Fixed-length records (Re: File I/O)

The big problem with fixed-length records IMO is that real-world data will always find ways to be longer than the fixed length.

$;=sub{$/};@;=map{my($a,$b)=($_,$;);$;=sub{$a.$b->()}}
split//,".rekcah lreP rehtona tsuJ";$\=$ ;->();print$/
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Re: Fixed-length records (Re: File I/O) by demerphq (Chancellor) on Sep 24, 2003 at 07:45 UTC
Exactly what I mean when I say they dont scale well. --- demerphq _{First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi}	[reply] [d/l]