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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [FTST] How many datasets?
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:00:19 -0500
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Holly Wanless Cochran wrote:
>I'm thinking of trying FTST, but before I do, I need to know...is there a
>programmed (or practical) limit to the number of datasets or Megs of data
>you can have in a project? For example, I run a one-name study that has
>about 30 Legacy databases with a total of around 66 MB of data. It would be
>interesting to put all of these databases into one project so I could look
>for duplicates (crossovers between lines), but could FTST handle it? Would
>it work at all, or would it bog down, or would things go swimmingly?


The only limits to FTST for what you have in mind are imposed by your
computer. This includes the amount of storage you have available on your
hard drive, the speed of the computer, and the amount of RAM memory
available. Also, to some extent, the size of the databases that intend to
combine in a single project. If the average size is say 2000 persons then
the combined project would have 60,000 persons which would probably not be
a great strain on your system. On the other hand, a combined project of an
average of 5,000 persons each (150,000 total) might cause some strain if
your system is more than about two or three years old.


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