Subject Re: [firebird-support] FB 1.5 backup "interesting" error
Author Alexey Kovjazin
Hello!

> a bug appear (I try with non transportable, and other swithces, but is
> nothing happened).
>
> gbak: writing data for table TEL_CALL
> gbak: ERROR: message length error (encountered 240, expected 232)
> gbak: ERROR: gds_$receive failed
> gbak: Exiting before completion due to errors

Your database is corrupted - some record has lenght different from declared
in RDB$FORMATS.
Usually fixing such error requires some special repairing actions to delete
it on physical level (i.e., gfix or gbak will not help).

Feel free to contact me about terms and conditions of repairing via
ak@...

Sincerely yours,
Alexey Kovyazin
www.ib-aid.com
www.ibsurgeon.com