> Is fbClient all that the "client only" install installs?

I am not sure whether you are speaking about a particular firebird
install script, or just asking what needs to be installed on client
workstations to use firebird.

For client-server style installs, the client workstations only need
the fbClient.dll in the path where your program is executing from.

We actually had at one stage the programs residing in a share on the
server, and so the only "client software" was a shortcut to
\\server\myprog\myprog.exe. This is excellent for small programs on
fast networks, because it made upgrading a breeze, but you wouldn't
want 20MB of executable and libraries on a 10 speed LAN with that sort
of model.

But there is only 350k overhead for the firebird client library. You
don't need it on machines which have firebird installed, but I find it
easiest to just install it with the program in the same folder.

Adam.