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SQL Anywhere 10.0.1 » UltraLite - Database Management and Reference » Introducing UltraLite » UltraLite features and limitations

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UltraLite limitations


In most cases, the memory, CPU, and storage required by most mobile devices and embedded systems impose stricter limits that typically make UltraLite the preferred database option.

To compare UltraLite limitations with SQL Anywhere limitations, see SQL Anywhere size and number limitations.

Data size and object limitations
StatisticMaximum for UltraLite

Number of connections per database

Up to 14 for single threaded applications.

Number of concurrent open connections

Up to 8 for Palm OS and Symbian OS.

Up to 32 otherwise.

Total number of concurrent connections per application

Up to 16 on Palm OS and Symbian OS.

Up to 64 otherwise.

SQL communication areas

Up to 31.

File-based persistent store (database size)

2 GB file or OS limit on file size.

Palm Computing Platform database size

128 MB (primary storage).

2 GB (expansion card file system).

Rows per table

Up to 16 million.1

Rows per database

Limited by persistent store.

Table size

Limited only by database size.

Tables per database

Limited only by database size.

Columns per table

Row size is limited by page size, so the practical limit on the number of columns per table is derived from this size. Typically, this is much less than 4000.

Indexes per table

Limited only by database size.

Tables referenced per transaction

No limit.

Stored procedure length

Not applicable.

Stored procedures per database

Not applicable.

Triggers per database

Not applicable.

Nesting

Not applicable.

Number of publications

32 publications.

Page size

16 KB.

Row size

The length of each packed row must not exceed the page size. See Row packing and table definitions .

Character strings are stored without padding when they are shorter than the column size. This excludes columns declared as long binary and long varchar as these are stored separately.

Long binary/long varchar size

Limited only by database size.

Prepared statement size

The size of a prepared statement cannot exceed 64 KB.

The size includes the declared size of each new row referenced by the sql query result set as well as table rows at their declared size.

1In some cases, changes to the row (that is, deletes and updates) and other state information are maintained along with the row data. This allows those changes to be synchronized. Consequently, the actual row limit can be smaller than 16 million, depending on the number of transactions on a table between synchronization?or whether the table is synchronized at all. See How UltraLite manages data and state.