Good idea, but it is unfeasible for me because the server is remote on
Internet (with very high latency), so I have to create the back ups on
the server, download the file and apply it to my local machine (which
has firebird 2.1)

Thanks,
Aldo

El 04/07/12 16:04, Alexandre Benson Smith escribió:

>
> Did you tried to use 2.1 gbak against 2.5 server to produce the gbk ?
>
> see you !
>
> Em 4/7/2012 15:59, Aldo Caruso escreveu:
> > To restore, I am using gbak 2.1 against a 2.1 server, but reading a
> > *.fbk backup file that was created using a 2.5 server.
> > AFAIK I'm not using specific things from 2.5
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Aldo
> >
> > El 04/07/12 13:56, Thomas Steinmaurer escribió:
> >>> When I try to restore a backup done in a 2.5 firebird server to a 2.1
> >>> firebird server, I get the following error message:
> >>>
> >>> gbak:transportable backup -- data in XDR format
> >>> gbak: ERROR:Expected backup version 1..8. Found 9
> >>> gbak:Exiting before completion due to errors
> >>>
> >>> Isn't it possible to restore a backup database from a 2.5 to a 2.1
> >>> firebird server ?
> >> Are you using gbak from 2.1 against a 2.5 server and I hope you don't
> >> use any new/specific things from 2.5?
> >>
> >> --
> >> With regards,
> >> Thomas Steinmaurer
> >> http://www.upscene.com/
> >>
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