Re: Something lighter than a database file . . .

A program containing an array or multi-occurring DS, accepts parameters and
doesn't set on LR?
bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Gibbs <mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
To: Midrange Systems Technical  <mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Discussion 
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: Something lighter than a database file . . .



James H H Lampert wrote: 
> Would anybody have any suggestions for something that 
> would: 
> 
> 1. Be lighter than a temporary database file, preferably 
> living in memory, instead of on disk, and having less 
> overhead than a file, 

Memory / disk ... what's the difference?  At least on the iSeries there 
isn't much difference. 

> 2. Yet still be capable of expanding to contain whatever 
> data records are put into it, 
> 3. While rejecting duplicate records? 

Keyed data queue? 

david 
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