RS> Thats a completely separate question to how you work on that database tho.
 RS> For example you could use a database engine and say C code to toss
 RS> messages from PKTs into the database.

This C code would have imbedded SQL in it, if it is to be portable.

 RS> There isnt even much point in SQL in the situation where you have say a
 RS> database which contains all the messages and say a full database system
 RS> which is used for reading the messages by the user.
 RS> In this particular case I cant see SQL gets you anywhere in particular.

It's so that the program can read and write messages!  Then the program can
display them to the user.  I thought that was sensible myself.  BFN.

Paul

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