Is this what you needed?
C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_5\bin>isql -user sysdba -pass masterkey
Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
SQL> create database 'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb';
SQL> show version;
ISQL Version: WI-V2.5.2.26540 Firebird 2.5
Server version:
Cannot get server version without database connection
SQL> connect 'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb';
Commit current transaction (y/n)?y
Committing.
Database: 'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb', User: sysdba
SQL> show version;
ISQL Version: WI-V2.5.2.26540 Firebird 2.5
Server version:
Cannot get server version without database connection
SQL> drop database;
SQL> exit;
C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_5\bin>
Jack
On 6/11/2015 11:24 AM, [email protected] [firebird-support] wrote:
---In [email protected], <jackmason@...> wrote :
>
> The databases reside on a Linux Mint server, but we back them up to
a Windows 7 system. Both are running the same release of Firebird.
Are you sure you run Firebird 2.5 on Win7 (not 2.1) ?
Please, run following in command prompt (at firebird\bin folder) and
show us results:
isql -user sysdba -pass masterkey
create database 'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb';
show version;
drop database;
exit;
Regards,
Vlad
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