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<blockquote data-quote="RandyDSok" data-source="post: 151866" data-attributes="member: 201">On the up side... Last night I finally finished off the Excel workbook ( a batch of spreadsheet is actually called a workbook, I hardly ever call them that... just being technical about it though ). I have 45 hours in it now... started it the Weds before last. So I've finally had a good paying job for once ( even with the hefty discount I gave them )... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />The backstory... This is a really good client or I may not have taken on the job since I normally only build/fix computers... not do any programming to speak of. They had been looking for someone to update it for some time since what they had already only worked with Excel 2003 and earlier. Another problem was the guy that originally made the older version is an oil/gas engineer and obviously didn't have a programming mentality at all. The old one had 7 different spreadsheets ( one with just static data that didn't change ) that was used to produce over 50 some charts. Everytime they needed to add data, they had to figure out which sheet to put it in and then manually update all of the charts they produced for the reports they gave to the state ( environmental data for oil wells ).In the new version I designed... They had only one spreadsheet to update with data and two for static data that didn't change. The 4 charts I created then dynamically update without any additional work so all they have to do now.. is input the data in one place and print the reports they need.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RandyDSok, post: 151866, member: 201"] On the up side... Last night I finally finished off the Excel workbook ( a batch of spreadsheet is actually called a workbook, I hardly ever call them that... just being technical about it though ). I have 45 hours in it now... started it the Weds before last. So I've finally had a good paying job for once ( even with the hefty discount I gave them )... :D The backstory... This is a really good client or I may not have taken on the job since I normally only build/fix computers... not do any programming to speak of. They had been looking for someone to update it for some time since what they had already only worked with Excel 2003 and earlier. Another problem was the guy that originally made the older version is an oil/gas engineer and obviously didn't have a programming mentality at all. The old one had 7 different spreadsheets ( one with just static data that didn't change ) that was used to produce over 50 some charts. Everytime they needed to add data, they had to figure out which sheet to put it in and then manually update all of the charts they produced for the reports they gave to the state ( environmental data for oil wells ). In the new version I designed... They had only one spreadsheet to update with data and two for static data that didn't change. The 4 charts I created then dynamically update without any additional work so all they have to do now.. is input the data in one place and print the reports they need. [/QUOTE]

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