> InterBase and Firebird have always had a 32-bit page number, so the
> total number of database pages that can be addressed is 4G, regardless
> of whether they're in one file or 1000 files. I don't know where the
> 7TB number came from - probably due to senile dementia

Thanks. ;-)


, please feel free

> to remind me -

AFAIR the max. database size is quoted from Helen's book, but can't
check right now, 'cause I don't have the book here.

Another reference is the IBPhoenix website.
http://ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&s=1118085334:158335&l=;FAQS;NAME='System+Limits'

As you see, there is one question, namely "the max. database size", and
this started a thread with quite different answers. Pretty hard to get a
decent correct answer? ;-)


Cheers,
Thomas