We are using file as our devtype in dbclass and have no problems.

Cheers

Stuart


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Bleistein [SMTP:justin.bleistein AT SUNGARD DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:45 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: DB backups
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> I don't think you can, I beleive "file" is an invalid devclass.
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> --Justin Richard Bleistein
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> Is anyone doing db backups to disk using devclass type FILE?
>
> I know, it's not necessarily a good thing, but right now we have a db that
> is large enough that the log can fill before a full db backup can run.
>
> Before I set this up, I'm wondering if anyone else is doing this.


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