D.12. RDB$FILES

RDB$FILES stores information about secondary files and shadow files.

Column NameData TypeDescription

RDB$FILE_NAME

VARCHAR(255)

The full path to the file and the name of either

  • the database secondary file in a multi-file database, or

  • the shadow file

RDB$FILE_SEQUENCE

SMALLINT

The sequential number of the secondary file in a sequence or of the shadow file in a shadow file set

RDB$FILE_START

INTEGER

The initial page number in the secondary file or shadow file

RDB$FILE_LENGTH

INTEGER

File length in database pages

RDB$FILE_FLAGS

SMALLINT

For internal use

RDB$SHADOW_NUMBER

SMALLINT

Shadow set number. If the row describes a database secondary file, the field will be NULL or its value will be 0