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- From: geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu (Geoff Bronner)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.databases
- Subject: Re: Too much memory required by FileMaker Pro
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.135735.5714@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 13:57:35 GMT
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- In <11tA02.h1bbn01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> mzk20@spa.amdahl.com (Makoto Kobayashi) writes:
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- >I purchased FileMaker Pro to build a database for the literature of my interest
- >in computer science. Each record consists of authors, title, source, and key words.
- >I intend to create about 3000 records currently. It will grow to 10,000 records
- >eventually. However, after I created some 300 records and saved it on a diskett,
- >I noticed that each record takes about 1K bytes of memory! Why does it take so much
- >memory? Is there a way to reduce it? Should I use another more efficient database?
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- You can always save a compressed copy of the database with the "Save A
- Copy As..." command in the File menu but the file will ballon up again.
- When our databases reach 2,000+ record we can usually expect 1/2 KB per
- record if there is a reasonable number of fields and layout, but your
- mileage may vary.
-
- >Any comments will be wellcome.
-
- Set your news editor to UNDER 80 columns!
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- -Geoff
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