| Subject | RE: [ib-support] Connection String with port |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2003-05-08T18:19:07Z |
At 01:38 PM 8/05/2003 +0200, you wrote:
root directory then it's Firebird. Go to the \bin directory and find the
executable. If it's Firebird 1.0x it will be named ibserver.exe (the
current release is build 9nn where nn are digits). You can inspect the
Version in the Properties dialog (rt-click on the file).
If you have something that installed into C:\Program Files\InterBase or
similar, then you downloaded the hairy old IB 6.02 more than 2 yrs old and
very buggy, not Firebird at all.
If you have Firebird15 around the place, then you have a Firebird 1.5 beta
of some kind. If you are a novice, stick with the stable release, don't
try to cut your teeth on a beta.
Helen
>This has me worried. I downloaded a file off the IB Phoenix web site that IAssuming Windows, if it installed into C:\Program Files\Firebird as its
>presumed was Firebird.
>
>You're now saying that it's not?
>
>Same question as before - how do I know what I'm running?
root directory then it's Firebird. Go to the \bin directory and find the
executable. If it's Firebird 1.0x it will be named ibserver.exe (the
current release is build 9nn where nn are digits). You can inspect the
Version in the Properties dialog (rt-click on the file).
If you have something that installed into C:\Program Files\InterBase or
similar, then you downloaded the hairy old IB 6.02 more than 2 yrs old and
very buggy, not Firebird at all.
If you have Firebird15 around the place, then you have a Firebird 1.5 beta
of some kind. If you are a novice, stick with the stable release, don't
try to cut your teeth on a beta.
Helen