>> I was under the impression that copying a database that is currently
>> in use can cause a corruption because windows xcopy might deny the
>> Firebird server access to that file momentarily. I was looking for an
>> official statement on this for a customer of mine and found this:

>> http://www.firebirdsql.org/manual/qsg10-howtocorrupt.html

>> but it doesn't include the copying/zipping of a live database. Is the
>> documentation out of date, or is it not an issue any more?

>Not everything is listed there.
>More details can be found here: "Firebird and InterBase corruptions reasons" http://ib-aid.com/articles/item70