--- In firebird-python@yahoogroups.com, Philippe Makowski <pmakowski@...> wrote:

>
> skoczian [2012-07-22 11:54] :
> > None of these directories is in my path. So I don't see why FDB tries to use the wrong one (_not_ by using PATH, obviously).
> >
> It don't try to use the "wrong one"it simply don't find fbclient.dll
> as Pavel said :
> >
> > The error means that ctypes (standard Python module) can't open the
> > Firebird client library.
>

Right, I just compared the error messages I got: testing the ctypes.WinDLL(...) call with the wrong library gives another exception. Works now after putting fbclient.dll into Window system directory.

Thank you,
Sibylle