> >>I've just started trying to use the classic version of the firebird
> >>server. Installs fine and I can connect using iSQL, but can't using
> >>delphi's interbase components or IBOConsole. With IBOConsole I get the
> >>error "Cannot attach to services manager"; with delphi, an internal gds
> >>error.
> >>I've tried with 1.5.0, 1.5.1 and 1.5.2RC1 just incase there was a
> >>problem with the installer.
> >>Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?
> >
> >
> > Services API is fully supported in 1.5.1, but AFAIR only
> > under Linux, but I might be wrong here.
> >
> > On which platform do you have Firebird Classic installed?
> >
>
> Windows XP :(
>
> > Is gds32.dll installed in the system directory, namely
> > with a version string starting with "6.3...."?
> >
>
> No, no sign of it. There's an old one, 6.2... but no 6.3
> Should this have been installed?
>
> During the setup it does ask if a gds32.dll should be generate for
> legacy support... but it doesn't seem to generate one.

I have no idea with which version number this "legacy" dll should
be generated. Thomas says 6.3, I guess :-)

Perhaps you should download a trial of Database Workbench
and see if you like the tool and if it works fine with Classic.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com