At 03:45 9/10/2008, you wrote:

>does anybody have a clue?

This fellow posts under the pseudonym "goshen couture". He has had responses from Anderson Farias and from me, which he chooses to ignore. So whaddya do?

./heLen

>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Re: firbird version installation problem urgent
>Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:56:21 +0800
>From: halim setiyawan <halim@...>
>To: <aharrison@...>
>References: <001d01c91f85$d2b77680$9301a8c0@penguin>
><48DCE3C6.1010307@...>
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>Hi Ann,
>
>I have posted my problem in the support group for few weeks but
>until now there is no answer ? is there anybody else can help ?
>my problem with version firebird 2.0 is that i got this message
>"invalid character format " i think because there is chinese
>character in the database ? and another issue is that its
>affect my backup program which backup the database daily,
>with firebird 2.0 it doesnot backup, i need to recode. Please
>help because now i cant even run my software since the firebird
>instalation appear broken due to version string mismatch.
>
>thanks
>
>
>Best Regards,
>Halim Setiyawan
>IT Manager
>Singapore Machinery Co. Pte. Ltd.
>Tel: (65) 62841050, Fax: (65) 62840321
>Email: halim@...
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ann W. Harrison" <aharrison@...>
>To: "halim setiyawan" <halim@...>
>Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:29 PM
>Subject: Re: firbird version installation problem
>
>
>> Dear Halim,
>>
>> I really don't know a lot about installations. Your
>> best bet is the Firebird support list
>>
>> firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
>>
>> They'll want to know what problem you had with 2.0 (just
>> because they would like to have everyone on that version)
>> and how you uninstalled V2.0 and exactly what error message
>> you got during the installation of 1.5 and what problems
>> your having now.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ann
>>
>
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