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Re: Interchage control number sequence.
Quoted text is from <009201c28015$2f464c80$7f72fea9@u8mrl>, by Michael
Mattias <
>This may not hold true under Windows, either. This method is subject to
>the vagaries of the operating system and relies on undocumented
>behavior - which is subject to change.
>
It has been remarkably consistent since DOS days. Until Windows gets a
fancier directory structure with indexes I suspect it is unlikely to
change, since there are no advantages to doing other than starting at
the beginning and working through.
>IMO this technique is a very poor substitute for keeping a proper
>control number log. Of course, it is less expensive. YMMV.
One of my colleagues was quite keen to do this. She can code SQL JOIN
queries which leave the rest of us struggling. We said "if it ain't bust
don't fix it", but to avoid accusations of sour grapes we promised her
that as soon as the directory accessing ever got anything out of
sequence she could implement it at high priority. Eight years on she is
still waiting.
>
>Or, you could rely on the test posited by the fictional detective Harry
>Callahan as played by Mr. Clint Eastwood in the movie "Magnum Force" by
>asking yourself this question: " Do you feel lucky?"
Verily, Brother!
Regards
Chris
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