Dennis, Are you guys still doing a lot of P99 work? Just curious.
Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] P99SE database file sizes. > > have had several machines w/ compact on exit without trouble for years > > for a spell we did have this trouble and replaced the computer and it > got better > > never did figure out if it was > RAM > MDAC > MOBO > > Dennis Saputelli > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 > 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 > San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> In a message dated 2006-01-18 03:14:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> >> >>> It sounds like you do not have your database compacting turned on. >>> The >>>MS Jet databases accumulate dirty used space. >>> Go to the main menu left-hand down arrow, select "Design Utilities", >>> set >>>the checkbox for "Perform compact after closing design". Once set, close >>>your design and thereafter your database size should not get so large. >>> >>> >> >> >> I always do this manually. Using W2K, with ample memory and disk space, >> Protel often hangs during close if automatic compaction is turned on. >> I've also >> noticed that it will hang when manually compacting, if I move the mouse >> off >> Protel or try to switch to any other app while waiting. Is this something >> unique to >> my machine, or have others seen this and found a workaround? >> >> Steve Hendrix >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum >> >> To Post messages: >> mailto:[email protected] >> >> Unsubscribe and Other Options: >> http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com >> >> Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > To Post messages: > mailto:[email protected] > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
