My only guess for this type of coding is for job security. The following are some of the traits of his code:

1. Many similar variable names such as:
   XML_page_1a
   XML_page_1b
   XML_page_5
   XML_page_5c
   sql10
   sql15
   sql21
2. A “try” statement for each line of code
3. Creating queries with include variables such as:
   sql13 = “INSERT INTO %s(id,name,address,zip,telephone,email,is_married,is_driver,in_office,%s,col%i)
   VALUES (%i,’%s’,'%s’,'%s’,'%s’,'%s’,%i,%i,%i)” (table,varCol,colID,id,name,address,zip,telephone,email,is_married,is_driver,in_office)
4. Using mixed cased variables interchangeably:
   BASE
   rel_base
   source
   sourceFile
   source_file
   sourceDir
   source_dir
   proj_txt
   VPROJS
5. Overusing an improperly scoping a temporary variable: tmp.
6. Creating a file with 2600+ lines of code that could be wittled down to a couple hundred

To correctly copy this type of programming, you need to be highly skilled. I remember reading an article about it and I was very impressed at the detail and training it takes to do such programming. I think it may be in my best interest, and the interest of my family, to adopt these methods to continuously have a job.