Thanks. Is there any indication if this will be fixed in a future
release ?

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" <s3057043@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "kapsee"
> <kapil.surlaker@g...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, Ann.
> >
> > I also had a question about Transaction IDs, I haven't gotten a
> > definite response to this so far.
> >
> > In version 1.5, are the transction IDs still 32 bits or do they go
> up
> > to 64 bits ?
>
> 32 bit
>
> > If they are 32 bits, what happens when they wrap ?
>
> To quote the Firebird Book "bad things will happen".
>
> You wont be able to start a new transaction.
>
> > Does
> > the garbage collection handle that ?
>
> Nope.
>
> Make a backup then restore it to reset the transaction back to 0. At
> 100 transactions / second, you will want to do it annually, at 1
> transaction / second, you wont still be using that server when it
> falls to pieces, heck none of us will be alive.
>
> Adam
>