On 25.4.2006 17:31 Santosh.Mayekar@... wrote:

> The other method tried was using backup and restore using gbak which
> worked fine and reduced the database size to the original.

Yes, it's right. Firebird uses/saves the allocated space for future use,
etc.

> Is there a method known for not increasing the db size without using
> backup and restore?

What's wrong on this method?

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