thank u,
i'll try it, i thought that its default setting was the best for saving space...


>>I realized that replacing a memo field in a record, the size of the .fpt files grows very much. to reduce it i have to pack it. Is there any other method to do it as i cannot, or better i prefer not to do it, open exclusively the table to run the pack command.
>>thank u
>>Alessio
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>If it's large now, and you want to shrink it you need to PACK it, which as you note requires exclusive access.
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>If you want to reduce the memo size and the rate at which it grows you can try SET BLOCKSIZE TO 0. See the help for SET BLOCKSIZE for further information.