This can be by the XP system : it may try to may backup-copy first
before opening a database.
this is nice for small word docs but idiotic for larger files. Try to
work around by using a different
file name : mydatabase.gdb --> mydatabase.fbd - which is not a
registered SUFFIX
Claus

Szakály Balázs wrote:

>Why take 10-15 secont to connect to a large database?
>winXP, firebird, gdb: ~350MB.
>Only local connection.
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