> So if someone manages to fix an IBO-component for
> database management and concistancy control, it
> will make a difference to Interbase and IBO?

I am in the middle of designing an alternative backup/restore
component that may go part way to what you want. Its primary concern
is creating a reliable backup, but a secondary capability will be to
make it easier to upgrade databases to new structures etc. Its not
finished yet but you can read more about what I am doing at:
http://www.telesiscomputing.com.au/dbk.htm


Geoff Worboys
Telesis Computing