| Subject | Re: RES: [firebird-support] Copy of the current db not updating generators |
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| Author | Mark Rotteveel |
| Post date | 2012-05-31T11:19:48Z |
On Thu, 31 May 2012 08:09:33 -0300, "Fabiano" <fabianoaspro@...>
wrote:
the target file, but it cannot corrupt not the source file. Usually for
copying a file the copy program will acquire a read lock, so nothing is
changed and the database process can continue writing to the file without
being hindered by the copy process.
Mark
wrote:
> Never copy the FDB file! You WILL corrupt both FDB and copy file!Although I agree with your advice, in general copying the file can corrupt
the target file, but it cannot corrupt not the source file. Usually for
copying a file the copy program will acquire a read lock, so nothing is
changed and the database process can continue writing to the file without
being hindered by the copy process.
Mark