--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Ann W. Harrison" <aharrison@...> wrote:

>
> On 2/14/2011 4:10 AM, karolbieniaszewski wrote:
> >
>
> >
> > I hope that indeed the problem was fixed.
> > I need to check yourself and see what happens ..
> >
>
> First, transaction identifiers are 32 bits on all platforms. The
> transaction is stored in every record version, so doubling it would
> have a significant effect on the number of back versions that can
> be stored on a page. And, the space would be wasted for the vast
> majority of databases.
>
> Second, the bug fix handled the case where the database ran out
> of transaction identifiers and backup could not run because it
> couldn't get a transaction identifier. It did not eliminate the
> risk of overrun.
>
> You might look at developing some way to track changes that
> happen during a backup/restore and apply them after the restore
> completes.
>
>
> Good luck,
>
> Ann
>

Bad news - i supposed that this limitation was eliminated
but i see that this only eliminate possibility to corrupt database itself :/

Karol Bieniaszewski