> I'm using the above combination and am getting an error with the
> following line..
>
> rs = con.getMetaData().getColumns(null,null,tableName,"%");
>
> the error is as follows:
>
> org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBSQLException: GDS Exception. 335544569. Dynamic
> SQL Error
> SQL error code = -104
> Token unknown - line 1, char 291
> CHARACTER_LENGTH
> ...
> Is this a known problem and are there any work arounds?

Hmmm... I remember I was fixing something there, most likely
CHARACTER_LENGTH is reserved word in FB 2.0...

Did you try Jaybird 2.0.x? It should work without problem.

Roman