In the 040602 release, the EnvSvc and DbSvc classes are provided. These classes support the full spectrum of configurations possible with BSDDB. http://compstrm.sourceforge.net/twcs/bsddb.html I would also like to credit the atop project to which I made frequent references while developing these classes. I would note that EnvSvc and DbSvc depend only on TieredService and are not, in general, dependent on other classes in CompStrm. (Though the examples draw heavily on CompStrm.) Glyph, if there is any interest in these classes, I'd be glad to consign the copyright to you. ===== Bill la Forge http://www.geocities.com/laforge49/ ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony/