At 07:54 PM 26/09/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>Is there a set of components that can be used to use Firebird
>SuperServer and Delphi 7?

IBObjects, FIBPlus and more...

http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_dev_comps

>I can use the embedded DLL fine with the IBX
>components that come with Delphi, but I can't connect to SS running on
>its own.

To use IBX with Firebird 1.5 you need the "compatibility" client. If you
checked the option for it during the Fb install, then it is already waiting
for you in your bin directory - name gds32.dll. For IBX, rename any old
gds32.dll that is you system dir and then put Firebird's one in your system
directory.

If it's not there, read README.Win32LibraryInstallation.txt in your doc
directory for instructions on using the instclient.exe utility to generate
the compatibility client.

IBX, being Borland-driven, doesn't have a big future for compatiblity with
Firebird, unless someone takes it up and forks it. Although IBX is open
source, it's "closed development" and they won't accept mods to make it
Firebird-friendly. In response to your next question: no, Firebird does
not have a mission to hold back development in order to stay compatible
with IBX.

>Or would it be more appropriate to ask elsewhere?

It's OK to ask here, but don't use this list for questions about
implementing the Delphi components. The most active ones have their own
lists. For the ones that don't have lists, it might be worth inquiring on
the firebird-tools list.

^heLen