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From: con_jdc@umt.UUCP (John-David Childs)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: How fast is Paradox?
Keywords: paradox, corrupt database files, Data Base Advisor (mag)
Message-ID: <838@umt.UUCP>
Date: 6 Apr 90 23:11:56 GMT
Organization: University of Montana CIS - Missoula, MT
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>The maximum number of records you can have in a Paradox database is 2
>billion.  I imagine that you ran out of disk space and did not really 
>exceed the record limit.  Corrupted databases can sometimes display symptoms
>that you mentioned and can sometimes be fixed running the TUTILITY.EXE
>program that comes with Paradox...

Paradox is indeed quite slow, especially loading time (as are many Borland
applications...Quattro Pro, anyone?? :-> ).  I once tried to put paradox
and a 700+ record database into a RAMDISK to speed things up a bit, but the
database file became so corrupt that not even TUTILITY could fix it up!!!
Anyone have a clue as to why this happens? Also, could someone tell me
about the magazine Data Base Advisor mentioned in a previous posting? Is
it worth the subscription price? What kinds of things does it cover?
How do I subscribe? I cant find a copy at any of the bookstores/dealers
in town.
			Thanks,
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