Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: > Its all relative. Personally, most of us would be using an enterprise level > database (of which Access cannot be deemed) to which the question can be > applied. Perhaps misread but what you had said seems a bit condescending
My question was just out of curiousity and when I searched on limits to get accurate numbers on Access like Dave S. had so courteously given us, I didn't find any. You mean to tell me that no one on the list runs into organizations that have loads of access databases which do not want to upgrade or migrate their information and wish for simple web solutions to integrate into them? > Access is simple file access database and the amount of tables it uses / can > have is down to the amount of size you have on your database and how well > the aged Jet engine perfoms under load. It only supports databases of 2GB > in size so effectively you could have 400 tables in there but if the data is > not huge then it will work. Also Access also can only support 255 > concurrent users - but I would say that even that is over clocked. This is all accurate as far as I know as well. The only thing that answers my question was the 2gb / 400 tables piece. But I am curious - what is the theory behind that? This I don't know - you averaging out the size of the tables or is there a specific formula I am unaware of? > > If you are looking at loads of tables in access and a huge load then I would > suggest an upgrade to an enterprise level db. Sure I think this is true, but I also think - much of it is how you code a project.. because personally I have a site with consistently hundreds of active sessions and access serving up carts and 2,000 products. Client is not ready to upgrade backend and invest more on the database simply because - the site is fast, serves 40k to 60k of unique visitors per week and works. I hardly can justify upgrading access on that particular site although I am pushing him to upgrade to MX and SQL - it has obvious advantages no one can argue. When projects start out complex or at any level - but are start up - then we have the luxury of choosing and suggesting database systems that we know run optimally. I am not saying that Access is the best or anything - but I don't think it(Access) can not be dismissed completely. jay > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 July 2003 15:33 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: How many tables a datasource can handle? > > > This conversation has been focused on SQL yes? > > Does the same hold true for sites with Access databases? > thanks, > jason > > Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: > >>There is no need to do that. A database can handle many many objects. >>There is no need to migrate data into differing databases. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Leonardo Crespo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: 08 July 2003 02:10 >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: Re: How many tables a datasource can handle? >> >> >>Hi Dave, yes, i mean split one datasource with 100 tables in two > > datasources > >>with 50 tables each. >> >>Thank you. >> >>Leonardo. >> >>Date: 07/07/2003 01:40 PM >>Author: Dave Sueltenfuss >>Short Link: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=m:4:25313:127344 >> >>Leonardo, >> >>Do you mean spilt the database itself up or just have two datasources >>pointing to the same database? There should be no performance issue >>based on the number of tables within a database, unless you are trying >>to call data from all at once(then again, that really wouldn't work >>unless you built it that way to begin with, and that alone would cause >>lots of problems). >> >>Dave >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
