I had a massive Access file of almost a GB in size. and I deleted all records off the tables hoping it would shrink and my purpose was to have the tables alone in their structures. However despite deleting all records, the database file size seems to stay the same. anybody knows why this is so? I don't think we can "commit" changes to databases done in access as it is done in other databases. anybody knows why this is so?
View RepliesI have some databases that I am importing data into but the records are so large (over 4 to 6 million) that they are making the file reached the 2 gig maximum.
Questions:
1) I have the imput tables broken down in to thirds of a month (i.e. Day 1 to Day 10, Day 11 to Day 20, Day 21 to Day 31) so what I was thinking is that there might be a way to just like three different databases together or four and have one be the master puller of the other three?
2) Currently, I have reports and queries that pull from one large table. So how would I set up the query reports etc. to pull from all three databases into one reports or query. Or is this not possible.
If you think of a better way to arrange or work around this problem then I am surely open to suggestions.
Thanks,
beachdude
I'm having a problem with my database filesize getting larger with the more searches i do. At first i couldn't figure out how it was getting so big, but then i tried a few things and came to the conclusion that every time i do a search it increases its filezile.what made me notice this at first is that the file size of the original copy of my db is 13MB, but if i Save As a different name, like Assets_Backup, then the size of the new file is only 2MB, and after i do some searches it increases again.here is a file with just my search form and search query so you can see the code for them. i removed everything else to shrink the file down, which also made the search form not function properly, but i thought the design and code might be enough.is there something that i can change to keep it from remembering every search?thanks for any help.--------------------after searching the topic a bit more i've found that compacting the database will shrink it down to 2MB, but is this something that will have to be done on a regular basis, or is there a way for it to do it on its own?
View 5 Replies View Relatedhi, everyone.
here is the situation - i have a database in which i originally imbedded a bunch of bmp images. then i figured out another way of presenting my data, and i deleted all those fields with images from my database. the database file size with the images was about 90MB, but after i deleted the images it was still 90MB. why??? at this point the database contains to tables, one 2 by 2 with some text, and the other is 20 by 3 with some text, and the file size is 90MB. i totally dont understand this. can anybody explain to me what's going on?
thanx!
Is it possible (using the menu or VBA code) to find out the size of the objects in an Access database file?For example if the .accdb file is 300Mb, is there any way of comparing the size of the numerous tables/forms/reports/queries etc, that make up the database?(I know that if I created a new access file and imported the objects from the working database that could give an indication but that would be quite a repetitive process).
View 4 Replies View Relatedwhen I open a pdf through access weather it is by hyperlink or attachment it always opens the full size of my monitor, if I open a pdf outside access then they open ok , how do I set the size that access opens the pdf the size I want.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have been using access 2003 at my work place.
When I bring back my access 2003 project from work back home, i open the project at home, I am using access 2002 or 2000 format.
Then I notice if I save a copy of my work using access 2002, while initially using an access 2003 database, the file size decresaseas dramatically, from like 3mb to 800 kb?
any reason why?
No data seems 2 be lost.
Cheers!
I have an Access 2010 database .. and will be adding about 25,000 records a day to it. So it will get pretty big fast .. so 9 million a year. Is this too big for Access ?? Or is it more a issue of file size .. I know that Access 2010 can go up to 2 GB. I am interested in how I can maximize my performance and not have the database.The data is as follows .. One table. The other tables will be small, just this one will increase in size really.
Id .. Autonumber (primary key)
When .. datetime
Radio .. integer (indexed .. w duplicates)
Group .. integer (indexed .. w duplicates)
Type .. text 4
TransType .. text 2
I am considering a purge of old records if needed .. like only keeping the most previous 5 million records or some reasonable number. Like .. then I would think I should try to number my records backwards (using long int rather than autonumber and number records backwards on import) .. ie record 1 would be the most recent one and only keep the last X number of them for performance reasons.
Hey guys,
Was wondering, what is the recommended maximum size for Access databases? I've heard that for very large databases that oracle is preferred. Would Access be appropriate for something on the scope of 5000 records of roughly 6 text and 2 number fields? Do people ever notice performance effects on databases of that size?
Also are there any ways to help reduce the size of the database? Do you recommend change the default field sizes where appropriate and would this have a noticeable effect on a database of this size? Any other suggestions to help keep the database manageable, and functioning?
I'm basically trying to figure out if there's much to worry about here, before I start importing my data. Thanks.
I just got done migrating the tables in my database to a SQL server, I went in and deleted the extra table that was created with the migration manager so all the data in my database is on a SQL Server, For some reason the size of the database is still the same. Why is that?
I even when in and deleted the tables query and forms but the size is still the same, if there some setting that im missing?
Thanks.
Will keeping your field size shorter result in a smaller MDB file?
Or does Access only use as much space as there is real data in its fields.
Way back in the dBASE III days, dBASE would pad all your "real" information with as many spaces as necessary to fill up your field. I suspect that the MDB structure is probably smarter than that.
Another question on the same topic - I believe there is a maximum number of characters in a record (4000?). Can your field sizes add up to more than 4000, as long as the actual data, all combined, never totals 4000...?
Thanks............
..dc
Hi
I really need help with this. I have a database that is quite large and is accessed through VPN. When I shrink and compact the database it goes to a respectable size. But over time everytime a report is previewed the size of the database grows. Or every access it grows to double its size in no time at all.
Any ideas... on what would make it grow and how to stop it.
Thanks it is appreciated.
I am using Access 2007 database in work environment. When one of my colleagues tried to update some records in a table, it created a backup of the database.
The issue is that the size of the actual database is much smaller than the size of the backup. However all the data are present and I don't think any data has been deleted.
But I don't know why there is a difference in size?
Some of the tables in the database are linked from MS SQL Server.
hi all,
on a form i have 2 fields
one for import a file with the filedialog
2e for the size of that file
how can i have te size from the file in that field
can someone help me with that code
thanks
Hello all,
I would like, from a form, to get the file size of a particular file.
I would really like something like: FileSize("C: estfile.exe")
I am sure I have had something like this before, but cannot for the life of me find the answer I originally got!
Thanks!
Hi, I was recently searching on the site for information leading to the compiling of an .exe file from the Access database. What I come to realize is that this is not possible. I was led to the MS Visual Studio 2005 for MS office studio and the MS Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions for it to use the Access runtime (As I came to understand) without having to install Access. If I am at all wrong up to this point please let me know. I was just wondering about that for clarification, my real concern is regarding the size of my database and the problem making it into an MDE.
As of now, my program is at roughly 30 mb, which I did not think was too incredibly large. However, Access will not allow me to create the MDE file. Where I think my problem is lying is that I have images scanned into the DB and then text boxes on top allowing me to essentially type a form and print it out.
Is there a better, more size efficient way of doing this? I have a hunch that it is the images that are not allowing for the MDE export, but I did not think they were all too large in size. If anyone has any comments that may help I would be very appreciative. Thanks in advance.
-Bob
Hi all,
I have developed a Access program which import excel tables into the the database and queries some data and writes it into an excel file...
The problem I am having is that after the program is loaded... the file size of my mdb file increase by more than 3 mb..
I tried deleting all the objects in the file.. and the size doesnt reduce at all,
When I import tables, I delete the previous one.. so I don't think it would be that...
The only thing I think the problem mite be is the life line of the variables..
Is it that after I run the program... the Variables stays there and ocupies space...??
afaik, the variables "dies" after the program is finished loading....
if not, is there a way to "kill" the variable at the end of the program?
so far, at the end of the program, I have set my objects = nothing.. to release them... but doesnt seem to help at all
any idea on what this problem mite be??
Thanks in advance..
Hi,
i am new to access. Anyone know why my .mdb file size Growing. Even when i delete the data from table and done with the compact and repair. i am doing my first small project with one table and 10 querys and 5 repots. each time i edit the query or report the file the size goes on increasing.
i have not more then 100 records in my database. i only edit my records when ever i edit my records .mdb file size grows so any one could help me to make it constant.
plz help
Yesterday my DB was 5MB. Today its 50MB. I haven't embeded any images etc... I can't see any reason why the DB would expand like this. The only thing I can think of is that perhaps there is a variable somewhere that allocates memory. What should I be looking for??
Any ideas are much appreciated.
I'm trying to set up a simple query that links four tables. However, the tables are extremely large, all in excess of 1.5GB each so I had to split the tables up into four separate DBs. I've tried the following with no success:
1) Link the 4 tables in the DB which contains my primary key. This quickly inflates increases the file size above 2GB and won't let me go any further.
2) Build a remote query to connect the four tables. This looked promising until I tried to run the query and it became evident that it only knows to point to the last database source that you specified.
I'm running everything locally on my C drive. The data source are simple text files (1.6 million rows) from the FDA website.
Hi
I have created a db and am having serious problems, the size of the complete db is 3mb, and when split its 500k, the trouble I am having is that when putting the db on the network server and you try and open it based from home it takes so long for both the full db and the split.
The main db has one page that all staff need to see and have a quick response when opening on VPN client.
The form I want to open has a combo box that lets the employee select the company and all the information updates on the form.
I tried making a page in acces to do the same thing but having problems
Is this possible what I am trying to do or is there an easy faster option.
Thanks for your help
Can someone tell me how to get that inline frame inside the message for the code so it doesnt take up too much spaces.
I could not get the MS Access database to update from ASP when a user update the moditfied information. When clicking the 'save' button, it suppose to update the changes. Also, the 'delete' button is suppose to delete a record but it doesn't delete. It just reload the page with the original information and no error message is produced. I checked the permission of the database to 'read/write' but didnt seem to have any affect. Then I checked the code to match up to the field name in the database. I am moditfing the code that was used for same concept except this will have long list of people.
[CODE]<%
dim RstSave 'As ADODB.Recordset
dim frmItem 'As Request.Form.Item
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write Request.Form("cmdTopic")
select case Request.Form("cmdTopic")
'***** Paragraph Text *****
case "Edit Paragraph Text"
if len(Request.Form("cmdSaveRec")) > 0 then
Set RstSave = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
SQL = "SELECT * FROM tblText ORDER BY ID;"
RstSave.Open SQL, Conn, 3, 2
if RstSave.BOF and RstSave.EOF then
else
RstSave.MoveFirst
'Step thru Recordset
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Starting Recordset<BR>"
do While not RstSave.EOF
'Check each Item returned by the Form
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "<BR>"
for each frmItem in Request.Form
'Is it a Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "IsNumeric Results: " & Isnumeric(mid(frmItem,6)) & "<BR>"
if isnumeric(mid(frmItem,6)) then
'Does it Match the Current Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "-" & mid(frmItem,6) & " = 0 ?: " & (RstSave("ID") - Cint(mid(frmItem,6))) = 0 & " <BR>"
if RstSave("ID") = Cint(mid(frmItem,6)) then
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Saving Record with ID: " & RstSave("ID") & " | " & Request.Form(frmitem) & " | " & Clng(Request.Form("txtHT" & mid(frmitem,6))) & "<BR>"
'Write the Form Field to the Recordset
RstSave("Text") = Request.Form("txtID" & mid(frmitem,6))
RstSave.Update
end if
end if
next
RstSave.MoveNext
loop
end if
RstSave.Close
set RstSave = Nothing
end if
'***** Patient Services *****
case "Edit Patient Services"
if len(Request.Form("cmdSaveRec")) > 0 then
Set RstSave = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
SQL = "SELECT * FROM tblPatientServ ORDER BY ID;"
RstSave.Open SQL, Conn, 3, 2
if RstSave.BOF and RstSave.EOF then
else
RstSave.MoveFirst
'Step thru Recordset
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Starting Recordset<BR>"
do While not RstSave.EOF
'Check each Item returned by the Form
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "<BR>"
for each frmItem in Request.Form
'Is it a Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "IsNumeric Results: " & Isnumeric(mid(frmItem,10)) & "<BR>"
if isnumeric(mid(frmItem,10)) then
'Does it Match the Current Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "-" & mid(frmItem,6) & " = 0 ?: " & (RstSave("ID") - Cint(mid(frmItem,6))) = 0 & " <BR>"
if RstSave("ID") = Cint(mid(frmItem,10)) then
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Saving Record with ID: " & RstSave("ID") & " | " & Request.Form(frmitem) & " | " & Clng(Request.Form("txtHT" & mid(frmitem,6))) & "<BR>"
'Write the Form Field to the Recordset
RstSave("Service") = trim(Request.Form("txtServID" & mid(frmitem,10)))
RstSave("Description") = trim(Request.Form("txtID" & mid(frmitem,10)))
RstSave.Update
end if
end if
next
RstSave.MoveNext
loop
end if
RstSave.Close
set RstSave = Nothing
end if
'***** Physician Directory *****
case "Edit Physician Directory"
if len(Request.Form("cmdSaveRec")) > 0 then
Set RstSave = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
SQL = "SELECT * FROM tblDoctor ORDER BY ID;"
RstSave.Open SQL, Conn, 3, 2
if RstSave.BOF and RstSave.EOF then
else
RstSave.MoveFirst
'Step thru Recordset
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Starting Recordset<BR>"
do While not RstSave.EOF
'Check each Item returned by the Form
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "<BR>"
for each frmItem in Request.Form
'Is it a Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "IsNumeric Results: " & Isnumeric(mid(frmItem,13)) & "<BR>"
if isnumeric(mid(frmItem,13)) then
'Does it Match the Current Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "-" & mid(frmItem,13) & " = 0 ?: " & (RstSave("ID") - Cint(mid(frmItem,13))) = 0 & " <BR>"
if RstSave("ID") = Cint(mid(frmItem,13)) then
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Saving Record with ID: " & RstSave("ID") & " | " & Request.Form(frmitem) & " | " & Clng(Request.Form("txtHT" & mid(frmitem,13))) & "<BR>"
'Write the Form Field to the Recordset
RstSave("LName") = trim(Request.Form("txtLName" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("FName") = trim(Request.Form("txtFName" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("Title") = trim(Request.Form("txtTitle" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("DEPT") = trim(Request.Form("txtDEPT" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("Phone") = trim(Request.Form("txtPhone" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave.Update
end if
end if
next
RstSave.MoveNext
loop
end if
RstSave.Close
set RstSave = Nothing
end if
end select
%>[CODE]
I have a strange issue. First off I have a front end in Access 2000 as a MDE file linked to a mdb data file.
Issue number 1: The MDE file almost doubles in size daily. Yes, the mde file not mdb (it grows slowly and expectedly as data is added and deleted) . I expected the MDE file to stay a static size. Is this normal, what causes this?
Issue number 2: I had on 3 occasions a query in the mde file suddenly pop up with a ”cannot repeat table name ‘Nameoftable’ in FROM clause”. I go into the mde file, SQL query view and delete the extra table name and all is fine for awhile. After the second time I did away with that quey and rewrote the query for my form a different way. It’s come back once again now for anther table. Has anyone heard of Access doing this?
I also note that the modified date of the file keeps changing. I am wondering if someone is tampering. My client that has this software is very naïve.
The MS site has no information regarding either behaviour.
Any ideas?
Jim
A quick question that I'm sure one of you guys will be able to answer without any trouble, but I'm having difficulty with...
I have a form on which I would like to have a text box which returns the size of a file on my PC. The file path will not change.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
I am trying to send a "EMP" table in an excel format using "SendObject". User clicks the "Send Mail" button to email the table in excel file. The user then clicks on the "Exit" button to exit. This wipes out the data in the table "EMP" as was expected. Every thing goes fine..... but the size of my database increases by more than 100 MB. (Note that the table in the data has been deleted & the data is around 59 MB).
Any suggestions on what could be causing this increase in file size.
Thx in advance,
Jatz
I am trying to trouble-shoot an issue with a Access 2002 database. Basically I have the database file shared out on a local network and there are 4 users accessing it. Well, there are using Access 2003 when opening the db file, but every time they exit the db, it is getting corrupted beyond repair.
Any suggestions?
Could it be a version issue? Since I developed it in Access 2002 and they are accessing with a Client 2003ver?
thanks
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