Re: [Firebird-devel] Embedded superserver

[Nando D. <na...@de...>]

Alan,

>> A> If the application hosting the dll desided to quit, what would
>> happen to 3rd
>> A> party applications using the dll as it's means of serving
>> data? The host
>> A> application would just close and drop the dll wouldn't it?
>>
>> Yes. Much like what happens when you shutdown an application that
>> hosts an embedded server (fbembed.dll) or the fbserver itself. Client
>> connections vanish.

A> but that's very rude isn't it? unlike a server which has a tendency to be
A> left running all the time, a host application can be started and stopped
A> frequently -

my host application *is* a server and runs as a service. I'd think
that anyone intending to embed (or otherwise implement) a server open
to remote connections should take all the necessary precautions.
Again, this is not specific to Firebird. In this context Firebird is
just a component that I am using to build my server application. I
would like that component to be in the form of a DLL rather than the
current exe form.

A> you wouldn't get me connecting to a host app with little chance
A> of me being able to save my work before they decided to switch off and go
A> home for the night....

...which is also true for fbserver.exe running as an application.

I hope what I wrote above clears the misunderstanding. Otherwise
please feel free to repost.

Ciao
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Nando Dessena
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