Hi David,

Yes, you can use the -ignore switch.
This is the command:

gfix -mend -ignore -user sysdba -password masterkey <your database>

I also have a small windows program you can download. It uses the IBX
components that connect to the service API of Firebird (Superserver only).
It does the whole procedure: Shutdown database, gfix -mend -ignore, backup
then restore.

You can download it at:

http://www.paperbricks.com/downloads/en/RepairDatabase.zip (about 385 KB)

I can also upload the sources if interested.

Salim

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From: dhay@... [mailto:dhay@...]
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 8:08 PM
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Now trying to fix old database which I saved off.  I ran the gfix command
you suggested below, but I get the following error:

database file appears corrupt ()
-bad checksum
-checksum error on database page 36609

Don't know much about gfix.  Should I try the -ignore option too, to ignore
the checksum error?

Is there any detailed documentation for gfix anywhere?

Many thanks,

David