I have always just grabbed the .gdb file and thrown it wherever I am going
to use it. Windows, Linux whatever it has always worked so far.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann W. Harrison" <aharrison@...>
To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>; <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ib-support] Interchanging file between Linux Windows and IB6
FB1


> At 01:19 AM 3/19/2002 +1100, Helen Borrie wrote:
>
> >If you are changing platforms then you MUST use GBAK, using the
> >-transportable switch. Windows and Linux have totally different
> >filesystems, so Linux won't be able to read a Windows file.
>
> Err, actually, no. Yes, using gbak and transportable is a good
> idea, but you can ftp a database from Linux (Intel) to Windows
> (Intel) as long as ftp knows that it's a binary file.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ann
> www.ibphoenix.com
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