I have a question about how InnoDB deals with fragmentation within it's data files. Let me describe my usage scenario to you:
1.) Records are inserted into a InnoDB table. We'll call this table "A". It contains several different kinds of columns including VARCHARs. 2.) Records are then processed by a process running on another server. The processed information is then stored in table "B" (this table also has VARCHARs), and the row that was processed it DELETEed from table A. This happens tens of times per second. Over time, additional InnoDB data files have been added because of data growth. My questions are these: * How does InnoDB store VARCHAR information? Is it based on the column max length? * How does InnoDB decide to re-use free blocks within the data files? Are rows prone to fragment? Thanks, -Aaron -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
