New - Need some help finding error in a file.

[Jillkfs]

Hi All -

I'm on Windows 2000 and I have a Interbase database with a file (the data) that seems to have a corrupted line. I would like to view this file in Dos and see if I can find the error.  I tried to view it and I'm getting the error "out of far Memory".  So, I wanted to see if I could extend the memory, but I don't really know how to do this.  The file is 861,384 KB.

I tried to view the autoexec.bat file (I think I can extend the memory there),  but I don't remember how to just view it.

I am not a tech - I know enough just to be dangerous,  so please give me basic instructions.  I just need to see this gdb file,  once I do,  I'll know what to do.  

Please don't tell me to call a tech - they want me to restore from an old backup.  I want to give this a try before I have to rebuild the last 10 days of this database.  I've made a copy of the gdb file, so it's okay if I screw that up.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!  

Thanks!

Jill :-)

[ghostdog74]

most probably, you would not be able to see the data. It should be "garbage". you should use Interbase itself to see gdb files, but since it's corrupted, you should get recovery tools that are meant to recover gdb files instead of trying to "open and see" the file directly..

[viking]

Your file is almost 1 GB. How will you check this file by yourself?

I'm sorry that you don't have a more recent backup. I don't know if "edit" will let you view that gdb file. You need a hex viewer to be able to read "no matter what".