Hi Scott,
Pickling is serializing arbitrary object-oriented data structures. That is,
converting them into a byte stream for storage, transmission over a network or
iterative navigation as in this case. It is a more complex process than you
might imagine. If you want more information, search the
dudes/dudettes,
i'm wy to brain dead after read about oracle9i self
tuning, so i'll take refuge in anagram fun:
http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/
select output for: iterator pickler fetch
(it wouldnt take more than 25 chars)
A CRECHE FRITTER IT POLK
...
A CRECHE FELT IRK PIT ROT
...
A