Duncan

> We are developing an desktop application using Firebird database
> 1.0. One of our client is using Interbase database 6.0 in another
> application. Could someone tell me that can the above 2 databases
> co-exist in 2 different applications, but in the same machine?

You should use FB 1.5.x for a side-by-side installation with IB 6. You have
to set FB to listen to a different port than the usual 3050 IB listens to.

Better yet, if it is only a truly local application, you could work with FB
Embedded.

Florian