Subject Re: [firebird-support] How to upgrade a FB database internal tables
Author Martijn Tonies
Hi,

> I need to upgrade a database from 1.5/2.0(?) (having 32 system tables) to
> 2.1.3.18185 (having 40 system tables). On my test machine I had to obtain
> a blank 2.1.3 database and pump data from the old database. Is there any
> easier way to do so? Any command line option in FB itself that does this.
> I am hoping for a way to automate this which can be useful when I switch
> to 2.5 maybe also.
>

Create a backup, restore it in the new server, presto: database upgraded.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com

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