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Alan McDonald

Posted: 02/19/2005 13:41:22


OK - I've fixed it by setting AutodeleteUnusedStyles, along with setting

RVFOptions to rvfoSaveTextStyles and rvfoSaveParaStyles

oh, and this was just after I read the help file more thoroughly...

:-)


Alan


"Alan McDonald" <alan@meta.com.au> wrote in message

news:4216903d@support.torry.net...

> Further to this.. I just ran a routine thru the db issuing a

> deleteunusedstyles(true, true, true) on all the fields in question but it

> did not get rid of the enormous bloat I've somehow acquired.

> When I view in hex, the blobs in question I see the enormous style gumph

in

> there but I don't know how to strip it all back to just the text and

> relevant styles without deleteing thew lot and starting again.

> Alan

>

> "Alan McDonald" <alan@meta.com.au> wrote in message

> news:42167b25@support.torry.net...

> > Sergey,

> > I have a client I gave a test version of an app to - they are using 38

> > records x 4 RVF fields to create prompts for the rest of the

application.

> > The fields are dynamic style only, and use the rvaction list.

> > Now they gave me back the database today after telling me that it's

really

> > slow... I notice that some of the RVF fields are >6Mb of binary content

> with

> > only a few k of text visible. Total db size is 142Mb when it really

should

> > be about 6 Mb.

> > I know that they have been copying and pasting text from word as well as

> > from one field to another.

> > Question:

> > in the light of dynamic styles, I assume that my problem stems from

styles

> > not merging but simply duplicating over and over resultsing in a 3 k

block

> > of text being supported by 6Mb of style and para information.

> > How do I get around this?

> > I assume I need to constantly deleteunusedstyles? is there any other

> > technique I need to utilise?

> > thanks

> > Alan

> >

> >

>

>





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