Ed Leafe wrote: > On Mar 17, 2010, at 4:41 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > >> Awhile back, Ed and Kevin wrote some nice apps to convert your DBFs into >> MySQL tables. At the time, there was some idea that making your column >> width in multiples of 8 was a good thing for MySQL to optimize (I'm >> guessing because of internal word sizes?). >> >> Is this still the case, does anyone know? Or is it now a moot point? > > I think that that was an early optimization for the MyISAM engine, but > I doubt that it is necessary anymore. I haven't thought about it in a while > until you just mentioned it.
I was contemplating going into yours (or Kevin's) PRG and modifying the code to NOT change the width but instead be truly accurate so the widths match VFP-to-MySQL. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
