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- From: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.os.msdos.programmer
- Subject: Re: FoxBase to `C' Contract: How much should I ask for? Help
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- Date: 12 Nov 92 21:47:24 GMT
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- In <1992Nov9.221720.9793@tamsun.tamu.edu> tpradeep@cs.tamu.edu (Pradeep K Tapadiya) writes:
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- >Howdy friends,
-
- >I have been approached by a company to write a generic FoxBase to
- >`C' converter. The user-interface needs to be converted to "printf"
- >kind of statements. The database calls need to be converted to
- >db-vista calls. Efficiency doen't seem to be an important
- >consideration.
-
- >So far I used to program on per hour basis. This is the first time
- >I have been asked to bid for a project. I do not how many man-hours
- >this work would involve. Since this is my first break, I do not
- >wish to loose this contract. Would the experienced readers on the
- >net advice me on how much I should bid for this contract? Any
- >kind of advise/strategy is appreciated.
-
- I hope I don't have to tell you this, but....
-
- BE SURE TO GET THE CONTRACT IN WRITING.
-
- I got taken once that way. FNN/bankruptcy transition is now denying they
- were supposed to be paying me.
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