I seem to recall that compacting lock ups were related to the windows service pack and the database engine.
Are you running win2k sp4? P99se sp6? Mike On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 12:06 -0800, Brad Velander wrote: > Brad, > 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. > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander > Senior PCB Designer > Northern Airborne Technology > #14 - 1925 Kirschner Road, > Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. > tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 > fax (250) 762-3374 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Kosiance [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PEDA] P99SE database file sizes. > > > I am curious about the database file sizes. > > I have a completed Design that is 47 Megabytes in size. > > When I copied this database and stripped out all the files so that all that > is left is the *.sch , *.pcb, *.lib and I removed all the components from > the *.sch and*.pcb the database file size stays at 47 MB. The Protel > designer shows all the files sizes to be only 709KB. > > > When I start a new design from scratch with the same files as above minus > the *.lib, the database file size is 192KB and Protel designer shows all the > files sizes to be 0KB. > > > I prefer to copy a new design from and older one so that all the settings > stay the same. > > Is there any disadvantage to this besides the huge database file size? > > Is there any preference that others use? > > Thanks, > > Brad. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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]
