Tom,
You have a DBC that is over 1 gig? The database container by itself, with no tables?
And I thought things were bigger in Texas! :)
I think the original poster is talking only about the DBC, not the data...
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>As far as stability and performance I do not think these are issues. I have dbc's that are very large. Many are over 1 gig. Follow Nick's advice. Also, do you use reindex within your application? This can cause another type of bloat.
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>Now if this was an Access "database", I would not be suprised at a 1.5 mb file increasing to 14 mb after one day of data entry. :)
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>Tom
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