>
> >Alan Wrote:
> >PS the 64bit engine sure does restore fast. A >1Gb database restored
> in less
> >than 2 minutes, usually a half hour job on 32 bit. let's hope it's all
> >there....
>
> I thought the main difference was size of files and memory that can be
> handled, and you wouldn't really notice much difference in speed
> compared to using the 32 bit version on a 64 bit box (unless you were
> hitting those limits before..)
>
> Hmm, maybe it is worth the extra effort of converting to 64 bit
> Firebird...
>

could be correct, I'll hold off a complete opinion til I do some more work.
I certainly noticed the restore speed improvement. But loading an
application didn't appear much different. Although, the server in question
is quite a bit more remote to the application PC than it was before. I'll
check on performance running the app on the 64bit server vs the same on the
32 bit server.

Mind you, if the delivery is the same speed but allows the server to be more
remote, then that's not bad either. I'm being pushed into virtual hosting
with this client and there's no way to get the virtual environments close to
the users. Thankfully their bandwidth is the best you can currently get
here.
Alan