You are limited to 200 ( I think) metadata updates between backup and
restores. A backup and restore will reset this counter and should
correct your problem.

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>Firebird 1.5.2.4731 on Win2000 Pro
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>It seems a difficult one to duplicate so any suggestions are appreciated.
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>Visit http://firebird.sourceforge.net and click the Resources item
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>Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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