A data file that is not related to or does not contain any linkages to another file. It is generally used for stand-alone lists. When files must be related (customers to orders, vendors to purchases, ...

I have to work with proprietary flat files all the time. The records in those flat files are always headed with a unique string, and then data follows. The data is fixed-length, and the programs ...

The importance of automating processes can’t be overestimated. Most things start out as a manual procedure until you work out exactly how things should happen, but many times they stay that way ...