Hmmmmmmmm,
It souinds reasonable, but there are many more questions / issues to be considered -in additions to the anamotapeia (sp?). A partial (and simplistic 'laundry list' might include:
Is this a simgle / multiple user db?
Is it a unified or split db?
Is (if it is split) the BE an Ms. A. database (.mdb), or is it some other 'brand' (SQL Server, Oracle, ...).
What is the nature of the db (e.g. daily transactions adding data -but seldom if ever deleting; primarily a static 'look up' something and generate report(s) on the results of the selection; high volume addition, modification and deletion of records; what is the typical sixe of the db before and after compacting on the monthly basis {I am, of course, ASSUMING you are doing this manually now}).
I'm quite sure this is not the complete list of appropiate inquiries, but it may provoke some thoughts on the question - as opposed to 'knee-jerk' responses.
MichaelRed
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