Restoring a Database from Multiple Backup Files

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InterBase allows you to restore a database from multiple files. The following code example shows how to do this.

procedure TForm1.Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
with IBRestoreService1 do
begin
ServerName := 'Poulet';
LoginPrompt := False;
Params.Add('user_name=sysdba');
Params.Add('password=masterkey');
Active := True;
try
Verbose := True;
Options := [Replace, UseAllSpace];
PageBuffers := 3000;
PageSize := 4096;
BackupFile.Add('c:\temp\employee1.gbk');
BackupFile.Add('c:\temp\employee2.gbk');
BackupFile.Add('c:\temp\employee3.gbk');
DatabaseName.Add('employee.gdb');
ServiceStart;
While not Eof do
Memo1.Lines.Add(GetNextLine);
finally
Active := False;
end;
end;
end;