| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Determining what Firebird version was used to create a backup |
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| Author | Ann W. Harrison |
| Post date | 2010-11-26T18:10:54Z |
On 11/25/2010 12:19 AM, Maya Opperman wrote:
header that includes the backup version. It complains and stops
if it sees a higher number than it understands. So the operation
you're trying isn't going to work, but it should fail cleanly.
I wonder if FIBPlus is ignoring the error or something like that.
What happens if you use the V1.5 gbak directly?
Good luck,
Ann
>Hunh. That's odd. The first thing gbak does is read the backup
> We have found that restoring a FB 2.1.3 GBAK backup, to a Firebird 1.5 server, via FIBPlus's restore component hangs.
header that includes the backup version. It complains and stops
if it sees a higher number than it understands. So the operation
you're trying isn't going to work, but it should fail cleanly.
I wonder if FIBPlus is ignoring the error or something like that.
What happens if you use the V1.5 gbak directly?
> PS. I'm not sure if the FBClient.dll version used will make any difference here...?It shouldn't.
>
Good luck,
Ann