[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> ***** Databases are incompatible if the compression code changes
> even very slightly ****
> 
> -> The bugfix  I did  yesterday changed the  coding of  certain values
> from 4 to 5 bits, making previously comrpessed db unreadable.
> 
> Wev'e  been thinking  of ways  to  convert db's  from one  compression
> version to another, it's very important but we can live without it for
> some time.

Just an idea.
You can take a look at PostgreSQL way of update base.
1. From old database do dump of all bases to text file.
2. do upgrade
3. restore from text file.

Advantage: this will works for any combination of versions.

Vadim.

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