> > b) oddly base doesn't seem to "PACK" the dbase III files after > > editing, so deleted records still take up space in the file, > > possibly a bug worth fixing ? > > Do you have an idea of how to "PACK" a dbase III file? Is is already > implemented in our code and we just need to add the function call or > does that need to be added, too?
I used to work a lot with dBASE III files (quite some time ago) and I remember that delete and pack were two separate commands. Deleteing a record did not remove the record from the file, it merely placed an asterix in the (hidden) field for that record. Pack was a command that was run to remove deleted records (using it for each delete was too time consuming). So, historically, the behaviour under b) is not a bug. Winfried _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
