> At 09:41 AM 13/11/2008, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am currently using Firebird 2.0 client in my application for doing
> database operations on client side.
> >
> >My application is windows application which is using firebird 2.0
> ADO.NET wrapper to access the firebird native API's. Whenever this
> application loads it connects with my GDB file and fetch data from GDB
> file. And also whenever application exists it just closes the
> connection with my GDB file and then exists. Now when i try loading and
> existing of my application with normal user speed than connection to
> GDB file happens but when the interval between application exist and
> relaunch of application is very less( I just exit the application and
> the restart the process) then application does not able to make
> connection to GDB file. But if i add the delay between the application
> launch and code that connects to GDB file then application is able to
> make the connection with GDB file.
> >
> >The Error that gets logged while connecting to firebird in this case
> is "Operating system directive create file failed".
> >
> >Any help on this will be deeply appreciated. Any specification to
> open/close the connection with GDB file.
>
> It is very simple - rename your database file to have an extension that
> is not ".gdb". Windows XP and S2003 do horrible things when something
> opens any file with the .gdb extension, that should not be done to
> database files. Unfortunately, Microsoft has made it impossible to
> disable this activity for ".gdb" files.
>
> If renaming the file would break too many things then your only other
> option is to set up the server so that it never performs SystemRestore
> on the partition where the database file resides. You can reach the
> applet for configurng SystemRestore by doing a right-click on My
> Computer, selecting Properties and going to the SystemRestore tab.
>
> ./heLen

I think the issue is the "disk shadow copies" feature, not system restore..?
Alan