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table.setmaxcachesize - Function



Package utility
Module table
Tool table


set maximum cache size for column in the table


Synopsis
setmaxcachesize(columnname, nbytes)


Description
It can sometimes be useful to limit the size of the cache used by a column stored with the tiled storage manager. This function requires some more knowledge about the table system and is not meant for the casual user.



Arguments

columnname in Name of column
    Allowed: String
nbytes in Maximum cache size in bytes
    Allowed: Int


Returns
Bool


Example
  t:=table("W53.MS")
  t.nrows()
# 1920
  t.setmaxcachesize ("DATA", 4*1024*1024);
# T





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