Thanks Helen and Roman! > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Helen Borrie > Sent: 21 April 2008 02:32 > To: 'For users and developers of the Firebird .NET providers' > Subject: Re: [Firebird-net-provider] Service API and nbackup > > 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
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