--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "rcoplan_wk"
<Richard.Coplan@T...> wrote:

> I am using FB 1.5 RC4 on W2k pro.

Richard, firstly RC4 is outdated. Can't recall exactly, but seems in
control of access to extrenal tables too.

> I am trying to create an external table as follows:

> CREATE TABLE RPC1EXT EXTERNAL FILE 'C:\RPC1.TXT'
> (FLD1 CHAR(1),
> NEWLINE CHAR(2));
>
> When I run this from isql I get the following error:
>
> Statement failed, SQLCODE = -902
>
> Access to external file "C:\RPC1.TXT" is denied by server
> administrator.

Take a look on paramaters in firebird.conf and comments on them.

Best regards,
Alexander.