> wow - amaizing fast :). I can confirm that the new driver throws the
> exception.
>
> Just a question - if checked out client-java cvs from sf.net and it
> seems that some tests fail - im running them on MacOS X - are there
> any special requirements beside those jars within the repository?

Give the 777 permissions on the client-java/output directory (probably
chowning it to mydevuser:firebird and chmod-ding it with 775 would also
be enough).

And check the reports
(client-java/output/reports/pure_java/html/index.html) - there's exact
error message why it fails.

Roman