3.2.1.0 table.setmaxcachesize

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table.setmaxcachesize - Function

3.2.1 set maximum cache size for column in the table

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


Inputs
columnname	Name of column
	allowed:	string
	Default:
nbytes	Maximum cache size in bytes
	allowed:	int
	Default:

Returns
bool

Example

  tb.open("3C273XC1.MS")
  tb.nrows()
# 7669L
  tb.setmaxcachesize ("DATA", 4*1024*1024);
# True

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