> Hi Everybody,
>
> I have some problem with my Firebird database. when i try to gfix my
> db, it showing 'fa.fdb' is not a valid database. the same error is
> showing when i try to open/backup the db.
>
> anybody can help me to recover my data from this db ?
>
> I am using Firebird 1.53 under windows XP.
>
>
> thanks

Usually if you have curruption, you get a message to that effect. This
message is associated with a case where you rename a backup file to fdb or
backup a database for the filename fdb and then try to open it as if it's a
restored database.
If you change the extension back to fbk to make sure and try to restore it
to fdb, you amy discover that this is the case.
Otherwise I would wonder if in fact this file is not a firebird database
file at all.
Alan