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    Archiving old data, looking for ideas

    I have a physically small table, 9 fields, with 160,000 records. A number of the records are outdated as far as current information, but for historical reasons, need to be retained. I wanted to hide the old records just to make it easier to navigate the form and browse. I�m using a logical field as a switch to hide older records. If logical is true, hide.

    While 160,000 records are a lot of records, using this methodology really slows down the performance of the form. I�ve tried using a filtered index. I�ve tried using the filter in the form properties. It doesn�t appear to make any difference.

    Without the filter, the form really snaps. With the filter, the form appears to hang. I thought a logical would be the way to go; maybe I should use a character field?

    Thanks,

    Ron

    My other thought was to move all the records to a archive table for reporting purposes and to remove older records from the everyday table.

    Looking for some ideas.
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    Ron Anusiewicz

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    Re: Archiving old data, looking for ideas

    My other thought was to move all the records to a archive table for reporting purposes and to remove older records from the everyday table.
    That's what I do.
    There can be only one.

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      Re: Archiving old data, looking for ideas

      I think you would just create an additional report for the archived table instead of bringing the old data into the production table when a user decides they need to view old info. You could also consider moving to a SQL backend if you are not already using and/or filter the data before entering the application. May take a bit longer to load initially but ensures you are working within your defined parameters. (data not older than 6 months or the like)
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        Re: Archiving old data, looking for ideas

        My other thought was to move all the records to a archive table for reporting purposes and to remove older records from the everyday table.
        That is also what I do. Deals(for instance) more than so many days old(usually 5 years) are removed to a second table/set. Most of the reports were kept and modified just for the ancient data.

        Easy to do with append, then delete/pack. Once you have it so you know it is happening right, make it automatic. It can always be brought back if needed.

        Some of my dealers have/want to keep records current for 5 or 7 or 10 years, so I made it a global var that is set at the beginning of their sessions. At the end of a session, all old data is gone to the archive set. Tables are names, deals. Trades and inventory are handled a little fifferent.
        Dave Mason
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          Re: Archiving old data, looking for ideas

          You could also upscale to sql backend, say mysql, shouldnt be too much hustle for you since tables is small (column count).
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            Re: Archiving old data, looking for ideas

            You could also upscale to sql backend, say mysql, shouldnt be too much hustle for you since tables is small (column count).
            That has it's own good and bad thoughts. To the best of my knowledge, the speed running through alpha is a little less than a dbf and there is the eventuality of a size limit on most sql files(larger than dbf of course). You also have to carry the overhead of a server on the system that does eat some resources somewhere. It is easier to move to the web side with sql, but sql is not an absolute necessity there either.

            Remember the overheads: alpha, microsoft .net, whichever sql, and anything else you have running. Given a machine with tons of memory and space with lots of speed, who cares. My main machine is a 3gig xp3 with 2 gigs of memory and a large hd and it is still a little slow on the start because I also have other stuff running that I have to use.

            I use dbf for my desktop(about 30 apps so far), but would use ms sql if I were doing a web app(and I have). Doing a hybrid(and I have), it would depend on the circumstances.

            There are learned/experienced people on here that do only one or the other. I respect their judgement for their decisions.
            Dave Mason
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