Re: Using dbexport as backups?

Posted in 1994

JohnnyTL — 4 Dec 1994 00:25:15 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <3bfb6t$7rg@raffles.technet.sg>, kcchow@technet.sg (Chow Keng Choon) writes: I do this occasionally. There are three implications I can offer: 1. Exclusive lock must be obtained on database to perform dbexport. 2. Upon restoration, no ability to rollforward to last transaction. 3. Is practical only with relatively small databases.