Hi All This just a message to say a big thank you to everyone for helping me out these last few months. I know it must have been annoying, but I am so relieved that you guys were there to help me. The good news is that I have managed to build both Linux and Windows (yes, I got over that last hurdle) versions of my Xapian implementation and it works beautifully. The results coming back are excellent and the product as a whole is outstanding. Everyone I have shown it to has been impressed and I am spreading the word. All this from someone who never touched C+ + till 7 months ago. I swear if there is ever a pub meet again, I'm buying you guys all a pint! Thank you all again. Regards Colin