> > 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?

Yup, but the Installer doesn't overwrite an existing one.
See below.

> During the setup it does ask if a gds32.dll should be generate for
> legacy support... but it doesn't seem to generate one.

From "README.Win32LibraryInstallation.txt" in the \doc
subdirectory of your Firebird 1.5 installation.


"During the installation process the installer checks to see if an
installation of InterBase or Firebird exists. If nothing is installed
it will write a patched gds32.dll into the <system> directory. If it detects
that any possible version of Firebird or InterBase may already be installed
it will not install the gds32.dll in the <system> directory. However
you can always do so later by using the new 'instclient.exe' tool."


Check out the instclient.exe command line tool. You'll
find everything you need in the document mentioned
above.


Best Regards,
Thomas Steinmaurer
LogManager Series - Logging/Auditing Suites supporting
InterBase, Firebird, Advantage Database and MS SQL Server
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com