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Re: Suggestion for reducing the Size of Endnote Library

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From: David Heap
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 04:42
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In article <mramesh-2010942218590001@129.180.112.139> mramesh@metz.une.edu.au (M. Ramesh) writes:
>My Endnote library had reached 2 mb (which is a lot for my 40mb HD). I
>created a new (blank) library, and imported the old library into it. The
>size reduced by almost 35%. 
>
>I don't know the reason, but it just might work for you as well. My 
>suspicion is that when records are deleted, empty spaces are left in the
>file, which are released when copied to a new file.


	Doesn't this create a problem with record numbers for existing
papers?? That is, I understand that you would now not be able to use the
new library to format an older document since the record numbers no
longer correspond!!




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From: dheap@metz.une.edu.au (David Heap)
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Subject: Re: Suggestion for reducing the Size of Endnote Library
Date: 21 Oct 1994 04:42:20 GMT
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