No character space is reserved for data fields. Data is stored in one compact file, which receives minimum manipulation. This has proved wonderful for database security and ease of conversion. The system prompts for backups. Data added since the last backup is backed up on your hard-disk drive.
File size is limited only by disk space.
This is an important feature. Occasionally we encounter librarians who cannot export data from their current system without paying their original vendor an additional fee. Multiple-database access Lex is designed to access two or more databases at one time. This permits records to be inspected in one database, modified and then transferred to the other. Some users like to reserve one database for a union catalogue of some sort, the other as a local database.