At 01:24 PM 10-10-01 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am installing Firebird 0.9.4 Classic Server on AIX 4.3.
>The installation path is different from usr/interbase (cf my other
>messages)
>I cannot make a call to UDF's, even ib_udf functions, getting the
>known message :
>
>INVALID REQUEST BLR at OFFSET...
>function ABS is not defined
>module name or entrypoint could not be found
>
>The definition of the function is as follows :
>
>DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION abs
>DOUBLE PRECISION
>RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION BY VALUE
>ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_abs' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf'
>
>
>the library is placed in /appli1/own/usr/interbase/UDF
>which is in fact $INTERBASE/UDF
>
>I have tried the following actions :
>- create a link usr/interbase to /appli1/own/usr/interbase
>- add the entry EXTERNAL_FUNCTION_DIRECTORY
>/appli1/own/usr/interbase/UDF in the isc_config file
>- copy the library in $INTERBASE/lib and $INTERBASE/bin
>
>The error persists...
>So... I need help!

Have you re-booted the server machine since defining $INTERBASE in the init script? or since adding the configuration changes?

helen

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