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LONG-TERM DEBT
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2011
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
5.      LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:

   
April 30, 2011
   
October 31, 2010
 
Borrowings under revolving credit facility
  $ 7,000,000     $ 14,000,000  
Notes payable and capital leases
    105,000       221,000  
      7,105,000       14,221,000  
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt
    (50,000 )     (148,000 )
    $ 7,055,000     $ 14,073,000  

As of April 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Company’s $300 million revolving credit facility was .9% as of each date.  The revolving credit facility contains both financial and non-financial covenants.  As of April 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.