Here's a nifty little problem that I just can't seem to get my mind around.
Hypothetical situation:  We have a database containing names and yes/no 
answers, like this:
Joe Blow   Yes
Jane Doe   No
Fred Jones Yes
I see two characteristics of this database that "waste space".  First, all of 
the ASCII characters in the names are CHR$(127) or less.  Second, a yes/no 
answer only requires one bit to be on or off.
Question:  Has anyone written a routine or does anyone know how to build and 
maintain a datafile in PowerBASIC where a field can be defined using 7-bit 
ASCII and a field can be only one bit long if required?
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