Can I simply copy a .fdb file from Linux to Windows and just carry on
working? (When a server goes down)
(Of course shutting down database and new connection parameters (from
1.0.0.3:employee to 1.0.0.5:employee) in Client app first)
Thx
JVZ

-----Original Message-----
From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Miroslav Penchev
Sent: 24 April 2005 12:04
To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [firebird-support] Does Firebird support file compatibility
across platforms?

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 09:35:15 -0000, java4sg <java4sg@...> wrote:

>
>
> Hi,
>
> Does Firebird support file compatibility across platforms?
> Can we easily perform (100%) cross platforms operations:
> - copy firebird data files
> - backup from one platform (i.e. Linux, or Windows) to other platforms
> (i.e. Windows, Linux, or Solaris)
>
> My requirement for "easily perform cross platforms operation" is that
> the file can be transport across platform without changes (as it is
> from original platform).
>

Backup it in Transportable format and restore it in other platform.

Cheers,
--
Miroslav Penchev



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