Another db size issue

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 7/31/04 7:35 PM, "jda" <jda at his.com> wrote:

>>> 
>>>  newFormatDB.Create( f, 1, 1024 )
>>> 
>>>  it works.
>>> 
>>>  The problem is that the size of the empty db file is almost half a MB
>>>  (it is about 200K in 1.x)! I distribute about 150 such ancillary
>>>  files with my app, and I expect that to go up to 500 or more in the
>>>  future. That adds up to a LOT of wasted space.
>>> 
>>>  Any advice?
>> 
>> Jon,
>> 
>> I will check this point later.
>> 
>> I am sure that EMPTY database must have the same size as 1.x
>> 
> 
> That may be (although that's not what I've seen with other
> databases). But the point here is that I had to increase the segment
> size to 1024 to avoid a VException -- that's what's increasing the db
> size. Since the vast majority of the data I'm storing is well under
> 512 bytes, I can live with 512 segments if V2.0 will let me (1.x did,
> as I said).

Yes I understand that you have discover new bug with 512 bytes segment.

-- 
Best regards,
Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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