Timwi is, of course, completely accurate in all his statements. If I were a college professor, I would award him A+ and try to get him a job as a teaching fellow! :-)
My worst error was describing n log n as "log n" -- back to algebra class for Uncle Ed!
Anyway, since there are lots of sharp minds ready to pounce on any bugs, why don't we start taking an organized look at the database structure? I'm clearly no expert on /devising/ sort algorithms, but I'm fairly good at recognizing whether someone has come up with a good idea.
Who wants to work on database structure with me -- or, at least, is willing to let me sit in and watch?!
Ed Poor, aka Uncle Ed