[AccessD] On DB Bloat, Bad DB Design, and various

Gustav Brock gustav at cactus.dk
Wed May 26 05:50:44 CDT 2004


Hi DWUTKA

> Not too mention, if you want to argue that, then let's go all the way.  Memo
> fields are limited to 64k, or the db size limit, if edited through code.  So
> in 97 you're talking 1 gig, and 2k+ you are talking 2 gig.  Might as well
> move them to a SQL server, that is hacked into every computer system in the
> world, to get as close to unlimited drive space.

Or move the text to separate files - as we do for pictures!

/gustav

> But you are arbitrarily limiting them. In this case to 255. So I'm back to
> saying you should set it to memo if you really feel this way.




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