It is not wise to remove tables and fields unless you are really sure that you have also removed all the references to them. However, unlike relational databases that have fixed, pre allocated blocks for storage, Cache does not pre-allocate storage, and if a field is not used, it does not take space (look up sparse arrays).
Bob Witkop On Tue, 2005-04-19 at 05:06, Mark Painter wrote: > I am new to Vista; have installed Cache and Vista, and it seems to be > running OK. What I'd like to know is how easy it is to configure Vista > tables; for example, we would not need SSN, VA numbers, combat service > location etc for patients but we might need other fields which aren't > present in the system 'off the shelf'. > > Would we need to 'redesign' the patient table(s) - this is likely to > impact on many areas of other tables/forms - and then redesign the > forms? > > I'm a Pediatrician in a government hospital in South Africa, have > programmed in VB and Perl. It is a shame to waste scarce resources ($) > on commercial software if one can modify one of, if not The, most > successful HIS so far. > > Mark Painter > East London > South Africa ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
