--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Vlad Khorsun" <hvlad@...>
wrote:

>
> >I thing also that this option can be usefull in the backup/restore
> > utility ! also it's will be very easy to add this option :)
>
> So do it, if it so easy ;)

If it's was build in delphi, i will do it imediatly :) unfortunatly
my c is very poor :(

>
> > i thing that the option can be better than the
> > DatabaseGrowthIncrement ...
>
> If you about ALTER DATABASE PREALLOCATE SPACE, register
> feature request in tracker and we'll plan when to implement it.
>
> > why this option could be good (in my case) :
> >
> > i have 1 database only for the session, tmp, etc..
> >
> > this database grow fastly (cause it's always start from zero when

we

> > restart the system) so from few kb at the beginning to gb at the

end

> > before we drop the database (we don't do backup, we simply drop

and

> > recreate the database)
> >
> > this why i thing that the option can be usefull
>
> Stephane, sorry, but i see no reason why it could be better...

But because they will be no file fragmentation at all !