INF: Text/Image Data Page Calculation Formula Is Wrong

ID: Q88489

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The "System Administrator's Guide" incorrectly states in Appendix A on page 250 a formula to calculate the number of text/image pages that will be used for a single entry. The documentation states: 

   The text chains that store text and image data have 112 bytes of
   overhead per page. Use the following formula to calculate the
   number of text chain pages that a particular entry will use:

      Data Length / 1936 = Number of 2K Pages

This formula is incorrect. The actual maximum amount of data that can be stored on a text/image data page is 1800 bytes.

To correctly calculate the number of text chain pages that a particular entry will use, the formula should be: 

   Data Length / 1800 = Number of 2K Pages

Additional query words: database size 


Keywords          : kbother SSrvServer 
Version           : 4.2
Platform          : OS/2 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: March 13, 1999