[RBASE-L] - Import/note fields

[Steve Johnson]

To All:

Recently, I created a simple mailing database of 2200 names using data imported from an Excel spreadsheet. I let Rbase create the new table. All executed fine. However, I noticed that all of the data fields were "note" type. I changed all the "note" fields to "Text" fields with sufficient length to accommodate the information. Curiously, the total file size increased after the change. I believe a packed both databases. Since this database will function with only one table, what is the downside of leaving the fields as "note" data type. There will be sorts according to one or more fields to print labels.

Thanks to all who contribute to the many questions posed, I have learned much from the forum.

Steve