> > > > >IBPhoenix is 100% behind this tool, and you will never be short of
> > > > >immediate help when you need it. Also, I hear that there is a new
> > > > >version out soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that and give it a
> > > >
> > > > AFAIR, IBPhoenix Replicator 1.5.5 was released about a month ago
> > > > and I don't expect version 1.6 to appear sooner than July.
> > > >
> > > > SY, Dimitry Sibiryakov.
> > >
> > > So it seems that there is no stable free (as in free firebird1.5)
> > > Replication tool. This is disappointing I was in the impression that
> > > replication is a feature of firebird and comes with the free version
> > > of Firebird 1.5.
> >
> > Where did you get that impression? If there's a document
> > somewhere stating this, we/the owner should adjust the
> > document.
> >
> Well I read it somewhere on a published article about Firebird.
> And the n-way replication was a strong point to convince boss to
> convert from MySql to Firebird.

n-way replication would - most probably - be implemented using
the IBPhoenix Replicator.

> > > On doing a search on sourceforge I found another replication
> > > tool FiBRE (http://fibre.sourceforge.net/), but its in pre-alpha
> state.
> > > Has anyone used it?
> > >
> > > If writing a replication tool is no biggie then it would be nice
> > > if someone can write the instructions on Firebird site.
> >
> > That's the problem... it IS a biggie :-) ... So, there are three
> > options:
> >
> > 1 - write one yourself. spend lots of time, debug it etc. But hey,
> > it's tailored to your needs.
>
> Instead of writing it all by myself, maybe contribute to FiBRE or open
> a new Project on sourceforge.org and invite like minded developers to
> contribute to it.

Sure, you can contribute to FiBRE - but I do believe it's in very
early stages of development.

> > 2 - get a license for the IBPhoenix replicator. Tested, debugged,
> > quite complete.
> > 3 - get a license for any other replicator. Completeness differs...
>
> 4 - port one of PostGreSql replication tool to Firebird.
>

http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgreplication/genpage.php?replication_research

That's a possibility, sure.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
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