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Advantage of .txt files over a memo field?
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I am designing a program to log a lot of certain information.
A memo field would do the job, but I'm wondering if it would be better to store the information in a .txt file. The name of the .txt file can be kept in a table with the date and user name so that it is easy to find.
The advantages of the .txt approach are:
- The information is easy to find.
- The problems with Fox table size limitations is avoided.
- Memo bloat problems avoided.
The disadvantages are:
- The chosen directory gets filled with lots of files, most of which are less than 1kb in size (some are bigger).
Any thoughts on which approach is better?
Or other approaches?
Cyril
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