> 3) Which of the following do I need:
> IBExpert,
> Marathon,
> InterBase Workbench,
> QuickDesk,
> IB-WISQL,
> IB Console,
> ?????????, or
> none

or command line tools - isql, gbak, gfix, gstat

> 8) What's going to happen when Jason Wharton decides that he wants to kick
> back and just enjoy the wife and children?

In the worst case, you will end up with the full source code of these components.

> 4) IBOjects seems to be the only set of components for Interbase; or is that
> they are the best set of components?

Or you can use InterBase API directly.

Ivan
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