Hello!

You need to run
gfix -v -full -ig...
gfix -mend -ig...
gfix -mend..

than try to backup again.

If it does not help you may download IBFirstAID Diagnostician,
open/diagnose database and send log to support@...

Sincerely,
Alexey Kovyazin
IBSurgeon

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>
> Please help me with my backup problem. I have a Database with a 92.2MB
> file size and I want to backup it but unfornately the process was
> terminated with an error message:
>
> "Unsuccessful execution caused by system error that does not preclude
> successful execution of subsequent statements. message length error
> (encountered 172, expected 168) gds_$receive failed."
>
> I'm using the following:
> 1. IBExpert Backup service
> 2. Firebird 1.5
> 3. RedHat Linux 9 for the database server
> 4. Windows XP as the client
>
> NOTE:I'm running the backup process at the client station (Windows XP).
> And the database is still usable and accessible only that I can't
> succesfully perform a backup.
>
> Hope the group can help me with this.
>
> Thank you and more power to FIREBIRD Community.
>
> Olan
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