diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Export/Firebird.php b/lib/Doctrine/Export/Firebird.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Export/Firebird.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Export/Firebird.php
@@ -483,6 +483,17 @@ class Doctrine_Export_Firebird extends Doctrine_Export
         return $result;

     }

     /**

+     * A method to return the required SQL string that fits between CREATE ... TABLE

+     * to create the table as a temporary table.

+     *

+     * @return string The string required to be placed between "CREATE" and "TABLE"

+     *                to generate a temporary table, if possible.

+     */

+    public function getTemporaryTableQuery()

+    {

+        return 'GLOBAL TEMPORARY';

+    }

+    /**

      * create sequence

      *

      * @param string $seqName name of the sequence to be created
ported getTemporaryTableQuery from MDB2