On 12/13/2013 01:14 AM, Damyan Ivanov wrote: > On a related note, I wonder if there is a way to convince firebird to > work with collations created with different (and no longer available) > version of ICU. This would minimise the efforts when upgrading ICU.
With no longer available version of ICU - no. How can one work with missing software? > > Right now, one is required to backup all databases before upgrading, > then restore them after upgrading. With big databases, this is very > time consuming. We had a plan to add something like RECREATE INTL INDICES command, but it's not ready yet. > I imagine that a way (even a hack) that allows working with existing > databases after upgrading ICU would make it possible to replace the > backup+restore procedure with rebuilding of indices on columns with > Unicode collations. Is this realistic at all? > Well, I've written my answer right before reading your eMail to the end :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
