Zd wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> Just a short question: Normally multiple users are connecting to the same DB with a SuperServer Firebird instance.
>
> In order to update the database, my updater program stops the Firebird service, and connects using fbembed.dll to make the required DB updates.
>
> Then the Firebird service is restarted and multiple users come in to the picture again.
>
> Can this approach cause any problems? Is it safe to switch between SS and embedded for connecting to the same database file?

It should work fine, but why? Concurrency control for multi-user
read/write databases has been around for more than 30 years - it's
pretty reliable.


Good luck,

Ann