I sense you don't feel I'm listening to your advise Mongo…..Not True!

You told me to get a copy of Sybase SQL Server 11 UNLEASHED….Done I have it right here.

You told me to Download a copy of "Microsoft Windows NT Server Migration Lab" at http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop /server/migrlab/howto.asp ….. I have browsed through it and have book marked it.

You told me to get a dial-in connection to my Sybase server - In process, I brought the approval request form home today.

You been preaching that I need to Plan Plan Plan (Good Advise by the way!) and that's what I feel I am doing.

What I don't think you've heard though is that I haven't programmed in almost 10 years....and that was with QB 7.0

What I'm trying to sort out right now is my curriculum...
What software do I need. What do I spend my time learning.
With a little self disipline, stubbornness and help from this web site, I feel like I can get a handle on VB 6.0

Sybase scares the hell out of me! That UNLEASHED book is way over my head right now. Isn't there like a Sybase for Dummies book available? How do I start from zero knowledge
and pick up what I need to know? I guess that's why I was wondering about access....since I already know that a little bit. But it sounds like I might just confuse myself more than anything

As for team work and planning my database out on paper first.....that stuff will happen. I know that's very important from the last program I wrote....and it paid off! BTW....Do you know that I wrote that program almost 10 years ago (A DOS database application using random access files) and we're still using it everyday to enter in all our test data and generate test reports for our customers. Pretty sad huh! It's a dinosaur relative to the software available nowadays....but I'm still pretty proud of it! In fact we have 3 DOS programs I wrote that are still being used everyday. So much for patting myself on the back.....I got a tall order ahead of me!

Anyway...I have appreciated your advice and hope I can continue to ask for it....as well as other peoples help in here.

Well....I've babbled far too long. People are going to start refferring to this exchange as the Mongo & Toga Show....no wait...that's not right.. The Toga & Mongo Show! LOL Thanks!