>SNIP
>>>When a new memo is added or an existing is changed the blocks are allocated in 64 byte chuncks, so on average there is a waste of 32 bytes/memo
>>>Changing a memo does not happen 'in place', the whole memo is rewritten, the old apace is not re-used, hence the bloat
>>
>>This is not true, if LEN(memo) it doesn't overcome CEILING(LEN(memo)/BLOCKSIZE)*BLOCKSIZE
>>blocksize it rewritten the memo in place.
>>
>SNIP
>
>Fabio,
>
>Please check out Re: .FPT files - bloat and re-writing of file header Thread #971406 Message #972068
>
>It says, as I read it, that memo field is always re-written.
>
>cheers

Hi Jim, thanks.

My affirmation is inaccurate because I use all the tables in exclusive way;
I don't consider VFP databases sufficient for to share data among more consumers.

Fabio