Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Question : Filesize limit & splitting file |
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Author | Dom Scarlatti |
Post date | 2010-04-08T07:16:26Z |
At 10:49 PM 7/04/2010, you wrote:
Dom
>Hello,IB 6.0 Language Reference, CREATE DATABASE and ALTER DATABASE. Downloadable from IBPhoenix archives, links on Documentation Index page at Firebird web site.
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>I have some small questions, from where i can not really find the answer too.
>- Firebird will automatically split files when it hits the filesystem limit ? (Also with the embedded version ?)Yes, if you already created a new secondary file in anticipation (see the above manual). Fb does not create secondary files automatically.
>- If it does not split automatically how can you create a multi file database in a correct & simple wayAll your questions will be answered if you read it up.
>I will mainly be using latest firebird stable version on Windows (Server & Embedded). But it might happen there is a Linux/Unix install somewhere along the lineOn most modern filesystems you don't need to have split databases. If you are still using Windows 98 (FAT32) or NT 4 (NTFS 1) then you probably do.
Dom