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Thanks for the tip, Jon. If I understand correctly VARLEN(1000) allocates 1000 bytes for storage for the NOTE field initially, which the OS will automatically extend up to 32000 bytes, but only if needed.

Nathan.


----- Original Message ----
From: Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2007 10:32:31 AM
Subject: Re: Database design question

NOTE 32000A COLHDG('Note') VARLEN

I would change this line to say (for example) VARLEN(1000) Nathan. That
assumes that 1,000 characters encompasses the majority of cases but sometimes
you need to go to 32K.

This gives you a better balance between performance and storage usage.

Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com


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