>interfaces from either Windows or OS/2.  ADSM appears to have made the same
>mistake that several other vendors have done:  namely, retrieving the entire
>file structure before allowing selection of directories/files to retrieve.
>With 200,000+ files it takes forever!!!  You really need to restructure your
>code to only bring in the directories at the currently selected level.  That
>would start at the root and as the user expands the tree to select/look at mor
>directories you go out and fetch them.  I would be willing to bet that most
>users want to retrieve a few files from a specific directory.  Being able to
>walk the directory structure quickly and easily is mandatory for that.  Also
>the actual record fetching needs to be done in a separate thread.  It is reall
>quite annoying to have your entire machine locked out as ADSM tried vainly to
>retrieve 200,000+ database records.  I finally had to reboot the machine.
>Luckily I have a separate Backup server.
>
>I hope you will give this some consideration, it would greatly improve the
>usability of what appears to be a fine product.

We appreciate the feedback.  We are working on these kinds of items.

Brett Walker
ADSM Development