On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:07:02 +0000 (UTC), avian_rand wrote:

> MS SQL Server creates a log file of every transaction (a separate file that
> you usually put on a separate drive or machine than the actual db file) that
> can be rolled forward in the event of a disaster. You go back to your
> latest backup and then roll the log forward to the point of the disaster.
>
> Is there a similar feature in Firebird? I read something about logging
> taking place in the fbd file itself. This seemed like a bad idea to me.
> Of course if your fbd file gets trashed somehow, then you have to go back to
> your latest backup. Can anyone give me a brief explanation of how all
> this is done in FB?
>

I realize that you have tried to get this answered on several NGs already,
but until someone gives you a better explanation you could take a look at
this document:
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_assumptions
See the paragraph on "Multi-generational Architecture".


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Aage J.