RE: [DUG] Unavailable Database

[Trevor Jones]

Another idea… is your database using UDFs or Blob filters?  You will probably have to put them in a udf directory if so.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Middlemiss Sent: Friday, 29 April 2005 1:57 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Unavailable Database   Thanks for that Trevor, that got rid of the "unavailable database" message now! (which is very good). I think I may have a version issue though, cause I'm getting an error about "Implementation of text subtype 52 not located". I am using Firebird 1.5 and the embed zip that I downloaded said to rename the embed.dll to fbclient.dll (gds32.dll was supposed to be for backward support). So now I'm a bit confused - should it be fbclient.dll or gds32.dll? gds32.dll seems to connect ok, but maybe I'm then using something incompatible in the database? Aren't Fridays fun?!?! Cheers, Phil. Trevor Jones wrote: Phil,   Since it is Friday, I’ve built a little demo of the embedded server for you here:   http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~trevorj/TEST.zip   You can unzip this & burn the contents of the TEST folder to a CD, which should give you a fully self contained embedded database and app which should run on any Windows PC with a CD drive.   Source is there too.   While you need to provide a username & password to the database when connecting, they can be ANYTHING (the security database is not checked ‘coz it doesn’t exist) but the username is still used in validating permissions on the database itself.   Trevor   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Phil Middlemiss Sent: Friday, 29 April 2005 12:47 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Unavailable Database   yeah, tried that but so far no joy. *sigh* Phil. Trevor Jones wrote: Don’t forget that the local database must be truly local when using fbembed.  i.e. you can’t have a connection string like: “localhost:c:\databases\mydb.fb”, it must be just be just “c:\databases\mydb.fb”.   You might also need firebird.conf and firebird.msg in either your app’s directory or the directory where you install the dll, I can’t remember which.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Phil Middlemiss Sent: Friday, 29 April 2005 11:48 a.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Unavailable Database   Thanks Trevor - I've located the embedded server zip file and read the instructions and it still doesn't work, but I'll get there. I'm sure it's just a matter of having the right file(s) in the right place. Cheers, Phil. Trevor Jones wrote: You can replace gds32.dll with fbembed.dll (as long as you rename it of course), then you have the benefits of a normal client library *AND* and fully functional server for *local* databases.  I'm sure that ibphoenix.com has some further instructions, but AFAIKR that's all you need.   Trevor   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Phil Middlemiss Sent: Friday, 29 April 2005 10:17 a.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] Unavailable Database   Damn, I was afraid of that. Is there a way to embed it inside another installer? What are the issues with user rights? Phil.   Rohit Gupta wrote:     Yes, you need the firebird engine/server on the machine that physically holds the database. Date sent:       Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:01:23 +1200From:            Phil Middlemiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Organization:    MTS LtdTo:              NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List    <delphi@ns3.123.co.nz>  Subject:         [DUG] Unavailable DatabaseSend reply to:   NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List    <delphi@ns3.123.co.nz>    <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ]  Out test machine is complaining about "unavailable database" when I try to connect to a local firebird file. I had a read of the firebird "Quickstart Guide" which mentioned I needed two files, gds32.dll and fb32.dll for a client install - I can only find the first one on my machine. Am I missing something here? The client machine doesn't need to connect to a server - just a local file. Do I still have to install a firebird server as a service on the client machine to connect to a local file? I *am* missing aren't I? Phil. _______________________________________________Delphi mailing listDelphi@ns3.123.co.nzhttp://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphiRegards Rohit ======================================================================CFL - Computer Fanatics Ltd.  21 Barry's Point Road, AKL, New ZealandPH    (649) 489-2280 FX    (649) 489-2290email [EMAIL PROTECTED]  or  [EMAIL PROTECTED]======================================================================  _______________________________________________Delphi mailing listDelphi@ns3.123.co.nzhttp://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi         _______________________________________________Delphi mailing listDelphi@ns3.123.co.nzhttp://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________Delphi mailing listDelphi@ns3.123.co.nzhttp://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi           _______________________________________________Delphi mailing listDelphi@ns3.123.co.nzhttp://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi     _______________________________________________Delphi mailing listDelphi@ns3.123.co.nzhttp://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi

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