Damage a database

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 19/2/08 9:09 PM, "Thorsten Hohage" <thohage at objectmanufactur.com> wrote:

Hi All,

>> is there any way to damage a database on purpose, except to apply a
>> hex editor? I'm chasing a database corruption, which I can't
>> reproduce, and I want to test my recovery methods.
> 
> 
> There might be several methods to damage a db, but I'm afraid most of
> them are not reproducible. And many other might be risky to damage
> much more, then only the db-file, e.g.
> 
> * use an external disk or an USB-device and remove it physically while
> Valentina writes to a file that's on this medium

I think this can totally corrupt USB device!
Do not do this :-)
 
> * plug the power chord (of course not on a Laptop ;-)) while Valentina
> writes a file

Again, why do this so physically with hardware?

You can always do on Mac   Force Quite for an application.
    Effect 100% the same.


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Best regards,

Ruslan Zasukhin
VP Engineering and New Technology
Paradigma Software, Inc

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