At 02:13 PM 11/01/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>1) How can I create a database without connecting to another database in
>Delphi 6?

Writing an application for creating databases involves some fairly advanced
techniques and specialised components, and Delphi is off-topic here.

May I suggest that you learn to walk before you try to run. Downloading
the Firebird Quick Start Guide from the IBPhoenix site would be a good
place to start:
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_quickstart

Also getting hold of the IB 6 manuals will be essential. I believe you
will find them on the Delphi 6 CD; otherwise you can get them via the
InterBase download page at IBPhoenix.

Get an admin client program from somewhere. You are spoiled for choice -
there are numerous very good ones around. Look at the Contributed
Downloads page at IBP.

>2) I connected to another database and issued "CREATE DATABASE
>'MyData.ndb'" and received a -530 error. What does this mean?

It's a key violation error. Goodness knows why you got that in response to
an illegal CREATE DATABASE statement. You can discover the meanings of all
of the error codes in the IB 6 Language Reference (LangRef.pdf).

You can't create a database while connected to another database.

This list is for database issues. Where you go for Delphi support depends
on which components you decide to use:

IB Objects: www.ibobjects.com (has a support list)
FIBPlus: www.devrace.com (has a support list)
InterBaseXpress: the interbasexpress forum on the Borland Delphi newsgroups
dbExpress: Borland Delphi newsgroups
dbExpress for Firebird (in alpha): www.upscene.com
plus several more, for which you can find links at the IB Phoenix site.

General Delphi database programming support:
mailto:delphi-db-request@...?subject=subscribe

hth
heLen