Are there any disadvantages to backup the database by copying the database file?
Thanks.



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From: Uwe Grauer <uwemailmeister@...>
To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 1:14:01 AM
Subject: Re: [firebird-support] Does the FbBackup vailid the backup file?

 

On 01/26/2011 11:37 PM, bbmu2000 wrote:
> I use FbBackup API to backup the database. My question is does the FbBackup
>automatically validate the backup file? (Does it threw an exception if the
>backup file is not useable?)
>
> Thanks.
>

You have to do a restore to know if the backup is valid, see:
http://www.firebirdfaq.org/faq105/

Uwe







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