--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Steinmaurer"
<ts@i...> wrote:

> Hi Norman,
>
>
> DESCRIBE is a proprietary keyword of IB Expert. All third-party
> tools like Database Workbench, IB Expert, ... which enables you
> to store a description for database objects are executing an
> UPDATE statement on the aleady mentioned system tables.
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Thomas Steinmaurer
>

Hi Thomas,

thanks for that heads up. I was just a bit loath to directly update
the system tables, but if 'everyone else' is doing it, I suppose I'm
ok then.

Thanks again.


Regards,
Norman.