Dmitry Kuzmenko wrote: << if you run same command line for the same DB, i.e. backup/restore, backup/restore, etc, than you killed metadata in it. >>
I think we are facing a major misunderstanding. Note, there are 2 sites involved. 1. Site A is running Fb/1.5. A backup is made nightly from a database. 2. At irregular intervals last night's backup is transferred (ftp) to site B - my pc. 3. My pc is running Fb/2.5. I restore the backup here (site B) using the parameters shown. The restore always overwrites the current database (otherwise I rename it before restore). 4. This backup is _never_ returned to site A. It is just used (on site B) for test/development. 5. The original database (at site A) is updated by some other users. I do sometimes update the metadata of the database at site A. -- Aage J.
