Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Firebird database structure question |
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Author | Lester Caine |
Post date | 2005-06-10T13:11:14Z |
tablazincata wrote:
All of the data to manage the tables in a database is held in the .fdb
file. If you do use more than one file, then the 'systems tables' have
to be duplicated in each .fdb file, and queries between tables are not
possible! ( With the current versions of Firebird )
The safety is provided by regular backup of the database.
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Lester Caine
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L.S.Caine Electronic Services
> By default a .fdb database file (specific to Firebird) containsFirebird is not dBase ;)
> several tables, which means that if something happens to the .fdb file
> that will affect all the tables whithin the .fdb. What can I do, or
> how can I configure the Firebird server so that the tables to be in
> distinct files.
All of the data to manage the tables in a database is held in the .fdb
file. If you do use more than one file, then the 'systems tables' have
to be duplicated in each .fdb file, and queries between tables are not
possible! ( With the current versions of Firebird )
The safety is provided by regular backup of the database.
--
Lester Caine
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L.S.Caine Electronic Services