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Options for CREATE SHADOW

LENGTH

Specifies the maximum size of the primary or secondary shadow file in pages.The LENGTH value does not affect the size of the only shadow file, nor the last if it is a set.The last (or only) file will keep automatically growing as long as it is necessary.

STARTING AT

Specifies the shadow page number at which the next shadow file should start.The system will start adding new data to the next shadow file when the previous file is filled with data up to the specified page number.

Tip

You can verify the sizes, names and location of the shadow files by connecting to the database using isql and running the command SHOW DATABASE;

Who Can Create a Shadow

The CREATE SHADOW statement can be executed by: