I've tried:

c:\test.gdb
127.0.0.1:\test.gdb
localhost:\test.gdb

No Joy! Everytime, the service failes to start with a 2140 error. If
I run the code as a normal application, everything works fine. I'm
logged in as Administrator.

Anybody got any ideas?

Cheers,
Paul

--- In ib-support@y..., "norgepaul" <paul.thornton@c...> wrote:
> It's simply the path to the local database:
>
> c:\test.gdb
>
> What should it be?
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
> --- In ib-support@y..., Phil Shrimpton <phil@s...> wrote:
> > On Monday 19 August 2002 12:46, you wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > > Is it possiblt to use the Interbase client from a srvice?
> >
> > Yes, what is your connection string?
> >
> > Phil
> > --
> > Linux 2.4.4-4GB
> > 1:06pm up 12:20, 1 user, load average: 0.17, 0.07, 0.02