Hi,
the default database property of sweep interval:20000 is too much i
think for small applications.
database size is growing until become transaction interval 20000.
try to use a less value after restore, dependet your transaction
increasing speed. it may help.

Ali

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>
> Dear All
>
> I am currently doing a number pattern analyzing program. I use

Firebird

> as my database, Delphi as my dev. tool.
>
> I use only 3 table, and no more then 10000 rows of data. Each data

is

> less then 200 byte.
>
> But after program finish, the database it grow to 202MB . Then I
> backup the database, it shink back to 56KB. Can anyone tell me

what's

> happening? Or anyway I can keep the database size as small as

possible.

> Thanks...