I've just always backed up my .mdb files using PKZIP. I'm beginning to wonder if I shouldn't be doing that? LJ
Bill wrote: > > I went through the same issue.. I keep a backup copy of my log on my second > computer and my log file had bloated its way up to more than 80 Megs (22,000 > Qs). Someone suggested that I find a little program named "access > maintainer.exe" and it would do the compacting job. Boy did it ever! My file > was reduced to less than 10 Megs and it only takes a moment. I don't > remember where I found it but it was free. I guess go to ZDnet or maybe just > type the name in Google. This little program should be built into DXBase for > sure! > > Each time you use it, it will re-expand some but not to the extent that it > was and you can use it as many times as you like. > > Bill, W5VX > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DXBase] .MDB File Size > > After importing DXB 2003 into DXB 2004 I noticed the size of my K4XG.MDB > file > increased from 24 megs to 54 megs. I have just over 24,000 QSOs in the > file. > Is this normal to increase this much? Thank you. > > Tom Neill, K4XG > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML > or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how > to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html --- > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
