>Is there any tool I could do most of what is possible with IBPump. Free or

Commercial (as lock it is licensed kind of / user, so I could install it in
where ever I need to pump data).

Take a look at Firebird Metadata Synchronizer.

http://www.techsolusa.com/tsn_fms.html

Myles

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Myles Wakeham
Director of Engineering
Tech Solutions USA, Inc.
Scottsdale, Arizona USA
www.techsolusa.com
Phone +1-480-451-7440