I just deleted a major set of records from a file. Is there any way to compress the file now?

Use the "Save a Copy as...", select "Compressed Copy", rename and replace the original file.

-bd

That always compress copy by some percentage.

But if you delete many records and close that file, FM automatically releases unused blocks.

FM only releases unused blocks occasionally -- I'm not sure if it has to do with how many records are deleted, or what criteria are used. The "Save a Copy As" feature is the only way to make sure.

IMHO creating clone and importing records will produce even smaller file.

Anatoli:

Doesn't a clone wipe out the contents of global fields, especially containers, etc.

Steve

Yes it does. Clone will be without content of global fields.

Never do a clone if there is some kind of design in global fields.

But if you will import again records, then you will import also the global fields into clone.