Subject Re: AW: [firebird-support] How to test for forced writes?
Author Ann W. Harrison
On 1/26/2011 5:47 PM, Leyne, Sean wrote:
> Ann,
>
>> By default, there is no forced write flag. An entry for forced writes is created
>> when the state is changed from the default, and replaced when changed
>> back.
>
> Actually, all FB databases created on the Windows* platform have Forced Writes = ON by default -- this was a change from the original IB logic -- due to Windows caching/disk write issues.
>

Sorry, I wasn't clear. In the absence of a forced write indicator
in the variable part of the header page, forced writes are ON.

Cheers,

Ann