Hi, On Sat, 2003-02-08 at 09:33, Jerry wrote: > Hello all. > > Does any one know, or can anyone point me in the direction of the limits of > a number of tables I can put in a union of a merge table, I can figure out > what the sql would be.
Don't know if there is a limit.. But you must take into account the number of file descriptors a merge table uses... Instead of only two per user, it would be number_of_tables+1 file descriptors per user. So, maybe the limit is defined by the number of file descriptors your OS can have. (but i'm only assuming, i'm not shure). > I have daily tables for an application that average about 25000000 rows (2.5 > million) , I want to make a merge table for a year that will encompass them > all (i.e. 9.1 billion rows). > > Has anyone had 365 tables in a merge table ? or more ? Only less than 10.. :-( > Thanks > Jerry > > --------------------- > Jeremy Hutchings > Apps R&D > Cable and Wireless > --------------------- > -- Diana Soares --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
