--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "homerjones1941" <homer@...> wrote:

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> Is it safe to assume that new versions of Firebird will be compatible with earlier databases? For example, will a DB created in 2.1 work when opened by a 2.5 engine? I am assuming there is no guarantee, but I didn't know if there was an attempt at backward compatibility.
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Thanks to everyone who responded. I figured as much, but, as a new user, I felt I should confirm. Also, sorry for forking this thread. I didn't realize I was jumping into a thread with the same topic name.