> I was under the impression that copying a database that is currently in use > can cause a corruption because windows xcopy might deny the Firebird server > access to that file momentarily. I was looking for an official statement on > this for a customer of mine and found this: > > http://www.firebirdsql.org/manual/qsg10-howtocorrupt.html > > but it doesn't include the copying/zipping of a live database. Is the > documentation out of date, or is it not an issue any more?
Others have replied on that already. > Regards > Maya > > PS. Similarly, in the past, I have also been advise to keep connection > strings exactly the same from all client connections, but I can't see > anything on that either AFAIR, this was an issue in InterBase 6 (or even pre V6?) which has been fixed in Firebird 1.0. -- With regards, Thomas Steinmaurer (^TS^) Firebird Technology Evangelist http://www.upscene.com/ http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-foundation/
