Sorry for long silense, i'm a buzy with other things... > Thank you for your time Vlad. You wrote: > >> Interesting. Could you provide DDL of table and index ? > > CREATE TABLE MATBEW > ( > MSEG_MATNR Varchar(18) NOT NULL, > MSEG_WERKS Varchar(4) NOT NULL, > MSEG_LGORT Varchar(4) NOT NULL, > MSEG_MBLNR Varchar(10) NOT NULL, > MSEG_MJAHR Varchar(4) NOT NULL, > MSEG_ZEILE Varchar(4) NOT NULL, > MSEG_CHARG Varchar(10), > MSEG_BWART Varchar(3), > MSEG_SHKZG Varchar(1), > MSEG_SOBKZ Varchar(1), > MSEG_XAUTO Varchar(1), > MSEG_KZZUG Varchar(1), > MSEG_KZVBR Varchar(1), > MSEG_MEINS Varchar(3), > MSEG_MENGE Double precision, > MSEG_ERFME Varchar(3), > MSEG_ERFMG Double precision, > MSEG_BSTME Varchar(3), > MSEG_BSTMG Double precision, > MKPF_BUDAT Date, > MKPF_CPUDT Date, > MSEG_LIFNR Varchar(10), > MSEG_EBELN Varchar(10), > MSEG_EBELP Varchar(5), > MSEG_WEMPF Varchar(12), > MSEG_AUFNR Varchar(12), > MSEG_KUNNR Varchar(10), > MSEG_KDAUF Varchar(10), > MSEG_KDPOS Varchar(6), > MSEG_KDEIN Varchar(4), > MSEG_WAERS Varchar(5), > MSEG_DMBTR Double precision, > MKPF_BLDAT Date, > CONSTRAINT MATBEW_PK PRIMARY KEY > (MSEG_MATNR,MSEG_WERKS,MSEG_LGORT,MSEG_MBLNR,MSEG_MJAHR,MSEG_ZEILE) > ); > > The additional index (from the other DB): > > CREATE INDEX IDX_MATBEW1 ON MATBEW (MSEG_WERKS); > >> Also tell us what is charset of database. > > It is not defined.
So, all key fileds is VARCHAR with charset NONE, correct ? Is it possible to have zero bytes in data values of any of the key fields ? What about leading or trailing zero's ? > I know that this is not recommended. I was already > thinking of defining it to be UTF-8 and than making backup and restore. > > Also, I was today thinking of defining 6 indices, each based on only one > field of the current primary key and see what happens. > > Are these tests worth trying? Sure. >> Is it reproducible ? I.e. if you restore same backup few times it have >> missed entries every time ? > > I believe this was done, but shall try to do it once more until weekend > and report here. (My colleague and I have done numerous independent tests > on various machines last week.) Any news ? >> What if you restore same backup at the another machine ? > > This was definitely done. No improvement. > > Please tell what would be your preferred FB version for these backup and > restore tests. We have different versions on different machines, so I > could see what can be done. 2.1.4 or 2.5.0, i.e. latest official release of 2.1 or 2.5 Regards, Vlad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel