On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Helen Borrie wrote:

> That tool only needs a valid TCP/IP connect string in the Database field,
> i.e. Myserver:c:\something\mydata.gdb on Win,
> Myserver:/usr/databases/mydata.gdb on Linux.

Thanks, this works.

> The one to ask about that is Claudio as he helped to write it; also, I've
> not used this datapump.

May be he reads this on the list?

> You need the InterBase manual set which you can pick up from the Documents
> page of the URL below; or from the www.interbase.com site. Follow the
> instructions for gbak in the Ops manual - it works like a bought
> one. There tends to be more typing to do on Linux, of course. <g>

Thanks, I've found it.
I really would love it if there would be an SQL-output like pg_dump
does. Very transparent, very handy, I liked it immediately once I
have seen it.

> The Linux version is deficient in UI tools because its usual mode of use is
> just a database being served to client applications on Windows, Sun, HP,
> etc. systems. Up until two weeks ago it was a proprietary database that
> provided what customers wanted - a reliable database server that they could
> load up on a clunky old box in the corner, fire up and forget it.

Well, I know that. Hopefully this will change in the future. A solid
ODBC driver might help for the short term use.

Kind regards

Andreas.