Hello Ann, thanks for the reply.

I set the db to read only using gfix -mode read_only
this worked ok (and I confirmed that the db is actually
read only).

Then, using gbak -b I get the following error report:-

gbak: ERROR: internal gds software consistency check (wrong record length
(183))

gbak: ERROR: gds_$receive failed
gbak: Exiting before completion due to errors
gbak: ERROR: internal gds software consistency check (can't continue after
bugcheck)

I also tried to gbak with the -ignore and -garbage_collect
options, this also produces the same error report.

What do you suggest now ?

Best regards,
William.

> What seems likely is that a TIP (transaction information page)
> has not been written. It may be possible to set the database
> to read only - I'd use the command line gfix to avoid anything
> that IBConsole might decided to do to help me. That should
> let you backup the database. If you can't set the database to
> read only, there are other things that I might be able to help
> with.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ann
> www.ibphoenix.com
> We have answers.