| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Re: Embedded Server 2.5 - how to get the file locking back |
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| Author | Ann W. Harrison |
| Post date | 2011-01-05T22:15:25Z |
On 1/5/2011 5:10 PM, somusque wrote:
format of the database (On Disk Structure or ODS) is different.
The database is marked with its ODS version and an older
server won't open a newer database to avoid corrupting something
it doesn't know about.
What you can do is use the gbak from 2.1.3 and the 2.5 engine
(embedded, classic, super-classic, or superserver) to create
a backup of your database, then replace the 2.5 engine with
a 2.1 engine and restore the backup. Like databases, backups
are tagged with the backup format version and an older gbak
won't restore a backup created by a newer one.
Good luck,
Ann
> Hello,No, even if everything you used in 2.5 exists in 2.1, the
>
> many thanks! Can 2.1.3 use the same binary database format of databases created by 2.5? In other words can I just go back? My databases are very simple. No stored procedures.
>
format of the database (On Disk Structure or ODS) is different.
The database is marked with its ODS version and an older
server won't open a newer database to avoid corrupting something
it doesn't know about.
What you can do is use the gbak from 2.1.3 and the 2.5 engine
(embedded, classic, super-classic, or superserver) to create
a backup of your database, then replace the 2.5 engine with
a 2.1 engine and restore the backup. Like databases, backups
are tagged with the backup format version and an older gbak
won't restore a backup created by a newer one.
Good luck,
Ann