EDN InterBase / Command Line Tools / gfix Feed http://edn.embarcadero.com/interbase/commandlinetools/gfix 2013-05-21T19:08:19-07:00 1 internal gds software consistency check (cannot find tip page (165)) Quinn Wildman http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/93.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/30208 2003-07-11T00:00:00-07:00 2003-07-11T00:00:00-07:00 This error can occur on a read only database after many transactions You must have exclusive access to a database before validating it Quinn Wildman http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/93.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/27163 2001-03-30T09:49:10-07:00 2001-03-30T09:49:10-07:00 The error that occurs when validating a database and you don't have exclusive access is different than documented. Database Validation and Repair Quinn Wildman http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/93.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/27103 2001-03-20T15:57:02-07:00 2001-03-20T15:57:02-07:00 This document describes exactly what gfix does when it attempts to validate or repair a database. GFIX raises an error if you specify username and password before specifying sweep and ignore options. Quinn Wildman http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/93.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/26814 2001-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 2001-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 incompatible switch combination error is raised Using gfix to set a v5 database to read only mode doesn't return an error. Quinn Wildman http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/93.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/26816 2001-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 2001-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 Only InterBase 6 databases may be set to read only. Troubleshooting and Recovering from Database Corruption Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/26128 2000-08-05T00:00:00-07:00 2000-08-05T00:00:00-07:00 Diagnosing and Repairing Database Corruption database file appears corrupt (wrong type page) - page xxxx is of wrong type Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25136 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 There are a few options to try, but some data may be lost. Running command line gfix gives user/password error Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25244 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 How to specify the user name and password General information on GFIX (sweep intervals) Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25263 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 The use of a database defined sweep interval really depends on what your<BR>application does and what type of maintenance you want to employ on yourBR>database. General information on GFIX (when / why is the sweep kicking off automatically) Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25265 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 The automation of gfix (sweep) is controlled by the sweep interval setting. How to quickly get the list of valid options for InterBase command line utilties Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25385 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 To get a complete list of options for the command line utilities, type an invalid command line option. How do I set up the database cache? Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25474 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 4 different ways to set the cache Repairing checksum errors Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25521 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 Restore from a backup that does not have the error Redirecting errors to a text file Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25605 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 Some InterBase utilities (for example, gfix.exe) don't offer an output file switch to redirect status messages to a text file. sweep may cause database server to crash - InterBase 5.5 Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25760 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 Resolved in InterBase 5.6 Why set the database cache on a per database basis instead of server-wide Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25822 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 What is the recomended way of setting the cache pages?