DESPARATE help needed!

Q) I need to create an index file of a cd's idno i.e. 1,2,3 (which will be added to the file as a new cd is added to the database) with its title. They are both fixed length strings, (idno *3, and title *30)
I have already written an algorithm for searching through the index file, but I am unsure of how to actually structure and store the index file.Could you please specify the most appropriate method of indexing these properties and supply a snippet of code that demonstrates how to save/add these details to the index file.
A) HELP!!!
thanks farkwit

I don't understand. Why, if the CD's are already in the dB, do the indexes have to be in a flat file? Why not have them in the dB too and save the overhead of searching thru a file?? Matter of fact, with only two datums, why have a seperate ID listing at all??

Maybe I need more input.

->Noah