Alan,

> > This is the udf which comes with the firebird distribution (fbudf). I
> > have verified the fbudf.sql. It is not declared with FREE_IT. I tried
> > using FREE_IT, but then it stops working (it simply hangs).
> >
> > JS
>
> Interesting: I use the old freeudflib and this is the typical DDL
> DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION F_ADDMONTH
> DATE,
> INTEGER
> RETURNS DATE FREE_IT
> ENTRY_POINT 'AddMonth' MODULE_NAME 'FreeUDFLib.dll'

As far as I know, FREE_IT is only for strings.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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