Limit Document Versions

[Stew]

In the document library setting you can enable document versions. How many
versions will be stored? It seems like this will increase that database size
drastically. Is there a way to limit the number of versions stored?

[Nigel Bridport [MSFT]]

You cannot prune versions ootb. But you could write an event handler on the
document library to deliver this functionality pretty easily.

Nige.

Post by Stew
In the document library setting you can enable document versions. How many
versions will be stored? It seems like this will increase that database size
drastically. Is there a way to limit the number of versions stored?

[Stew]

Will the database grow astronomically is document versioning is enabled?

Can you provide info/links on writing an event handler?

Post by Nigel Bridport [MSFT]
You cannot prune versions ootb. But you could write an event handler on the
document library to deliver this functionality pretty easily.
Nige.

Post by Stew
In the document library setting you can enable document versions. How many
versions will be stored? It seems like this will increase that database size
drastically. Is there a way to limit the number of versions stored?

[Nikander and Margriet Bruggeman]

Hello Stew,

Check out http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_sp2003_ta/html/sharepoint_wsseventing.asp


Kind regards,
Nikander & Margriet Bruggeman

Post by Stew
Will the database grow astronomically is document versioning is enabled?
Can you provide info/links on writing an event handler?

Post by Nigel Bridport [MSFT]
You cannot prune versions ootb. But you could write an event handler
on the document library to deliver this functionality pretty easily.
Nige.

Post by Stew
In the document library setting you can enable document versions.
How
many
versions will be stored? It seems like this will increase that
database
size
drastically. Is there a way to limit the number of versions stored?

[Nigel Bridport [MSFT]]

WRT to database growth.

Unfortunately, SharePoint will store whole versions of new documents, not
deltas between, so you will see growth as the versions increase.

WRT Event link posted previously. That is a great MSDN article :-)

Nigel.

Post by Nikander and Margriet Bruggeman
Hello Stew,
Check out
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_sp2003_ta/html/sharepoint_wsseventing.asp
Kind regards,
Nikander & Margriet Bruggeman

Post by Stew
Will the database grow astronomically is document versioning is enabled?
Can you provide info/links on writing an event handler?

Post by Nigel Bridport [MSFT]
You cannot prune versions ootb. But you could write an event handler
on the document library to deliver this functionality pretty easily.
Nige.

Post by Stew
In the document library setting you can enable document versions.
How
many
versions will be stored? It seems like this will increase that
database
size
drastically. Is there a way to limit the number of versions stored?