In a note of Wed, 5 Oct 1994 15:37:04 GMT MSG.10.HTIME

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I've already wrote such program (but it is for internal
italian BBS mail/news) and have the same problem.

Another problem is when in this container you select 100 or more
records and try to call the context menu depressing RMB.

You have to wait at least 10 - 15 seconds (on a 486/66Mhz) !!!

S.I.A.E.  (Societa' Italiana Autori Editori)
S.S.I.    (Servizio Sistemi Informativi)

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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a quick answer.  The real problem is in
the container control, not in VX-REXX.  Try opening a window from your Drives
folder on a directory that contains 100 or more files.  I think you'll see
that Watcom can't do too much!

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Thomas Koschate           I do speak for my employer - me!

That is exactly right.  The solution is in client/server technology.  The
container (the client) should only contain the information it needs, the
information the user is looking at.  Where should the rest be?  In the
server half of the client/server solution.  DB2/2 or Watcom SQL are good
choices.  You can also use any ODBC database.  The VX-REXX Client/server
kit will allow this kind of client/server setup.

Paul Prescod