> But seriously, let me give some background. I used Ingres, that used
> the VMS file system, but used strange sequential AAAF324 numbers for
> tables. When someone deleted a table, or we were looking at what
> tables were using disk space, it was impossible to find the Ingres
> table names that went with the file. There was a system table that
> showed it, but it was poorly documented, and if you deleted the table,
> there was no way to look on the tape to find out which file to
> restore.
I had the same experience, but let's put the blame where it belongs: it
wasn't the filename's fault, it was poor design and support from the
Ingres company.
- Thomas