>i thought of reusing my deleted records to avoid constant packing. before embarking on this, i just want to be sure whether or not there are pitfalls with this kind of approach especially if in the future the data buildup will be very large by then. can you forwarn or assure me, especially those who have tried this in medium or large databases. i'm relatively new with vfp and experience may be the better teacher than theories in this regard.
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>TIA,

Mario,

I recycle deleted records as a standard practice and haven't had problems with it.