Just think how much money you could have saved if you'd used PostgreqSQL then.
I am well aware of that. I was planning to do so. But others here preferred a non-DIY solution, on which we have spent many months of DIY to make it work.
(Sorry, I couldn't help it, I'm that way out today)
I'm that way out every day.
What is the spec of this system?
www.ccmsoftware.com, not that that will enlighten you much.
What are the chances of forming a purchasing group to fund my developing an OS system?
I tried to arrange that fourteen months ago, without success. Now the megabucks have been spent, the opportunity from my POV has past. However, you might be interested to know that the CMIS system has left plenty of room for any currently unanticipated results of future evolution of the human race. The "Sex" field on this system is CHAR(2). But the programmers (who hail from Dublin) created an import system that strips apostrophes from names. -- Christopher Dawkins, Felsted School, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JG 01371-822698, mobile 07816 821659 cchd@felsted.essex.sch.uk