|  | Posted by Neil on 10/22/07 06:58 
>> Since there's a big jump in the size, I was wondering if there's anything>> I need to do maintenance-wise to help the database use the new data.
 >
 > That's still very small as far as SQL databases go.
 
 Right. I just meant that it was almost double the original size. Wasn't sure
 if there was any kind of maintenance that should be done.
 
 >
 > Not sure how access documents, but a decent index on that (some sort of
 > ID, unique name or something) will make things work well most likely.
 
 Yes, each record has a unique ID for the record. These two fields are just
 two of many fields in the record.
 
 >
 > (BTW, you may want to look into upgrading the DB to use something like SQL
 > Express edition.  More modern, better supported and may be a bit faster,
 > especially on a Windows 2003 box.)
 
 SQL Express? I thought SQL Express was the new version of SQL Desktop/MSDE.
 Maybe I'm wrong.
 
 We're using the full version of SQL 7, and are upgrading to SQL 2005.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Neil
 
 
 
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 >> Thanks,
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 >> Neil
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