> Hello Roman, thanks for the speedy and informative reply. That worked. Now, the server install I'm trying to connect to firebird complains that the newly created DB has been created in the so-called Global Schema. And, that it should be created in it's own database schema (verbatim). At: http://firebird.borlandforum.com/impboard/attach/0000102481/fbrefguide_preview3.pdf the reference says: CREATE {DATABASE | SCHEMA} so is a DATABASE the same as a SCHEMA? How to make this installer happy with firebird? Please advise, David

Well... that question I cannot answer. In Firebird exists only one
schema (what they call "Global Schema"). Talk to Xythos, maybe they have
good idea how to fool the installer?

Roman