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<pre class="programlisting">#include <db_cxx.h>
int
Db::sync(u_int32_t flags);</pre>
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The <code class="methodname">Db::sync()</code> method flushes any cached information to disk.
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If the database is in memory only, the <code class="methodname">Db::sync()</code> method has no
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<span class="bold"><strong>It is important to understand that flushing
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while writing data to the database. To ensure that database
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application-specific recovery; or edit a copy of the database, and
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When a client synchronizes with the master, it is possible for committed
transactions to be rolled back. This invalidates all the database and cursor
handles opened in the replication environment. Once this occurs, an attempt to use
such a handle will
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The application will need to discard the handle and open a new one in order to
continue processing.
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The operation was blocked by client/master synchronization.
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An invalid flag value or parameter was specified.
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