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>You have a DBC that is over 1 gig? The database container by itself, with no tables?
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>And I thought things were bigger in Texas! :)
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>I think the original poster is talking only about the DBC, not the data...


Steve;

Well, no - my dbc, dbf's, views and cdx files combined are over 1 gig in many cases. Something’s are “bigger” in California, but not dbc’s! :)

Tom

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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