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Hello,

Finally going all in with DP+ 5.0 after years with DPRT (had no choice). A couple of questions....in DPRT I would ASCII dump and then clear database to clean, had a directory of one transaction for each part number that I would ASCII load back in for variable text etc. I could also ASCII load any of my previously dumped data by part number if someone needed to see some history. It doesn't appear that DP+ will allow me to import one part at a time after I've exported and cleaned (deleted) all. Do I have to export one part at a time in order to maintain history I could reload if needed without importing all parts?

Another question is where is the database data actually stored? The size of the .mdf & .ldf files never change? I initially setup 3 machines to save data to network thinking I could retrieve and compile data from one machine, except there is nothing to import from these .mdf & .ldf files. Would also like to keep an eye on when I'm getting close to the 2 gig limit.

Thanks for any ideas
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  • Peter,

    As I've stated numerous times all the data is coming thru as intended, I created the database so I know its locationWink . I am totally aware RT and + are different animals, just as Unix RT and Windows RT are different animals, I'm still using Unix on 3 machines. We run a lot of parts and I'm sure it will use up the 2 gig limit eventually, this is why I'm certain the database will need backed up and cleaned at some point. I will continue to investigate this anomaly.

    Thanks
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  • Peter,

    As I've stated numerous times all the data is coming thru as intended, I created the database so I know its locationWink . I am totally aware RT and + are different animals, just as Unix RT and Windows RT are different animals, I'm still using Unix on 3 machines. We run a lot of parts and I'm sure it will use up the 2 gig limit eventually, this is why I'm certain the database will need backed up and cleaned at some point. I will continue to investigate this anomaly.

    Thanks
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