At 03:35 PM 16/02/2007, you wrote:

> >
> > It has never been possible to backport an InterBase
> > database. Upgrade from older ODS to newer, yes. But never
>backwards.
> >
>
>We worked out how to port backwards to IB6.
>Step 1.
>
>Drop all triggers and stored procedures.
>
>Step 2.
>
>run IB6016 gbak.exe to backup
>
>Step 3.
>
>restore using Firebird.
>
>Step 4.
>
>Run Firebird Restore.
>
>Step 5.
>
>run script to recreate triggers and stored procedures.

Lucky it wasn't really an IB 7.5 database, then. :-)

Just working with an IB 6.x database under IB 7.5 doesn't turn it
into an IB 7.5 one...and an IB 6.x database gbak can restore as an Fb one.

./heLen