Thanks Alan, curently downloading the IB 6 Docs
:-)
--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@m...>
wrote:

> > Hi,
> > I have been using delphi and paradox for more than 5 years

now,

> > and I feel it is high time I move over to FB. I know Iam too late

but

> > most of my clients could not afford C/S until now thanks to FB.
>
> you're certainly not too late.. if you can afford it I would

reserve (order)

> a copy of Helen Borrie's up=coming book - order thru

www.ibphoenix.com

> That will be a good start but while you wait for it - at that same

site -

> you can get the Interbase 6.0 document sets which in the main part

remain

> the same for firebrd. Then the release notes for subsequent

releases.

>
> Then get IBExpert free version for an admin tool
> download the server 1.5 anad install it on a suitable machine
> take a look at the employee database example.
> >
> > Does anyone have a live application that runs on FB, something
> > simple enough to explain the basic operations than can be done

using

> > FB and how it is to be done using Delphi.
> >
> > What is the best way to connect to FB from Delphi..
> >
>
> the best way by far from Delphi is IBObjects - you can use and

develop using

> it's trustware licence and then pay for it when you sell your

product to

> your eager customers. There are other more generic ways of

connecting too if

> you are determined to make your application able to connect to other
> databases but you will forego some of the very good stuff in

firebird and

> IBO if you do it this way.
>
> > Thanks in advance
> > Prince
> >