Go to www.ibphoenix.com , you will find a lot of useful informations about Interbase and Firebird databases (Downloads, KnowledgeBase, Examples, Articles, etc.
Maintenance for Interbase / Firebird databases is easy because it is one file database (if database is very large, it can be splited in multiple files on different volumes). You can do online backups, rebuild index, etc, with users connected to database.


>Hi Liam,
>
>Thank for your comment.
>Actually, how small is the interbase database ?
>We intend to use it on our embedded system
>with only 8M of space.
>
>So, is maintenance of interbase easily than dbf ?
>Any bad thing of interbase that you dislike
>so far as I going to evaluate it soon.
>
>>Hi Virusim,
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>>I've used VFP with Interbase on a Windows server with very good results. It's an excellent database. I haven't used Interbase on Linux although I know people who have ported their database from Windows to Linux with no change in code and have been very pleased with their results.
>>
>>Other databases for Linux you may wish to check out are PostgreSQL, MySQL and FireBird. (FireBird is based on Interbase code). I use PostgreSQL for a number of projects and have found it to be excellent.
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>>Regards,
>>
>>Liam
>>
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>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Any one had use VFP with Borland interbase ?
>>>
>>>I am looking for a database to replace for my embedded
>>>system that currently running on DOS due to
>>>the memory and space constraint of the
>>>embedded system. I am looking at replacing
>>>the OS with linux and using Borland interbase.
>>>
>>>If not, any good recommendation.
>>>
>>>Please comment. Thank you.