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Article #25596: How gbak affects external files

Problem:
I am using IB 4.2.  With this version, I am not able to use backup and 
restore to take advantage of paging; since it drops the external files
everytime you restore.  Can anyone tell me if there has been any 
improvements on this in the new version.

Solution:
With 5.x gbak it will not touch external tables by default.  It will
leave them intact where they exist.  This means that they are not backed
up.  The table's definition is backed up, but not the data from the
external file. 

There is a gbak switch that will allow you use the v4.2 functionality
where the external table is backed up and restored as an internal table.


Last Modified: 26-OCT-00