Thank you Python!!!!!

Cliff Wells logiplexsoftware at earthlink.net
Wed Feb 27 17:44:14 EST 2002


On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 17:11:04 -0500
Python wrote:

> 
> A big thanks to Mark Hammond/Andy Robinson (for "Python programming on
> Win32), Guido van Rossum, and all those who help maintain Python.
> 
> I was able to program an script that walks through a directory and
appends
> many thousands of faxes together.  Lowest outside bid:  $10,000.   I did
it
> for the price of Mark's book, an activeX dll that cost $180 (PIL might
have
> worked, but the documentation was lacking - at least for my level of
> experience), and a few hours (ok, maybe a few + a few:).  My previous
> scripting/programming experience:  WinNT login scripts (i.e. almost
none).
> Ideas for future use of Python:  Many!!!

Yes, but your solution, while it may work and do exactly what you want, is
obviously inferior since it wasn't written in a "real" progamming language.

<wink>

-- 
Cliff Wells, Software Engineer
Logiplex Corporation (www.logiplex.net)
(503) 978-6726 x308  (800) 735-0555 x308




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