Hi

> "Only true local access is allowed. The embedded server doesn't have any
> support for remote protocols, so even access via "localhost" won't work."
>
> Now how do make the my connection "true local" ??? Does anybody have a clue
> what could be going wrong.

ZConnection1.Connected := False;
ZConnection1.Protocol := 'firebird-1.0';
ZConnection1.User := 'SYSDBA';
ZConnection1.Password := 'masterkey';
ZConnection1.HostName := ''; // leave it blank for a true local con
ZConnection1.Database := 'C:\dbCenter.gdb';
ZConnection1.Connected := True;

Theo
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Theo Bebekis
Thessaloniki, Greece
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