Re: Max number of Database files exceeded

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

I kinda wonder why they need so many files.  We use BPCS 
and I can understand a plethora of files in a single database.  

Yet, I am wondering if they have some strange application 
that creates a file for each dataset versus combining some 
files and adding a date field or some other differentiator.  

For example, let's pretend that they have an application that 
copies every spool file on the system into a disk file.  With 
a separate disk file for each spool file.  And it runs on an 
interval.  And it doesn't purge any old data.  Wouldn't this 
be better served by putting all of the data into a single file?  
Maybe add the fields:  Job Name, Job Number, Job User, Spool 
file name, Spool Number, oh, and why not timestamp?

I am not attempting to design a spool file system.  What I am 
trying to show here is an example of combining databases.  

Another sample might be maybe they copy all of their files from 
each year end:  ITEM95, ITEM96, ITEM97, ITEM98, ITEM99, ITEM00.  
They could add a year end field, or split these off into separate 
libraries.





jlangston@conexfreight.com on 01/11/2000 01:12:45 PM
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Why not just create a second library for files, add it to the
library list the same way you do this library, and move half
the files there?

Or are you hard coding library names?

Regards,

Jim Langston

"Chuck M.Drye" wrote:

> New guy on the block.   I have a library with 75,000 + files in it.  This 
>exceeds the threshold of 55,500 maximum number of database files in a single 
>library restriction.  I cannot move the files or delete any as they are all 
>production files.  Does anyone have a method to save to tape in one save ?  
>How about restoring these files ?
>
>         Thanks for your help
>
>                         Chuck D.

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