| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Data on a mapped drive |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2004-06-15T09:27:49Z |
At 10:01 AM 15/06/2004 +0100, you wrote:
***never***never***never*** be used for read-write databases.
relational database management system with a server that takes care of
physical storage itself in blocks of disk space and memory called
pages. There's no correlation at all between a table and a "file". The
server has to have low-level, direct access to storage - something it can't
do if the storage isn't being managed inside its own physical environment.
/heLen
>Hi,IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
>
>I've got a client who really wants the data on a mapped drive from the
>firebird server, and they do not want to install the firebird server
>onto the server where the data file is sitting.
>
>I've searched google and google groups and have seen that this is "not
>possible",
>but as a last resort I thought I would ask if there is someNo.
>work around or hack that could make this possible?
>I noticed theIt only works on the POSIX NFS (Network file system) and it should
>"RemoteFileOpenAbility" setting in the firebird.conf file, but toggling
>the value does not seem to make any difference.
***never***never***never*** be used for read-write databases.
>Any help would be grateful!Explain to your client that Firebird isn't a file-based filer, it's a
relational database management system with a server that takes care of
physical storage itself in blocks of disk space and memory called
pages. There's no correlation at all between a table and a "file". The
server has to have low-level, direct access to storage - something it can't
do if the storage isn't being managed inside its own physical environment.
/heLen