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From: mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Major, serious failure in Foxbase v
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Date: 25 Aug 89 15:24:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!mms00786    Aug 25 10:24:00 1989


I don't think v2.1 fixed it entirely. I have a couple of .dbf files with about
2000 records each. When I tried to pack it, it would tell me something to the
effect of "Unable to create pack.???" I had about 6 Megs free HD space, and the
.dfb files were about 1.2 megs and 300K. I simply bought a larger hd, but I am
still puzzled as to why it would need so much hd space to pack a file. Call me
naive, but couldn't it be done with at most enough hd space to hold a copy of 
the largest .dbf file?

Milan
mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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