Hi,

> i am new to firebird. recently, i have downloaded firebird 1.5 for
> win 32 to try out.
>
> i have two files firebird-schema.sql and firebird-initdata.sql. in
> MS SQL, i run the schema file, then only the initdata file to create
> my database. it is fairly straightforward to do so as we have query
> analyzer in MS SQL. but the problem is, i am switching to linux now,
> and i found firebird very suitable. and i would like to use the same
> db as i have used in windows.

Scripts can be run with the command line tool "isql".

> can anyone help with creating the .gdb files so i can run it on linux
> with firebird.

Alternatively, if you want to convert an existing MSSQL database
to Firebird, you might take a look at the Schema Migrator tool
in Database Workbench - see www.upscene.com for more info.

With regards,

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