I'm new at this progress stuff so I'm hoping someone can help me.
In MS SQL server we have a functions called IsNumeric and IsDate.
These allow you to evaluate data before processing it.
We have a DB where everything is stored as VarChar fields (I'm told

Here's a blast from the past! I have a customer who's running an application
on a 4GL Development system (8.0A02) and we need to test the app in
client/server mode.
The server starts on the console with "wproserv fred -N WIPC" (no

I'm an IT professional with 12+ years of Progress V5/6 development
experience. However, my last employer was pretty rubbish at providing
training, and on top of that I have now been out of work for 18 months.
What would be the best way of getting my career back on track? My

Hi, I need your help in resolving performance issues.
Situation:
I am newly hired in a company that uses Progress Server ver. 8.3B and Client
ver. 8.0A. The whole information system is based on programs written in 4GL