Ann W. Harrison wrote:

>Uwe Grauer wrote:
> >
> > It isn't possible to go back to an older version in Firebird via
> > backup-restore.
> > Create the same db-structure in 1.5.2 and pump your data over from 2.0
> > alpha.
> >
>
>The easier method is to use the V1.5x gbak utility to backup the V2.0
>database through the V2.0 server. If you use the new V2 metadata
>features - base collation and collation attributes - you'll lose the
>data in them because V1.5 doesn't know to ask about that. But you'll
>get a file that can be restored under V1.5.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Ann
>
>

I didn't know this.
Does this method only work from 2.0 to 1.5.x or is this a general
possibility?

Thanks,
Uwe