>Kevin,
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>I remember this as Mac Rubel's never ending article!
>
>I have come to call him "Stretch Rubel" for the way he dragged that one out. You would think he had some consulting contract at a bank, the way he took a simple article and spread it across about four issues (and still said only the barest after all!).

It may have taken a few article to get the full point across, but when you see the length of the thread on CompuServe (hundreds of responses) on this topic it's easier to understand why he stretched this one out a bit. At any rate, the bottom line on integer keys is that they are *definitely* worth considering!

Regards,
Kevin McNeish
Oak Leaf Enterprises Solution Design, Inc.