On 30/05/13 20:53, Norman Dunbar wrote: >> Norm, this isn't correct. Aliases.conf doesn't belong in a client-only >> install at all. The paths in aliases.conf are strictly file system paths >> that are local to the Firebird host machine. No hostnames in aliases.conf, >> ever! > > Thanks. I could have sworn I'd done it that way before, many times! > Unfortunately I changed Linux distros a while back and haven't used it > since. I sit corrected though. Apologies to Walter for misleading > information. :-(
For my own benefit, I tested this again. I set up an alias in my local laptop's conf file: win_emp = vbWinxp:employee I also added another with the server name and the full path to the employee database. Connecting to either failed miserably! So, my memory of doing this before is wrong, totally. I can, of course, connect if I put the database name as server:full_path or server:remote_alias on the command line. Thanks again Helen, Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767
