Borland released a new Interbase version. New features include VLDB Support (Very Large Database: 64 bit I/O), enables the creation of large files without creating a multi-file database and XML Data-generation, allows InterBase developers to generate XML documents directly from InterBase. In the meantime, Sleepycat Software released version 4.0 of the Berkeley DB just a few days ago. This version adds support for replication, so apps can survive single- or multi-node hardware or software failures without interruption in service.
Borland & SleepyCat Deliver New DB Versions
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Is the context of “creation of large files” OS specific, or does it allow for say, crazy-ass big files not allowed by the OS? Or am I going have to just test this motha out myself?
It’s stuck within the filesystem/os limitations. It doesn’t make multiple small files and transparently map them to you as one large DB.
If that’s what you were asking.