Begin forwarded message: > Great point. I was wondering what would happen if I changed my > folder structure, and I'm not sure I want to find out. I have seen > some software that allow you to select whether or not the external > files would be included in the actual database or if only the link > to the file would be stored. iTunes, as well as programs created by > FileMaker and Access, are examples. Is it possible for this choice > to be left to the user? > > The folder which stores all my receipts is currently 74 MB. This > includes most of my receipts from last year. Although, it's > relatively large, (10 times the size of my MW document), it's not > very big when you consider today's file sizes and storage spaces. > How would a file size this large affect MW handling and performance?
Blair, Having the files external would not affect MoneyWell performance and that's why you store binary large objects (BLOBs) outside of a database. iTunes keeps all the files separate and in a folder tree on the disk using just an XML file for the database. I'm not sure about FileMaker but Access is never a good example for any database design. It's a very dangerous database system (I learned the hard way by thinking I could use it for one of my Windows apps in a past life). Peace, Kevin Hoctor [email protected] No Thirst Software LLC http://nothirst.com http://kevinhoctor.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "No Thirst Software User Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/no-thirst-software?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
