Well, I did just that -- came up with my own indexing file system using
KSAMXL files. Seems to work just fine inside my CD Inventory app -- it will
find any string(s) of data regardless of whether the text starts at
position 1 or position "n" in the string.

I think my next task will be to come up with a generic indexing system
just like Omnidex....

So remind me again why I should give DISC the ten grand they wanted for
Omnidex?

While I'm on the subject -- some time ago I had asked the Vesoft folks how
much for Security/3000. I laughed when they told me. I decided to write my
own security system that would give me basically the same thing (logon
security, console security, modem(s) security, audit trails etc etc). Took
me quite a while to do it but I did it. I now have my own security system
and didn't have to hand over a ton of dead Washington's for it either.

Some might say I have way too much time on my hands. Guess I do....

Anybody wanna hire me?

Brian.

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:41:26 -0700, donna garverick
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>--- Brian Donaldson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> However, I think I will try to come up with my own indexed file
>> system as  someone else on the list had suggested. Not too difficult
>> I would imagine.
>
>in a past life, i did this exact thing.  had a huge database, with poor
>indexes, on an mpe v system so many of today's options simply weren't
>available.
>
>do the serial-read/build-an-index in batch mode....and record numbers
>are your friend (hint hint)        - d
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