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Old 03-01-2008, 02:43 PM
Neil
 
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Default Re: Large Addition to Database


>> Since there's a big jump in the size, I was wondering if there's anything
>> I need to do maintenance-wise to help the database use the new data.

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> That's still very small as far as SQL databases go.


Right. I just meant that it was almost double the original size. Wasn't sure
if there was any kind of maintenance that should be done.

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> Not sure how access documents, but a decent index on that (some sort of
> ID, unique name or something) will make things work well most likely.


Yes, each record has a unique ID for the record. These two fields are just
two of many fields in the record.

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> (BTW, you may want to look into upgrading the DB to use something like SQL
> Express edition. More modern, better supported and may be a bit faster,
> especially on a Windows 2003 box.)


SQL Express? I thought SQL Express was the new version of SQL Desktop/MSDE.
Maybe I'm wrong.

We're using the full version of SQL 7, and are upgrading to SQL 2005.

Thanks,

Neil



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