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Re: VFP Memo field bloat
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Anytime you update a memo field, even if you simply write the same exact data back, it will copy the data in the FTP file. So if your app does an update that updates all fields (or a SCATTER NAME) then the memo field duplicates.
It's one of those really ugly VFP features that is a big problem in production systems, especially online ones.
+++ Rick ---
After almost 25 years of dbf coding I am pretty surprised I am posting this question, but here goes. Why is the fpt of system dbf growing to 2g very 4-5 days? We do not store images in any of the fields, just text. The number of records is not changing. After packing the table the dbc cdx and fpt might be all of 9meg. Then a few days goes by, app crashes and reason is the table is 2gig.
Any ideas?
ps: the app is a west wind app we created.
Rick Strahl
West Wind Technologies
Making waves on the Web
West Wind Technologies
from Maui, Hawaii
Making waves on the Web