Same difference.
BTW, when you make changes to a dbc, (redefine view, etc), VFP doesn't modify records, it deletes them and creates new ones in the dbc. That's why the 'bloat'. YOur dbc will keep growing as long as your database is in development.
>Hmmm...I was gonna USE it and then PACK it like a regular table -- didn't realize there was a separate PACK DATABASE command. Thanks!
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>>>I've noticed that most of the records in a large database container table are deleted. Is there any reason I shouldn't PACK it?
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>>Nope.
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>>PACK DATABASE
Erik Moore
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