le, to compare data items as arrays of long integers, the comparison format would be &quot;[5I]&quot; (the number specified in the array is currently ignored).</font>

<p><font face="Times">There are two classes and one function in the Indexing Kit that interpret comparison formats: IXRecordManager, IXPostingList and <b>IXFormatComparator()</b>.&nbsp; A given comparison format may be interpreted differently by all three, due to differences in the physical representation of the data.&nbsp; The following tabl