My two cents... If you're using Interbase, then do you still need to access it through the BDE? FYI, the BDE is an old dinosaur from the past and everyone seems to be hoping it will be extinct in the near future since its just not suitable for modern times anymore. FireBird does NOT have any BDE support anymore but it should be backwards compatible so you could use the INTRBASE driver instead. And if you want to be flexible in your database connection then using the BDE is a good approach. Does your application also have to run using Paradox, DBase or Access instead of the Firebird database? (In other words, you you want the user to be able to chosse between different database systems?) If yes, then you will have to continue to use the BDE. However, if Firebird is the only database that your application has to support, start using the IBO components instead. They are very similar in usage as the TTable/TQuery components but offer better performance and less overhead. (For example, no need to install the BDE.) If you need to just support FireBird, SQL Server or Oracle, you could also consider using ADO instead of the BDE. With ADO you can still choose between different databases, while still keeping things as easy as using the old BDE-related components. ADO also has a better performance than the BDE with client-server databases and Interbase is a client-server database. (Paradox is more a desktop database, just like Access.)
Or perhaps you are using an old Delphi version that's still depends on the BDE for database access? (That's any version below Delphi 4, if I'm correct.) Then you might want to consider an upgrade to a newer Delphi version. But to answer your question, use INTRBASE as driver and pray that the people behind Firebird kept it backwards compatible. And expect many nuisances to keep it working correctly. It will work with the BDE. It will work better with IBO... With kind regards, X Katja Bergman. --- In delphi-en@yahoogroups.com, soonhuat ong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First of all, thanks for your reply. Probably i didnt state clearly > what i want actually, and here's my question again. > I open the BDE Administator, then i want to make a new Database > Alias. My problem now is when i Create the NEW database alias, BDE > Administrator prompt me a dialog box to select the Database Driver > Name, and there's no 'Firebird' Driver name for me to choose. Can i > use the 'INTRBASE' driver name ? That's wat i'm not clear at. Thx > again. ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
