In message <031201c2b581$39165a10$0a02a8c0@seal>, Martijn Tonies
<m.tonies@...> writes

>> I just hope that this is what I should be doing - remember, the
>> original problem was that I could not back up the database.
>
>It kind depends on the gfix output - does the db still have errors? Even
>if it doesn't - a backup/restore cycle should be the thing you'd be doing.
>Make sure to test the restore before overwriting (if at all) the current
>db files!!

Next job! I had been backing up regularly, but not restoring. Too many
bars to visit. Of course, the holidays are over now...

>> Loss of data is not important to me, I just want to understand what is
>> happening.
>
>Did you save the gfix output? It should give you more info about what
>was wrong and what was happening/repaired/etc...

Still doing it... 6,500,000 records, and the machine is not the fastest.

>
>
>With regards,
>
>Martijn Tonies
>InterBase Workbench - the developer tool for InterBase & Firebird
>Firebird Workbench - the developer tool for Firebird
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>
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>If we change anything, the users object."

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