Brad Pepers wrote:

>>you really should read the Release Notes for Firebird.
>>This will answer a lot of your first question about Firebird.
>>You can find it here:
>>http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_download_15
>>
>>
>
>I read the release notes just now though why I'd look there to find out how to
>control forced writes is a mystery and I really didn't find anything in there
>regarding it. Before making the post I read the LANGREF.PDF file (nothing
>there under the create database command) and the ApiGuide.pdf file which
>mentions a few things but it doesn't seem very coherent to me which is why I
>asked for an explaination. I've also read the gfix manual and know it can be
>used to set forced write but I was looking for a way to do it in my
>application so I'm not dependant on another tool to be installed and finding
>it and such.
>
>So the question remains: Can I set forced writes on without an external tool
>or not?
>
>Also a general explaination might help regarding just how it all works. Is it
>a flag controlling the database or the server? I think the flag is in the
>database right now so if I open two databases using the SS version does it do
>forced writes differently for them if their flags are set differently? And
>finally the big one is how to set the flag in the database for forced writes
>beyond using gfix (or tell me gfix is the only way which I would say sucks
>but whatever).
>
>
>

Brad,

sorry for this, but i didn't check. It was out of my head.
Foreced write is on by default. You can set it for example with gfix or
IBExpert.

Uwe