Subject Re: RES: [firebird-support] Copy of the current db not updating generators
Author Kjell Rilbe
Den 2012-05-31 13:19 skrev Mark Rotteveel såhär:
>
> On Thu, 31 May 2012 08:09:33 -0300, "Fabiano" <fabianoaspro@...
> <mailto:fabianoaspro%40gmail.com>>
> 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.
>
>
But won't the copy program's read lock cause problems for FB trying to write to the file?

Kjell
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