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Re: Make a backup only if necessary

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From	Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>
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Anton Shepelev (anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com) writes:
> The major problem with this approach is that fn_dblog is an
> undocumented function apt to change or disappear any time.
> If anybody know how to perform an equivalent test using more
> stable and reliable method, I shall be grateful if they
> share it.
> 

Since you are settling on a recovery strategy that few other people
would consider, I'm afraid that you are quite much on your own.

Beside the fact that fn_dblog being undocumented, you are also relying 
on that there are some rows left around in the log after a write operation. 
This is something that could change over time.

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Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-05-27 12:59 +0300
  Re: Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-05-27 13:53 +0300
  Re: Make a backup only if necessary Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> - 2024-05-27 22:43 +0200
    Re: Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-05-28 12:41 +0300
      Re: Make a backup only if necessary Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> - 2024-05-28 20:11 +0200
        Re: Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.moc> - 2024-05-29 00:52 +0300
          Re: Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-05-31 13:53 +0300
            Re: Make a backup only if necessary Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> - 2024-06-01 11:34 +0200
              Re: Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.moc> - 2024-06-02 14:43 +0300
                Re: Make a backup only if necessary Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> - 2024-06-04 20:22 +0200
                Re: Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-06-05 17:15 +0300
                Re: Make a backup only if necessary Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-06-05 19:37 +0300

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