Subject Re: PACK, ZAP and .dbt files From Ken Mayer [dBVIPS] <dbase@_nospam_goldenstag.net> Date Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:19:51 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started maurice wrote: > (en français plus bas) > > Two questions about PACK and ZAP (because I do not know how easily generate > large memo file) > > 1) PACK > > On the Help of Visual dBase 5.7, I read for pack (in french :-) ): > However, after using the command PACK space memo files (. DBT) associated > with the deleted records is not diminished. To recover the space of a memo > file, you should use COPY to copy the original table. > > OLH of dBase Plus 2.6.0 : > Nothing about the  BLOB files .dbt and the command Pack > > The question: > The operation PACK has been changed to "packed" associated memo files in > dBase Plus? > > 2) ZAP > > How does ZAP with memo files ? I believe it works the same in the 32-bit version of dBASE. (In other words, copy the table, the deleted memo information will not be copied ...) Ken -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased Intelligence, Inc.)/ *Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS] /Golden Stag Productions/ dBASE at goldenstag dot net http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/dBASEBooks.htm http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase