>You may also zap the original table and append from the copy.
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Not really relevant in our case. The older records are copied out and purged from the original table and are then appended into an existing archive.

>Also please check your private messages.

Got it........Thanks!!!!

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>>We have a huge file which regularly approaches the 2GB limit. The system is being rewritten to use an Oracle back-end but needs regular TLC in the interim.
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>>The procedures here are to
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>>1. Save the index tags to an array
>>2. Copy the older records to a temp table
>>3. Delete those records
>>4. Delete all the index tags
>>5. PACK the tables (should bring the size down from 1.9 GB to 1.6 GB)
>>6. Rebuild each index tag separately from the array
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>>The archive file is also growing rather large (1.25 GB at the moment). Prior to APPENDing from the temp table, they also DELETE the index tags and then rebuild them.
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>>There are anywhere from 10 to 30 tags involved on the tables involved in this process.
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>>Is there any performance or safety reason for doing this? Are there any reasons to avoid doing something like this?
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>>Thanks..........Rich