[Zope] ZODB vs SQL

[Geir Bækholt]

on or about, Wednesday, January 15, 2003, we have reason to believe that ab=
orel wrote
something along the lines of :
> In "Choosing to store data in SQL vs ZODB" located=20
> http://www.zope.org/Members/anthony/sql_vs_ZODB
[snip..]
> Does that mean that the changes AND the old version of the object are=20
> kept in ZODB =3F

Yes. Every transaction is appended to the data.fs-file.

> If it's true, is packing a good way to throw away the old versions of=20
> the object =3F

Yes.

If you have an application that causes your data.fs to grow, you might
consider using cron or something similar to pack automatically at
regular intervals.

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Geir B=E6kholt        geir@funcom.com
Web Application/HCI-designer
Product Operations
Funcom Oslo