gbak error messages

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gbak Backup and Restore Error Messages

Error Message	Causes and Suggested Actions to Take
Array dimension for column <string> is invalid	Fix the array definition before backing up
Bad attribute for RDB$CHARACTER_SETS	An incompatible character set is in use
Bad attribute for RDB$COLLATIONS	Fix the attribute in the named system table
Bad attribute for table constraint	Check integrity constraints; if restoring, consider using the -no_validity option to delete validity constraints.
Blocking factor parameter missing	Supply a numeric argument for “factor” option
Cannot commit files	Database contains corruption or metadata ­violates integrity constraints. Try restoring tables using -one_at_a_time option, or delete validity constraints using -no_validity option.
Cannot commit index <string>	Data might conflict with defined indexes. Try restoring using “inactive” option to prevent rebuilding indexes.
Cannot find column for Blob
Cannot find table <string>
Cannot open backup file <string>	Correct the file name you supplied and try again
Cannot open status and error output file <string>	Messages are being redirected to invalid file name. Check format of file or access permissions on the ­directory of output file.
Commit failed on table <string>	Data corruption or violation of integrity constraint in the specified table Check metadata or restore “one table at a time”
Conflicting switches for backup/restore	A backup-only option and restore-only option were used in the same operation; fix the command and ­execute again.
Could not open file name <string>	Fix the file name and re-execute command
Could not read from file <string>	Fix the file name and re-execute command
Could not write to file <string>	Fix the file name and re-execute command
Datatype n not understood	An illegal data type is being specified
Database format n is too old to restore to	The gbak version used is incompatible with the InterBase version of the database Try backing up the database using the -expand or -old options and then restoring it.
Database <string> already exists. To replace it, use the -R switch	You used -create in restoring a back up file, but the target database already exists. Either rename the ­target database or use -replace.
Could not drop database <string> (database might be in use).	You used -replace in restoring a file to an existing database, but the database is in use. Either rename the target database or wait until it is not in use.
Device type not specified	The -device option (Apollo only) must be followed by ct or mt; obsolete as of InterBase V3.3
Device type <string> not known	The -device option (Apollo only) was used incorrectly; obsolete as of InterBase V3.3
Do not recognize record type n
Do not recognize <string> attribute n -- continuing
Do not understand BLOB INFO item n
Error accessing BLOB column <string> -- continuing
ERROR: Backup incomplete	The backup cannot be written to the target device or file system Either there is insufficient space, a hardware write problem, or data corruption
Error committing metadata for table <string>	A table within the database could be corrupt. If restoring a database, try using -one_at_a_time to isolate the table.
Exiting before completion due to errors	This message accompanies other error messages and indicates that back up or restore could not execute. Check other error messages for the cause.
Expected array dimension n but instead found m.	Try redefining the problem array.
Expected array version number n but instead found m.	Try redefining the problem array.
Expected backup database <string>, found <string>	Check the name of the backup file being restored.
Expected backup description record.
Expected backup start time <string>, found <string>
Expected backup version 1, 2, or 3. Found n.
Expected blocking factor, encountered <string>	The -factor option requires a numeric argument.
Expected data attribute
Expected database description record
Expected number of bytes to be skipped, encountered <string>
Expected page size, encountered <string>	The -page_size option requires a numeric argument.
Expected record length
Expected volume number n, found volume n	When backing up or restoring with multiple tapes, be sure to specify the correct volume number.
Expected XDR record length
Failed in put_blr_gen_id
Failed in store_blr_gen_id
Failed to create database <string>	The target database specified is invalid; it might already exist.
column <string> used in index <string> seems to have vanished	An index references a non-existent column. Check either the index definition or column definition.
Found unknown switch	An unrecognized gbak option was specified.
Index <string> omitted because n of the expected m keys were found.
Input and output have the same name. Disallowed.	A backup file and database must have unique names; correct the names and try again.
Length given for initial file (n) is less than minimum (m).	In restoring a database into multiple files, the primary file was not allocated sufficient space. InterBase automatically increases the page length to the minimum value. No action necessary.
Missing parameter for the number of bytes to be skipped.
Multiple sources or destinations specified	Only one device name can be specified as a source or target.
No table name for data	The database contains data that is not assigned to any table. Use gfix to validate or mend the database.
Page size is allowed only on restore or create.	The -page_size option was used during a back up instead of a restore.
Page size parameter missing	The -page_size option requires a numeric argument.
Page size specified (n bytes) rounded up to m bytes.	Invalid page sizes are rounded up to 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, or 16384, whichever is closest.
Page size specified (n) greater than limit	Specify a page size of 1024, 2048, 8192, or 16384. The default is 4096 bytes.
Password parameter missing	The back up or restore is accessing a remote machine. Use -password and specify a password.
Protection is not there yet	Unimplemented option -unprotected used
Redirect location for output is not specified.	You specified an option reserved for future use by InterBase.
REPLACE specified, but the first file <string> is a database.	Check that the file name following the -replace option is a backup file rather than a database.
Requires both input and output file names.	Specify both a source and target when backing up or restoring.
RESTORE: decompression length error	Possible incompatibility in the gbak version used for backing up and the gbak version used for restoring. Check whether -expand should be specified during back up.
Restore failed for record in table <string>	Possible data corruption in the named table
Skipped n bytes after reading a bad attribute n.
Skipped n bytes looking for next valid attribute, encountered attribute m.
Trigger <string> is invalid
Unexpected end of file on backup file	Restoration of the backup file failed; the backup procedure that created the backup file might have terminated abnormally. If possible, create a new backup file and use it to restore the database.
Unexpected I/O error while <string> backup file	A disk error or other hardware error might have occurred during a backup or restore.
Unknown switch <string>	An unrecognized gbak option was specified.
User name parameter missing	The backup or restore is accessing a remote machine. Supply a user name with the -user option.
Validation error on column in table <string>	The database cannot be restored because it contains data that violates integrity constraints. Try deleting constraints from the metadata by specifying -no_validity during restore.
Warning -- record could not be restored	Possible corruption of the named data
Wrong length record, expected n encountered n