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- X-Orig-From: Smith Brad J <bjs9077%USL.EDU@TECMTYVM.MTY.ITESM.MX>
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- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 01:01:54 -0600
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- From: John Boyd <johnboyd@OCDIS01.TINKER.AF.MIL>
- Subject: Re: Packing a Database (Clipper 5.01 question)
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- In your message of 17 Dec 1992 at 1857 CST, you write:
- > In article <9212172241.AA00396@JayRell.CC.MsState.Edu> John G Jay Burrell
- > <jgb1@CC.MSSTATE.EDU> writes:
- > >>
- > >> Question: How can I pack a subset of deleted records???
- > >>
- > >How 'bout:
- > > Copy to <new.dbf> for !( date>=CtoD('01/01/92') .AND. ;
- > > date<=CtoD('01/31/92')
- > > )
- > > Erase <old.dbf>
- > > Rename <new.dbf> to <old.dbf>
- > >
- >
- > Would this work in a multi-user enviroment???
- >
- > Just Curious.
- >
- > Is there a more efficient way of doing this??
- >
- > If this were a very large file, disk space may become a problem.
- >
- If your free space is running close enough that you can't mirror your
- largest file, you're running too close to the edge ( 1/2 :) ).
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