Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 301,000	$ 2,964,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	325,000	342,000
Amortization	542,000	546,000
Stock-based compensation	523,000	353,000
Deferred income taxes	412,000	(3,461,000)
(Gain) loss on foreign currency	(114,000)	965,000
Decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts	(18,000)	(30,000)
Decrease in inventory obsolescence reserve	(70,000)	(68,000)
Loss on disposal of equipment	2,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	950,000	(122,000)
Inventories	(173,000)	(710,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	384,000	(141,000)
Accounts payable	(297,000)	(151,000)
Employee compensation	(317,000)	(272,000)
Deferred income	966,000	123,000
Other current liabilities and accrued expenses	(560,000)	227,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,856,000	565,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets	(697,000)	(607,000)
Net assets of business acquired, net of cash received		447,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(697,000)	(160,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of debt issuance costs		(5,000)
Payment of long-term borrowing	(3,000,000)	(600,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	97,000	118,000
Repurchase of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock awards	(27,000)	(48,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,930,000)	(535,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(10,000)	(138,000)
Net decrease in cash	(781,000)	(268,000)
Cash at beginning of period	6,553,000	5,675,000
Cash at end of period	5,772,000	5,407,000
Cash paid for taxes	185,000	32,000
Cash paid for interest	99,000	134,000
Supplemental non-cash items:
Current and non-current liabilities issued for leasehold improvements	51,000
Common stock issued for long-term liability	$ 10,000	$ 33,000