Thank you very much Ann for your answer. And I was talking about gbak's task, not mine, sorry for my bad English.
If having each record in one page is better than having a record in two or more pages then have sense for me that gbak keep each record in just one page when rebuilding the database when it is doing a restore. Greetings. Walter. On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Ann Harrison <aharri...@ibphoenix.com>wrote: > ** > > > On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:23 AM, W O <sistemas2000profesio...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > > And a cycle backup/restore doesn't force each row to keep in a single > page? > > > > Gbak backup makes a copy of the current version of all data in its backup > file. Gbak > restore creates a new database and populates it with that data. Records > all get new > home pages. > > > If having a row in several pages causes bad performance it has sense trying > > to keep that rows as grouped as possible. Or not? > > > > You have little or no control over that. Yes, Firebird tries to keep all > versions of > a record on the same page, but there's almost nothing, other than reserving > space > on pages, that you can control to influence the location of record > versions. > > Good luck, > > Ann > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit http://www.firebirdsql.org and click the Resources item on the main (top) menu. Try Knowledgebase and FAQ links ! Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: firebird-support-dig...@yahoogroups.com firebird-support-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: firebird-support-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/