RS>> In fact in the strictest sense there is no need for code at all for
 RS>> the whole thing if the database system as a whole has enough
 RS>> horsepower.

 PE>> Please elaborate.  What database did you have in mind here?

 RS> Any of the mainstream ones are candidates. The choice depends more on
 RS> your preference for the detail of how they do things than anything else.

 RS> I personally dont think it makes sense to have to write all the user
 RS> interface stuff in code so I want a full horsepower system in the class
 RS> of Paradox. With a proper database engine for when the code is
 RS> unavoidable.

Are you saying that if you had all the messages in a database, you would
have the user interface you wanted in about 10 minutes?  BFN.

Paul

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