Re: [Firebird-docs] Gfix manual added to repository

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Hi Paul,

pa...@vi... wrote:
> No, you're right, gstat doesn't do remote databases. The "localhost:" 
> was there because during testing I copied the connect string from 
> the gfix command issued earlier. However, the fact that this doesn't 
> generate an error made me wonder if gstat would really connect to 
> localhost. ....

Strange behaviour. Seems to have been fixed at 2.0 - or maybe it is a Linux thing as it gives an error message if I use a 'server' name and colon in the database path.

> As it turns out, you can (with 1.5) prepend almost any kind of nonsense 
> followed by a ":" and gstat will simply strip it. Only if the connect 
> string contains 3 or more colons will you get a syntax error (on Windows! 
> I presume it's 2 on Linux). This may be something to add to the gstat 
> chapter, when the time comes.

I have this email filed away for later testing and documenting. Thanks.

I presume that this behaviour is why your 'sofa' server was listed as 'H' instead in your examples. Seems that first server name is removed, the your H: drive path is assumed to be a server :o)


Cheers,
Norman.