., etc.) remains in place, as does the traditional look and feel, during what has been quite an extensive review I have added (or enhanced) a fair number of relatively minor features aimed at improving ease of use and productivity.

As always when grubbing around in the code, a few (?) bugs have been unearthed (some of which I would classify as howlers that must have been laying there dormant for a number of years). Naturally, these have been zapped where found ... but don't worry, new, fresh, bugs have been planted in their place. Ha, ha.

OK, that's it for now. It's wet outside (again), so I may as well crack on!

"OK, that's it for now. It's wet outside (again), so I may as well crack on!"

It rained here last Wednesday, you may have read in the news, was quite fierce, but only for one day and now it is back to normal.

Yes, I heard about that. Bad news.

But are the drains any better in Jeddah these days ... or is the Bride of the Rea Sea still floating on a lake (or two) of [censored]?

For over 2 years the roads have been blocked whilst they put in the drainage pipes, massive 6 foot diameter pipes, with tunneling equipment unfortunately they forgot to connect the road to the pipes.

Let's hope they remembered to connect the sewers.

The sewers have to remain open, breeding grounds for mosquito's, dengue fever and the rest, but only in the poor area's of course

Bit of trouble with the scanner, got some aspirators for trial. The warning label goes as follows, "Caution, before operating the this unit Certainly you are the bolt (Two, hex bolt) That the fixing the pump in this bottom"
Surely there must be a load of technical translation positions available in the East, or do they not care as long as they are selling the equipment?

Or even one of the many free translators available on line.

But what we are all wondering is why are you guys buying stuff like this at all?

BTW ... how's the users' manual (I won't mention the service manual and parts list)?

Not buying, this is back-door demonstrations, deals done between departments and supplies, once they try to purchase that is were we step in and refuse if all the items are not available, service manual, circuit diagrams, although in this unit there are only pressure gauges and switches plus a motor. I don't like to deal with 'brokers' and that gives me another chance to reject the equipment. Lack of after sales care.

How can you avoid dealing with them? Unless, that is, the "system" out there has changed since I left!

Meanwhile ... what's any of this to do with my software project?