>>>Hi,
>>>Why last few records (newly added before ssytem crash) still could be lost even I have FLUSH after END TRANSACTION in every transaction?
>>>
>>>Thank you
>>
>>I believe one possibility is that the OS has a write-cache enabled. I am not sure whether in this case a FLUSH would force a write.
>
>Have a look at MSKB #
Q281281. It provides some interesting information on the operation of FLUSH vis-a-vis the OS.
Thanks.
Hmmm... "they cache the FLUSH commands and then return operation to the application" seems dangerous to me.
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