Re: Database backups

In article <1992May6.203912.13387@informix.com>, craigbr@informix.com (Craig Browning) writes: |> In article <8857@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> dwc@cix.compulink.co.uk writes: |> > |> >The annoying feature of DBEXPORT is that it does an "update |> >statistics" (6 hours on a 10GB database) before writing anything to |> >tape. But once it starts writing, it is fast. I can't imagine why |> >it needs to do that because doing a select count(*) on each table is |> >virtually instant. |> > |> >David Chan |> > |> > |> > "I hate computers but I keep going back because I refuse |> > to allow a piece of refined rock beat me." |> |> This is Bug 10428. It's fixed in the version 5.0 product. |> |> This information and more is widely available on InformixLink, a |> dialup service available through a local call worldwide. If anyone |> in the US would like information on it, call 1-800-438-7627. |> |> Craig Did you forget to mention... "...dialup service available (for a fee, regardless of your race, creed, religion, sex, or maintenance contract status) through a local call..." It seems to me that if I have a maintenance contract I should be able to use this service as part of my maintenance contract - at no extra charge. I don't see how telling someone who has a maintenance contract to use a for-fee service is helping customer relationships any. I've registered this gripe with Informix Sales at the above number. -- --- / v v \\ | - | \\ /.\\ / --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John R. Carter, Sr. Programmer/Analyst - Informix DBA Computer Sciences Corporation jcarter@nas.nasa.gov Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation 415/604-3662 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 M/S 258-6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------