e integer
        // parameter represents the number of fields expected in the
        // file.
        List vendors = loadFile(vendorsFile, 8);

        // Now load the data into the database. The vendor's name is the
        // key, and the data is a Vendor class object.

        // Need a serial binding for the data
        EntryBinding dataBinding =
            new SerialBinding(myDbs.getClassCatalog(), Vendor.class);

        for (int i = 0; i &lt; vendors.size(); i++) {
            String[] sArray = (