On 29-5-2015 16:32, [email protected] [firebird-support] wrote: > With help I have now got as far as SQL login but seem to be unable to > connect to the sample database. Keep getting connection failures.Anyone > help please? > > > Johns-iMac:~ johnpayton$ export > FIREBIRD_HOME=/Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Resources > > Johns-iMac:~ johnpayton$ export PATH=$PATH:$FIREBIRD_HOME/bin > > Johns-iMac:~ johnpayton$ isql > > Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database > > SQL>isql localhost:/library/Frameworks/Firebird.fram > ework/Resources/examples/employee.fdb; > > Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database > > SQL> CONNECT > "/Library/Frameworks/Firebird/framework/resources/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb" > user SYSDBA password 'masterkey'; > > Statement failed, SQLSTATE = 08006 > > Unable to complete network request to host "localhost". > > -Failed to establish a connection.
Did you start the Firebird server? If not you cannot connect through localhost. Mark -- Mark Rotteveel
