gstv_m wrote:

> Yes, I get the error message when I try to connect to the fbk file.
>
> I try to connect in two ways (to the fbk file):
>
> 1. I rename the file changing its extension to fdb and try to open it
> using IB_SQL.EXE.
>
> 2. I rename the file changing its extension to fdb and try to open it
> using Delphi, with a TIBDataBase component using the same code I
> always use to open the original database.
>
> In both cases I get the error "... is not a valid database".
>

Well....

It's working as it did just have to work.

a FBK file (or whatever extension you choose) is a back-up file, it
could not be connected as a regular database.

You should restore it first in order to connect to it.

see you !

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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda
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