There are two things I can think of that might cause someone concern if VOCLIB's contained thousands of little files: 1) as has been pointed out, it uses more disk space as each "record" must take up the host o/s's minimum file size for that type of file system. However, most of the clients that I deal with laugh at me when I mention disk space anymore; at today's prices, they rarely see that as a concern. 2) thousands of little files can dramatically slow down host o/s level backups, copies, rcp's, etc., especially on Unix. So if you do "save everything every night" backups, expect them to take a little longer. But unless you are doing a good job of making sure STACKWRITE is set to OFF and cleaning up your &SAVEDLISTS&, &COMO&, and &PH& files (or the UD equivalents), adding a few hundred VOCLIB records shouldn't be that noticeable.
Of course, every shop is different. Your mileage may vary.
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Regards,
Clif
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Kevin King wrote:
Clif, how many items are typically in your VOCLIB? Just wondering if there's a "not recommended past x size" consideration to keep in mind?
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