W dniu 2012-09-06 22:54, Aage Johansen pisze: > Vishal wrote: > << > ... > Here, my doubt is Using Delphi 5 and Firebird database, is it > possible for all the instances of this application which are > installed at different cities could access one centralized database ? > If yes then HOW ? > ... > >> > > You need a fixed IP address for the machine which is hosting the > database (the db server). Your program - wherever it runs - just > need to use a connection string with <IP address or machine > name>:<database path and filename, or alias>, e.g. > 123.234.123.234:D:\DB\ourdb.fdb (or possibly > VISHAL_SERVER:LIBRARY_DB, with necessary definitions in place). > You may have to persuade administrators to open port 3050 in > firewalls (in- and outbound). > > -- > Aage J. >
I think you should also think about encryption os transmitted data, or is something new I don't know about Firebird yet ( I'm stuck with version 1.5) ? Boguslaw
