Hello Aage,

> > I am a database administrator trying to fix a 2GB firebird ver1.5
> > database being used in a hospital. I cannot afford to shutdown the
> > database as this is a 24/7 operation.
> > I had copied the database file (inside REdhat Linux) to my PC and doing
> > a (local) gfix (-v -full/-mend) but the number of errors is still the
> > same. I have not tried doing it for the live database.
> > I cannot backup using IBExpert. Error is "Arithmetic overflow...".
>
> As for gfix'ing the database with users still connected, I would be
> very reluctant.

gfix can't be run while others are connected. You need to be the only
attachment with gfix.




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