| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Is it save to append some data at end of the binary firebird database fil e? |
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| Author | Mark Rotteveel |
| Post date | 2015-12-03T15:19:13Z |
On Windows, all files can have alternative streams with additional data. It is a form of hidden metadata that is attached to the main filename.
Mark
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Van: "Tim Ward tdw@... [firebird-support]" <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
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Onderwerp: [firebird-support] Is it save to append some data at end of the binary firebird database file?
Datum: do, dec. 3, 2015 15:52
Van: "Tim Ward tdw@... [firebird-support]" <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
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Onderwerp: [firebird-support] Is it save to append some data at end of the binary firebird database file?
Datum: do, dec. 3, 2015 15:52
On 03/12/2015 14:48, Christian Gütter
news@... [firebird-support] wrote:
In Windows this is not an abuse, executable files have provision for version metadata ("resource") and you're supposed to use it properly. Pity this doesn't apply portably to all file types, innit.Or, if you are a big fan of abusing file formats, you might want to
try to append the information to your executable file.
-- Tim Ward