Thanks Miroslav/Johan.

What we'll lose by using transportable format?
Assuming I used particular filesystem in Linux (say, ext3, reiser..,
XFS, GFS) -- by using transportable format to Windows, any changes on
the file content? Do we need to re-tune the database once it's
restored from transportable format to other platform?

Thanks.

Cheers,
BAM


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Johan van Zyl" <johan@j...>
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> 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
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> -----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?
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> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 09:35:15 -0000, java4sg <java4sg@y...> wrote:
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> >
> > 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.
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> Cheers,
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