Hi,

> Is it as safe or safer as gbak -b/-r ?
> For example, does it check for foreign key vailidity?

Well, it isn't as safe as a backuprestore with gbak. For example it
cannot detect NULL values in a NOT NULL field.

> I must admint that I didn't think about gfix -v yet. If it is the
> recommended way to check databases, I am perfectly fine with it.

Well, as long as you only use nbackup for backup/restore you shouldn't
have a problem with using gfix -v for checking.

> Just searching the SAFEST way to check a database. (Perferable also a
> fast one, but that is less important.)

Well, I think the safest way is and will always be gbak.

Michael