At 03:07 AM 21/04/2008, Mercea Paul wrote: >> On 4/20/08, Mercea Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Is there a way to specify for Backup service to use nbackup and make >> > incremental backup? >> >> No. AFAIK nbackup isn't available thru Service API. > >Nether I can find any link to api for nbackup..hope you know more!
There isn't an API. nBak and nBackup are plug-in applications and as such they are clients that *use* the API, much as any other application does. The Services API isn't a nice, clean, extensible interface like the engine API, unfortunately. It is a cocktail of functions passing parameters to a mishmash of embedded code, macros and who-knows-what. I mean, literally, the code for gbak, gfix, gsec and so on is duplicated in the engine! Bloating the engine with more optional code is not part of the Firebird design strategy - so forget about an API for nbackup or other plug-ins ever being available through the Services API as currently implemented! The good news is that a new API encompassing both pluggable and internal code is on the drawing board, if not for Fb 3.0 then for a v.3.x. This is going to open the doors for a correct and future-safe way to do things: not just incremental backup but pluggable security, replication, search engines, external procedures and whatever anyone wants to dream about right now... Helen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Firebird-net-provider mailing list Firebird-net-provider@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-net-provider
