ML>>  JB> Are input and output streams?
ML>>
ML>> i think you left a word out 

 JB> I can't think which one.

i was thinking of "there" (ie: are there input and output streams)

 JB> input and output are two examples of objects? of type text
 JB> they are present in all progs that use read and write....

 JB> their behavior is quite complex and I've been trying to find
 JB> out about how to modify their behavior.

 JB> On looking at the original post I see that they can't be
 JB> streams because the streams unit is not a standard unit...

right, that's why i specifically mentioned DJ Murdock as the author  if
you'd like a copy of the package to look at, i can make it available... it's
pretty nice and even has a workwround for a bug in borland's emsstream...

what i'm wanting to do is to have a stream or collection (what's the
difference?) that i can put stuff into via text-type methods and the inputs are
sorted into the sorted collection which is stored in a self-sizing stream...
this way, i can created sorted textual databases... the first project i have in
mind is basically a simple sorted list of random text strings... i already have
the routines to create the strings i want sorted... i just need to inject them
in any order and retrieve them in sorted order...

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