--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "andrew_abyzov" <abyzov@b...>
wrote:

> When I try to drop a table I get an error "index is in use", until I
> do "alter index ... inactive". Is this normal ?

Andrew, it will be extremely helpful if you point what server do you
use - MSSQL? Oracle? Informix? InterBase? Firebird? In last two cases
it will be interesting what is version number and DDL for table and
indices on it, especially index which you are forced to deactivate.

Best regards,
Alexander