Thanks, John and Clive
1) John, there are no memo fields
2) Re - isolating what they are doing
With the function from Clive, I can now keep track of the file
size and then go back to see what was data was changed when
the database.
Thanks
Patty
--- In MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com, "Clive" <zctek@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Patty,
>
> You may be able to get an idea of when it is happening
> by using the Timer to call a routine that logs the
> FileSize of your Db into a table or a separate file.
>
> You could also note which users are using the Db at
> the time. (I don't have the code for that.)
>
> Here is a small routine that could get the FileSize for you.
> It could run in the BackEnd or in a separate DB.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Function GetFileSize(pstrFilename As String) As Variant
> Dim fileData As WIN32_FIND_DATA
> Dim lngResult As Long
> Dim lngRC As Long
> On Error GoTo GetFileSizeErr
> lngResult = FindFirstFile(pstrFilename, fileData.dwFileAttributes)
> If lngResult = -1 Then
> ' Disable the two MsgBoxes or it could hang the Db.
> 'MsgBox "Can't find file " & pstrFilename, , "GetFileSize"
> GetFileSize = -1
> Exit Function
> End If
> lngRC = FindClose(lngResult)
> lngResult = fileData.nFileSizeLow
> GetFileSize = lngResult
> GetFileSizeExit:
> Exit Function
> GetFileSizeErr:
> ' Disable the MsgBox or it could hang the Db.
> ' Maybe log the error to a Table or a file.
> ' MsgBox "Err =" & Err & " " & Err.Description, , "GetFileSize"
> Resume GetFileSizeExit
> End Function
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Regards, Clive.
>
> --- In MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com, John Viescas <JohnV@> wrote:
> >
> > Patty-
> >
> > Can you isolate what users are doing when the file bloats up? Do the tables
> > have Memo fields?
> >
> > John Viescas, Author
> > Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out
> > Microsoft Access 2007 Inside Out
> > Microsoft Access 2003 Inside Out
> > Building Microsoft Access Applications
> > SQL Queries for Mere Mortals
> > http://www.viescas.com/
> > (Paris, France)
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of patrinod
> > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 3:41 PM
> > To: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [MS_AccessPros] BE bloat
> >
> > Problem: Database bloat
> > Split Setup: Access 2003 BE on a server and
> > 2007 FE on each user's local drive. The FE is an mde file.
> >
> > One of the BE's frequently (once a week) bloats from 1.5 meg to 15 - 20 meg
> > overnight.
> > Compact and repair immediately brings the BE back to 1.5 meg.
> >
> > The FE does not create any temporary files. There are no pictures stored in
> > the BE.
> >
> > The FE is pretty basic - forms to determine what is available and the
> > ability to write / modify a few production records. There is not a lot of
> > activity in this database! I've ensured the I close objects (rst.close,
> > db.close, set rst nothing, set db nothing)
> >
> > 1) Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to find out why this BE is
> > bloated.
> >
> > There are at least another dozen FE databases similar to this one (not
> > linked to the BE above) that are not creating a bloat problem.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Patty
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>
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