scott wrote:
>> All I can say is that apparently I don't deal with volumes of data 
>> large enough to make searching necessary. (Then again, I always 
>> thought that if you have to *search* your files, you haven't organised 
>> them properly...)
> 
> Usually it's folders of files which are not from me (eg a programming 
> library) which I find I need to search.

Ah, well maybe that's it then. I never ever work with files that I 
didn't personally create.

> Also the folder system used on most file systems only lets you put a 
> file into one location (unless you get tangled up with soft and hard 
> links or hundreds of shortcuts).  With a proper DMS a file should be 
> filed under several different categories (eg "Project A", "General 
> electrical issues", "Work done by Scott", "Work for customer X", etc).  
> As this isn't easily possible using Windows Explorer then the only 
> option sometimes is to search.

Hee, apparently our DMS isn't "propper". :-D

Then again, our software evaluation process was "Write the spec. 
Research available options. Perform a detailed evaluation on all the 
available products. Determine which one best fits the business need. 
Purchase the cheapest product anyway."

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