May 6, 2010 at 1:03 am
I created a new database 'test' in SQL2008 with a table having 2 columns. As per default settings the size of test.mdf is 51,200KB and test_log.ldf file size is 12,800KB. Later i inserted some data of 1000 rows into the table using a small loop program.
But upon observing the size of .mdf and .ldf file i did not see any change in the size. Why like this ? I am new to SQL server programming.
May 6, 2010 at 1:52 am
1000 rows is a small group of data, it only take little space in the database,so there are still some avaiable in the datafile ,so .mdf and .ldf will not change.
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Thorn Bird...
May 6, 2010 at 3:24 am
Run sp_spaceused command on your database it will give you the space used by you data file you will find some unallocated space and unused space.
you can run sp_spaceused 'tablename' on your table by passing your table name as parameter it will give you a clear picture of the space used by your table.
Nag
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May 6, 2010 at 3:39 am
It is useful to know a bit about how the transaction log works. See the following Books Online links:
Managing the Size of the Transaction Log File
Top 6 Myths about Transaction Logs
Paul
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