In <0012900002840602000002*@MHS>, on 03/09/98
   at 11:55 AM, Jerry Lawson <jlawson AT THEHARTFORD DOT COM> said:

>Date:     March 9, 1998            Time: 9:40 AM
>From:     Jerry Lawson
>          The Hartford Insurance Group
>(860)  547-2960          jlawson AT thehartford DOT com
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>Another fine mess I've gotten myself into......

>As an oldtimer on this list, I know this question has come up before, but I
>can't remember exactly when, so I thought I'd ask it again - which means I
>have to plead guilty to not paying good attention the first time it was
>asked.  But based on what I do remember, this is perhaps the most
>ridiculous example of this problem that's been posted......

>I am trying to reduce my DB, but it will not reduce past a point, even
>though the $%#@ thing is EMPTY!  :-(

(snip)

As I remember, the solution is to use the salvage utilities - dumpdb,
loaddb, auditdb.  The problem is that expansion of some of the tables
creates a high water mark which you can't reduce below.


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Bill Colwell
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