Not sure if this is a Table question, a General question or what exactly. I'm working with a lot of records (millions of them). Assuming each record/field contains identical data, I'm wondering which would result in a larger overall DB size:
- 10 million records, 4 fields each
- 30 million records, 2 fields each
What I have is a table something like this:
Record No./Attrib1/Attrib2/Attrib3 (~10 million records).
I could make it Record No./Attrib, which would have roughly 3 times the number of records. I say roughly because not all Attrib have values (currently zero filled but would be eliminated).
I'm hitting the maximum size for an MS 97 database (1 GB), so I'm looking to do whatever possible to stay small.
Any input/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
- 10 million records, 4 fields each
- 30 million records, 2 fields each
What I have is a table something like this:
Record No./Attrib1/Attrib2/Attrib3 (~10 million records).
I could make it Record No./Attrib, which would have roughly 3 times the number of records. I say roughly because not all Attrib have values (currently zero filled but would be eliminated).
I'm hitting the maximum size for an MS 97 database (1 GB), so I'm looking to do whatever possible to stay small.
Any input/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
