Protel 99SE - ddb file size grows and grows and grows and ..

[Rob]

I've noticed that my protel 99SE ddb files seem to like to expand in size, a
simple design can end up being wrapped in a 10 MB ddb file. If I export the
files from the ddb file and recreate the ddb file by importing the files
into a fresh ddb the resultant file is small (as expected). Also, emptying
the recycle folder inside a ddb does not seem to reduce the ddb size as I
would expect.

Can anyone please explain this to me.

regards
rob

 

[Brad Velander]

Rob,
under the big down arrow on the left hand side of the drop-down menus,
Design Utility, the compact tab, check the box so that the DDB is compacted
when closed. Without this box being checked, it is like a harddrive that
never releases clusters for re-use, the DDB grows and grows as every file is
saved, modified, deleted, replaced or any other data creating activity.

--
Sincerely,
Brad Velander

"Rob" <aj_benjamin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I've noticed that my protel 99SE ddb files seem to like to expand in size,
a
simple design can end up being wrapped in a 10 MB ddb file. If I export
the
files from the ddb file and recreate the ddb file by importing the files
into a fresh ddb the resultant file is small (as expected). Also, emptying
the recycle folder inside a ddb does not seem to reduce the ddb size as I
would expect.

Can anyone please explain this to me.

regards
rob

 

[Rob]

Thanks Brad, I did it and it works well.
Regards
Rob

"Brad Velander" <spam_this@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Rob,
under the big down arrow on the left hand side of the drop-down menus,
Design Utility, the compact tab, check the box so that the DDB is
compacted
when closed. Without this box being checked, it is like a harddrive that
never releases clusters for re-use, the DDB grows and grows as every file
is
saved, modified, deleted, replaced or any other data creating activity.

--
Sincerely,
Brad Velander

"Rob" <aj_benjamin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f1e66fd$0$23597$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au...
I've noticed that my protel 99SE ddb files seem to like to expand in
size,
a
simple design can end up being wrapped in a 10 MB ddb file. If I export
the
files from the ddb file and recreate the ddb file by importing the files
into a fresh ddb the resultant file is small (as expected). Also,
emptying
the recycle folder inside a ddb does not seem to reduce the ddb size as
I
would expect.

Can anyone please explain this to me.

regards
rob