Re: [DUG]: Connecting to Interbase

Mark Howard Wed, 20 Jun 2001 21:20:08 -0700

OK Thanks David and James.

I guess I'll do it as you have suggested, David, until I get around to converting to IBO.

Mark

----- Original Message -----

From: David Smith

To: Multiple recipients of list delphi

Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 3:18 PM

Subject: RE: [DUG]: Connecting to Interbase

Hi Mark,

Yes this is correct when using the BDE. (as far as I know) Interbase must be connected by an Alias. You could use the IB components and then you can specify a filename to open.

Alternatively you could create dialog that creates a temp alias in the BDE which points to the Interbase db selected.

var

MyList: TStringList;
begin
MyList := TStringList.Create;
try
    with MyList do
    begin
      Add('SERVER NAME=IB_SERVER:/PATH/DATABASE.GDB');
      Add('USER NAME=MYNAME');
    end;
    Session1.AddAlias('NewIBAlias', 'INTRBASE', MyList);
finally
    MyList.Free;
end;
end;

Thanks,

David Smith.

  -----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Howard
Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2001 12:57 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
Subject: [DUG]: Connecting to Interbase

Hi

With my Paradox database I could just use an OpenFileDialog to point to a file in the Database directory to set this before opening tables. ie I did not have to have an Alias set up in the BDE.

It seems that to connect to Interbase (at this stage using the BDE) I must have an Alias set up.

Can someone confirm this for me please (it might save a lot of time wasting for me trying to do what can't be done)

TIA

Mark

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