> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@...>
> wrote:
>
> > the standard approach offered by many admin tools is a database
> structure comparison tool where the result is a script which updates
> your target database.
> > These tools exist for all major databases.
>
> Nope - not possible. This is done by the customer. They have no tools.
> They just run my Update program, and their database is updated.

you're meant to put the script into YOUR update program

>
> With DBISAM, for example, they store a version number in each table. On
> every startup, I can now check all their tables, and check version
> numbers against what is current. If any of their tables are not
> current, I update them silently. Works great.

it's slient as

>
> I know this is not possible with Firebird. But I still need the update
> process.
>
> I guess you could say I am writing the tool you speak of.