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Aug. 8th, 2003 05:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
senoritafishDo you ever notice that when doing something mindless, your body takes over, you get into a rhythm, and you don't even realize what you are doing? When you do, that's when you're sure to slip up and make a mistake.
I probably mentioned this before; I have a database that has to be converted from Access into dBASE because the summary programs are still in dBASE. There is one field consisting of a series of digits that Access squishes all together when it actually needs spaces in it. Before I can run the program I have to manually add all the spaces (I'm sure there's a command I could use, but even after much digging I can't find it). The program hasn't been upgraded yet because it's somewhat complicated (although some you could probably handle it in a snap), and V. and I. are still Access novices.
Anyway, it gets to be sort of like a dance. The rhythm varies depending on where the spaces need to entered. One thru nine - Space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, repeat. Ten thru twenty-five - Space, space, right, space, down, home, repeat. You find the beat, and the fingers move of their own volition. At least until the numbers shift (99 to 100), or the song you're listening to changes beats, or you start going a little too fast and hit overtype or page down instead of home. Whoops. Thank goodness for the Undo command.
I only do this myself, instead of delegating it because I know it would drive anyone else absolutely bats. I sometimes wonder if I've gone into the right field. I don't really mind doing repetetive, monotonous things for long stretches - maybe I would have been better suited to an assembly line. Then again, I don't think I'd enjoy doing this for eight hours a day, day in, day out either.
Ah well, back to it. I was just resting my eyes for a minute. Space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, repeat ad infinitum...
I probably mentioned this before; I have a database that has to be converted from Access into dBASE because the summary programs are still in dBASE. There is one field consisting of a series of digits that Access squishes all together when it actually needs spaces in it. Before I can run the program I have to manually add all the spaces (I'm sure there's a command I could use, but even after much digging I can't find it). The program hasn't been upgraded yet because it's somewhat complicated (although some you could probably handle it in a snap), and V. and I. are still Access novices.
Anyway, it gets to be sort of like a dance. The rhythm varies depending on where the spaces need to entered. One thru nine - Space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, repeat. Ten thru twenty-five - Space, space, right, space, down, home, repeat. You find the beat, and the fingers move of their own volition. At least until the numbers shift (99 to 100), or the song you're listening to changes beats, or you start going a little too fast and hit overtype or page down instead of home. Whoops. Thank goodness for the Undo command.
I only do this myself, instead of delegating it because I know it would drive anyone else absolutely bats. I sometimes wonder if I've gone into the right field. I don't really mind doing repetetive, monotonous things for long stretches - maybe I would have been better suited to an assembly line. Then again, I don't think I'd enjoy doing this for eight hours a day, day in, day out either.
Ah well, back to it. I was just resting my eyes for a minute. Space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, space, space, right, space, right, space, down, home, repeat ad infinitum...
