--- In ib-support@y..., "sean_brad" <sean_brad@y...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This might seem like a strange question, but is it possible to run
> the IB5.x client dll's on a server running FB1.
>
> The reason? My server is also used to produce reports. Crystal
> reports connects through an ODBC data source (currently IB5).

Sean, simply solution - place old gds32 in the folder where old
applications are placed. On start they will find it before search in
system directory. Of course you can't use different gds32 from one
application. It's not recommended to use IB gds32 against FB server
because some bugs are fixed within gds32. I used IB6 gds32 against FB
0-9.4p1 for a long time, but since RC1 I installed FB client software
on all client machines to get full possibilities of FB.

Best regards, Alexander V.Nevsky.