At 10:33 PM 26/05/2005 +1000, you wrote:

>Hi Tim,
>
> >>We have had to change out code to protect against
> >>the user switching off the power at the wall socket, for example.
>
>How does one protect (in code) against the power being turned of ?

I'd be interested to know, too.

However, Firebird databases don't get corrupted by the server losing power
-- *UNLESS* forced writes is off.

Dirty power can be a problem, though, insofar as surges can zap blocks of
hard drive. This problem isn't exclusive to Firebird or confined to
databases, of course...

./hb