what happens if you replace

> SELECT E.ID from Employees E where E.Login LIKE USER into AUTH;

with

> SELECT E.ID from Employees E where E.Login IN (SELECT USER from
>rdb$database) into AUTH;

or

(declare additional variable usrstr)
usrstr = USER;

> SELECT E.ID from Employees E where E.Login = :uststr into AUTH;

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