> Tried that now am getting the following errors; I have a
> DriverProperties parameter configured as
> "setURL#jdbc:firebirdsql:localhost/3050:c:/mtest/pastest.fdb" which I
> presume is the connection string.
>
> Do these errors mean anything to you?

It means that it could not obtain a connection. Please note that you
have to specify the "database" property that should be equal to
"localhost/3050:c:/mtest/pastest.fdb".

Roman