Hi

I think the simple answer is that ...

1) Long connections are not an issue (long transactions are).
2) Connecting to a FB database is relatively slow (depending on the
connection method).

Choose the connection method that provides the best mix for your
application.

Rob


Magicloud Magiclouds wrote:

> Hello,
> I think "application requirements" is just one thing to think about.
> One another thing to think about, which sometimes is more important, is
> performance.
> Some databases are not suitable for frequent short connections, and
> some are. Many Oracle DBA would beat the developers using frequent short
> connections to death.
> While some databases are not suitable for long time idle
> connections, and some are. MySQL is like this.
> If Firebird is suitable for both, then everything is OK. If not,
> then I should think about this when I design the application.
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