1. Re: EDS - compression, backup, restore
On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 20:58:30 +1300, Nick Johnson <arachnid at MAD.SCIENTIST.COM>
wrote:
>> How about writing to a new file and renaming the old file to tmp or some
>> other option like optionally deleting the old file.
>Have you any suggestions on how to copy one database to another currently?
>Should we read the entire database into memory (4gb max, remember) and then
>write it to a new database? Don't forget that EDS doesn't yet allow multiple
>databases to be open at one time.
>
>Nick
I haven't enough info yet to recommend how, but my advice on what stands
flat. I suspect that if it can be read in, it can be written out separately.
Whatever, there is no circumstance under which deleting an old file before a
new file is tested would be an intelligent play.
Everett L.(Rett) Williams
rett at gvtc.com
