Connecting to Firebird DB (Views: 712)
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Problem/Question/Abstract: How do i connect to a remote firebird database server? Answer: Firebird/Interbase Databases A Firebird database is a single file - normally either *.fdb or *.gdb - all the tables are stored in that file. To create a new alias, follow the instructions above, select the INTRBASE driver, and set the following parameters. Property Value Comments Server Name This is the fully qualified *.fdb or *.gdb file User Name SYSDBA For employee.gdb, the default password is masterkey Warning: If the focus is in an Opened Interbase/Firebird table when Object / New... is selected, it is possible that you will create a new table or a new field instead of a new alias. To connect to a remote firebird server, you MUST include the drive letter after the computer name. CompName:C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\Data\employee.gdb The Interbase help says that the following format is also acceptable in ISQL - but it definitely does NOT work in the Database Explore. \\CompName\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\Data\employee.gdb Firebird is the open source version of Borland's Interbase database server. . |