Re: Cobol Linear search Vs Perfrom Until

From: Michael Mattias (michael.mattias_at_gte.net)
Date: 07/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:31:32 GMT

<docdwarf@panix.com> wrote in message news:cdc5a4$qjn$1@panix5.panix.com...
> Dear me, Mr Wagner... do you believe that there's only one way to skin a
> cat, as well?

Considering your post earlier this very day...

">Do your binary search (SEARCH ALL) on your sorted table... when you get a
>hit, decrease your index in a loop to find where "target" values start in
>table, then scan though them in forward direction until you find the one
you
>want or the key changes; that is, let SEARCH ALL get you "on the correct
>block" and then walk from house to house.

This is the 'peeking and poking, above and below' which makes me...
uncomfortable."

....isn't this the pot calling the kettle black?

MCM

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