Also allows IB to keep up with the Jones' in the Postgres camp.

Cheers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Chapman" <jason@...>
To: <IB-Architect@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 4:59 AM
Subject: Re: [IB-Architect] Database files > 2GB.


> I thought there was an actual limit in NT to 4GB anyway. I like 2GB
because
> it zips nicely onto a CD for very cheap long term archive.
>
> I would be as happy to have a mechanism in IB that it just keeps on adding
> secondary files as required, in the same way as it currently extends disk
> usage as required.
> e.g SET SECONDARY FILE path\filename nextNumber extension
> This continues in the vain of low/no maintenance.
>
> just my 2c
>
> JAC.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ann Harrison <harrison@...>
> To: <IB-Architect@egroups.com>
> Sent: 11/10/2000 3:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [IB-Architect] Database files > 2GB.
>
>
> > At 07:26 AM 10/11/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> > >To weigh in an opinion on this subject. We look at Interbase as a
> low-end,
> > >simple alternative for our customers. Despite the 'low-end' monicker,
> many
> > >of these customers could hit 4 - 8 GB of data. I'd really rather not
> have
> > >to spell out procedures for them on how to start splitting up their
> database
> > >into multiple files. It's just one more thing to go wrong.
> >
> > Understood. I believe that V6 includes a check that keeps you from
> > overwriting the beginning of the database when 4GB is exceeded. We
> > should check that the change Charlie described is as easy as described.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ann
> >
> >
> >
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