[DUG] Interbase Firebird question

[John Bird]

Another specialised technical query:

Trying a technical experiment to see if a specific Interbase Database can be used using Firebird instead of Interbase.   The Interbase database is Interbase 2009 – I am presuming the recommended procedure is to get a backup file  Database.GBK (made from Interbase) and restore it into the installed version of Firebird using the Firebird GBAK tool.

This more or less works using Firebird Windows 2.5, although the GBAK hiccups on one table where the tablename is 28 characters long.  I have read that Firebird is OK with 31 character tablenames, or 27 for safety.   I have been trying the ONE_AT_A_TIME flag to hopefully get all the tables other than the long name one and then hopefully rename it to a longer name, which apparently can be done.

Anyone have any suggestions or can confirm if I am on the best track.    I am assuming that the GBK files are compatible between later versions of Interbase and Firebird – is this true?

John Bird
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