> I suggest this approach:
>
> 1. Open the database file using sqlite3_open()
> 2. Run sqlite3_exec("BEGIN IMMEDIATE");
> 3. Make a copy of the raw database file using whatever
> high-speed file copy mechanism is at hand.
> 4. sqlite3_close();
>
> The BEGIN IMMEDIATE operation in step 2 will
On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 11:09 -0400, John Duprey wrote:
> I'd like to copy a database that may or may not be in use. Doing a
> filesystem copy will not ensure a stable copy. Can I use the sqlite3 CLI and
> some SQL to do this such that I can wrap it up into a script or do I need to
> write my own
Hello,
Seems to me if your backup program does
a "BEGIN EXCLUSIVE" before doing the
file copy then you should be fine. Just
my guess though.
I believe an exclusive transaction
should ensure that you are the only
writer to the database.
Regards,
Kervin
John Duprey wrote:
I'd like to copy a
On 9/6/05, John Duprey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What I'd like is a safe binary copy.
>
> From a previous post, I have seen someone suggest this:
> attach 'foo.db' as bar;
> create table baz as select * from bar.baz;
> detach bar;
> If I wrapped this in a loop for all tables it would
I'd like to copy a database that may or may not be in use. Doing a
filesystem copy will not ensure a stable copy. Can I use the sqlite3 CLI and
some SQL to do this such that I can wrap it up into a script or do I need to
write my own program, that gets a lock and re-creates the DB in a new
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