> > The size of the database stays the same from its creation.
> > The database can get very big and i don't want the application to
> > keep all the data in the memory.
> > Also the durations for inserts is getting slower with time.

How do you find out the size of db file ?
Windows explorer has some cacheing; you eihter have to
explicitely look at Properties of the file, or select (click at the) db file
and then do refresh.

Ivan