Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

PROUTIL SETAREACREATELIMIT qualifier

Set the create limit for the specified area.

Syntax

proutil db-name -C setareacreatelimit area-number create-limit

Parameters

db-name

Specifies the database where you are setting the create limit.

area-number

Specifies the area where you are setting the create limit.

create-limit

Specifies the new create limit. The create limit is the amount of free space that must remain in a block when you are adding a record to the block.

Notes

SETAREACREATELIMIT will set the limit for all tables and BLOBs in the specified area.
The create limit value must be greater than 32 and less than the block size minus 128 bytes.
For databases with a 1K block size, the default create limit is 75. For all other database block sizes, the default create limit is 150.
The database must be offline when setting create limits.
For more information on setting create limits, see the "Database fragmentation" section.