(reply via the list) On Tuesday 02 Jul 2002 2:58 pm, Phil Glaser wrote:

This is great information. Just one clarification: you say that the amount of RAM needed by FileStorage for optimal performance

"optimal" is putting it politely. Either you give it enough memory, or it slows to a crawl.

is enough to hold its index, normally 1/10th of its disk space. Hence a 2G Data.fs would require 200Mb. That's clear enough. You then say that "It needs at least the same again when packing." Are you saying that packing, in this example, would require 400MB RAM?

In this example, yes. your mileage *will* vary.