--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@...>
wrote:

>
> > 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
>

Hi,

thanks for the reply

I have tried it. No, the file is really firebird db. upto last day we
have used this db. actually i kept this in a flash memory. last time
there was some problem for my flash memory. after that i have
identified my database is got corrupted.

any chance for retrieving it ?