--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Ann W. Harrison"
<aharrison@...> wrote:

>
> nxciro wrote:
> > I am trying to move a database
> > from a wxp machine running firebird SS 1.5.3
> > to a suse9.2 64 machine running SS 2.0RC1 64
> >
> > gbak -r -v MYTEST.FBK MYTEST.FDB user sysdba password mylinuxpass
> >
> > gbak: ERROR:size specification either missing or incorrect
> > for file MYTEST.FDB
> > gbak:Exiting before completion due to errors
> >
> From the context, it sounds as if there may be an incompatibility
> between the 32 and 64 bit gbak's. If I were you, and was willing
> to spend the time, I'd try restoring that backup on a 32 bit
> Linux version of Firebird 2.0 and on a Firebird/Linux 1.5. If
> the 1.5 fails, come back here and we'll figure out what's going
> on because it's something specific to your database - probably a
> bug in gbak, but a low probability one. If the restore works
> on 1.5, take the results to the devel list -
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Ann
>

I can confirm that following backup/restore works :

from wxp copy a fdb file to suse9.2 64 running SS 1.5.2
backup the file with gbak -b -v then restore on
another linux machine running suse64 2.0RC1
using gbak -r -v


Hope this helps to identify this issue

Nx