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[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/1/2020 3:02 PM, Michael Moroney wrote:
> So in theory, is it possible to implement a VMS file as a FIFO and work
> efficiently?  That is one process can write records in order, a second
> process can read and delete records in order, without RMS cruft from
> accumulating?

Fully dynamic size or fixed max size?

If fixed max size then a circular buffer in a FIX file with a
WRT pointer and a RD pointer.

If willing to go more modern then an SQLite database
would probably do everything you need.

Arne