> I've archived some old FDB files since my Win2000 (32 bit) days, and > unfortunately some of them are available only in FDB form, not as a > backup file. > > Is there any way I can get access to them on my current 64 bit system > with only 64 bit Firebird installed?
The database file is binary compatible between 32 and 64-bit, thus you should be able to open the database with a 64-bit Firebird server just fine. What you can't do is mixing 32/64-bit server processes accessing the same database at the same time. > No problem having to go via backup/restore or something, but I'd rather > not muck about with installing 32 bit Firebird... (Would that help?) Btw, you can run an additional "temporary" 32-bit server instance by using the ZIP distribution very easily, even on an 64-bit OS of course. -- With regards, Thomas Steinmaurer (^TS^) Firebird Technology Evangelist http://www.upscene.com/ Do you care about the future of Firebird? Join the Firebird Foundation: http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-foundation/
