7 Jul
2000
7 Jul
'00
2:59 a.m.
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, David Trudgett wrote:
I don't understand this advice. Couldn't the file change while being read? Wouldn't a better way be to pack the database and use the Data.fs.old file as the backup?
If you are a belt-and-suspenders type, sure <grin>. Data.fs only gets appended to, and Zope is smart enough to ignore incomplete transactions on the end of the file when it starts up. So the database is *always* in a consistent state on disk from Zope's point of view, making it safe to back it up by just copying the live Data.fs. --RDM