Hi,

> Please excuse this question as this is my first time at using Firebird,

but how does one create a firebird database.

>
> I have tried both the EMS Interbase/Firebird manager and IBExpert but each

time I try to create a new database I keep getting the error message that
fmCreateDB.Create unavailable resource.

>
> What am I doing wrong ?

It might be tool dependent, but what are you entering in "Database" etc?

Is the server process running?

Did you register a server?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
Upscene Productions
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