Md5 and a cronjob, seeings you're running Linux.
Write the md5 to a file on a fileserver somewhere, and copy it wherever you
like!

N.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of R. S. Patil
> Sent: Friday, 15 July 2005 2:29 PM
> To: Firebird Support
> Subject: [firebird-support] Checksum of a Database
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> Dear Friends,
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> To ensure that there is no change in database between
> subsequent official turnoffs and turn ons my client is
> demanding "checksum of the database" to be implemented.
>
> Can somebody suggest me a way to achieve this ?
> I am using Delphi 5->IBO->FB 1.5,xx on Linux RH9.
>
> The details are as follows.
>
> Its a financial institute working hrs are 10 AM to 5:30 PM.
> Server is shutdown when all the users are logged off and
> after day end process is completed. The Manager of branch
> leaves after day end process is completed but workers may
> keep on working late nights. The Manager has doubt that there
> are some incidences where backup before have been restored
> and some corrective actions have been performed and day end
> process has been done in his absence. He would like to have a
> program which will store a checksum of the database after day
> end stored on some removable media which he will carry with
> him and on next day the day begin process will only be fired
> if the checksum tallies with it.
>
> He dont mind rather prefers to have a separate program on
> removable media to do this.
>
> Thanks and Best Regards
>
> R. S. Patil
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