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From: dww@stl.UUCP (David Wright)
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Subject: Re: RMS {SHORT}
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 06:01:03 EST
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When I first started to use VMS I thought all that Index Sequential stuff was
way over the top - but now I'm wiser and actually use IS files I find they
are very effective - but still amazingly complex to fully define.  What I
find very impressive is that you DON'T NEED TO BOTHER about all the 
complexity - DEC have a special editor (EDIT/FDL) which designs the file
organisation for you - you answer its questions about how many records you'll
have/where and what the keys are/do you expect records to be entered in 
sequential order or not/etc.  and it does the rest - even tells you how good
it thinks the result will be.  It's the sort of programme which would be called
'AI' if written in LISP but as it's probably in BLISS ...

Other file system developers please copy!