Yes Martin I'm absolutely sure I'm not working on a backup... first they
sent me a backup file (.fbk) then I asked for the database and they sent me
1.3 Gb database (.fdb)

I tried to install firebird 1.0 on another machine and open the database
from there but same problem. I'm assuming the database they sent was created
on 1.0 because they had sent on the same DVD the Firebird 1.0 installer...

If it was corruption, what could be the cause? they are as we speak
operating on the database at their site, they have made a copy on a DVD and
sent it to me and yes I unchecked the read only property of the file after
copying it on my machine.

-----Original Message-----
From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:firebird-support@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Martijn Tonies
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:00 PM
To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [firebird-support] Connection authorization failure

> No it was not copied from Linux, but after second thought I'm pretty
> sure they were running it on Firebird 1.0 and I have the 1.5 installed on

my

> machine. But should this be a problem for me? I mean isn't 1.5 fully
> compatible with 1.0?

Firebird 1.5 should be able to open Firebird 1.0 databases.

> Anyway, I will try to install 1.0 on another machine (I do not want to
> create any kind of conflict between 1.0 and 1.5 on my machine) and try
> opening the file.
>
> I assume this has nothing to do with corruption...

It can be a corrupted database.

Are you sure you didn't get a backup which needs to be restored first?

> > I received a Firebird database from a client and tried to open it

both

> > in IBExpert and Database workbench, in both cases I got the message
> > "Connection authorization failure. D:\myDatabse.fdb is not a valid
> database"
> >
> > Does this mean the database is damaged, if not what could be the
> > problem, of course I have their adminstrator password, if there was a
> login
> > problem, would this message appear?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help
>
> Was it copied from Linux?
>
> What version of Firebird were the running?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, Oracle & MS SQL
Server
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com



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