> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:26:35 -0400 > From: Ray Denenberg <[log in to unmask]> > > > I hesitate to say 'lets support asending/descending, but not case > > sensitivity or missing value action', only because someone may > > come along later and want it. > > I don't hesitate to say it. Ascending/descending has been cited as a > requirement; the other two haven't. OK, I hereby cite case-insensitivity as a requirement. It's crucial for sorting union catalogues where the original collections used different case conventions. If I look for Kernighan books in a ucat, I want "Software Tools" sorted next to "SOFTWARE TOOLS". _/|_ _______________________________________________________________ /o ) \/ Mike Taylor <[log in to unmask]> www.miketaylor.org.uk )_v__/\ Why do people say that Oasis are the New Beatles, but not that the Beatles are the Old Oasis?