Alan McDonald wrote:

> > In general, moving Firebird database files is a definite no-no. You copy
> > or move Firebird databases by gbak'ing them and restoring them at the new
> > location.
>
> What? Is there more to knowing that if you stop the fbserver, it's safe to
> copy an .fdb file than there is to know how to manipulate a database file
> under the control of nbackup?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by this (maybe because English isn't my first language).

Of course it's safe to copy an .fdb if the server is down (and no embedded connections exist), but the standard mantra is "use gbak", simply because this is *always* safe.


Paul Vinkenoog