> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Benade [mailto:hobbit@...]
> > Firebird 1.5.2
> >
> > when I do a database restore all my generator values are set to
> > 18267668493213428
> > Any idea why?
>
> It only does this when I do a "metadata only" backup and restore.

What page size are you restoring to? And how many generators do you have?
In early versions of IB there was an issue that if you had more Generators
than would fit on a Page either something like that happened or the db got
corrupted (I forget which)

Rgds

Si Carter
TECT Software Ltd
http://www.tectsoft.net/