> but this does bring me back to the original question, is the gbak (restore)
> or the gfix (validation)
> not suppose to stop you from restoring a database that is invalid or the
> validation tell you, hey here is problems ??

Most people prefer if their databases can be restored even if they have
some problems (like data not passing some check constrains, or some
objects not accessible in dialect 1 ) than to risk the lost of whole database.

You can e.g. set restored database to dialect 3 (using gfix), alter inappropriate
object names (e.g. by alter table command, or by copying data to new table),
and then set the dialect back to 1 (if you prefer).

Ivan