Monday, November 27, 2017, 11:35:47 PM, Justis wrote: > I’m running the latest version of Firebird on my windows PC, and > I’ve got some .fbd files on my F:// Drive. > I’m trying to connect to them via Firebird’s JDBC driver, but I’m getting > absolutely nothing.
The JDBC driver is that - a driver. It is for connecting a Java application to a database, through the Firebird server. Unless you have such an application, you don't have a starting point. > I’ve tried restarting firebird, the machine. You don't have to restart Firebird or the machine if you fail to connect. Firebird will just keep waiting until to offer a connection string it likes. > This is my first time with Firebird, so I apologize if I’m a bit > slow to understand where to even start with trying to explain what’s > happening. > What should I be checking first? Well, Java is only one driver out of many. Your best place to start, AFTER reading the Quick Start Guide that is in the doc directory of your Firebird installation, will probably be with the isql command-line tool. It is a native application that doesn't need a driver, as it its interface is stitched directly into the fringes of the Firebird engine. If you are a total newbie, you should also grab the isql manual from the Firebird documentation library. > What info am I missing from this description in order to make assisting me > easier? If you read the guff and still can't connect, you can copy/paste any error messages from isql into your next message to this list. Then, everyone will know what kind of help you need. If/when you do, tell us what version of Firebird you are trying to use. That really matters, as Firebird 3 cannot connect to databases made by earlier Firebird versions. Also, provide the connection string you use to request the connection, e.g. localhost:f:\databases\mydb.fdb -user sysdba -password masterkey For issues trying to connect an app with your database through the JDBC driver, there is a dedicated list. HB
