Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Limitting maximum database file size |
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Author | Helen Borrie |
Post date | 2003-06-24T08:19:35Z |
At 09:54 AM 24/06/2003 +0200, you wrote:
h.
>At 11:11 24.06.2003 +0700, you wrote::-))
> > > Right button for the cause of the bloat, wrong button for
> > > fixing it. Your solution is known as "throwing the baby
> > > out with the bathwater".
> >
> >That's a new term for me. Can you explain it?
>
>1. You have a dirty baby.
>2. You fill a tub with water.
>3. You put the dirty baby in the tub.
>4. You wash your baby.
>5. You throw away the muddy water.
>
>Now, you've done a great job as a babysitter. But wait, where did the baby
>go? Oops, maybe you did a serious mistake... Well, that's at least what a
>Norwegian thinks the phrase means.
h.