Subject Re: [firebird-support] Embedded FB1.5 Doesn't Like "localhost".
Author Daniel Rail
Hi,

At April 16, 2004, 14:43, George P Boutwell wrote:

>> To connect to embedded server you cannot use localhost, you must use
>> local connection.

> Would that be so that you can use the embedded library in an app to
> connect to a 'full' server running on the same machine as an embedded
> app?

Yes.

> Or would that fail as well?

It will not fail if there is a Firebird server running locally. By
specifying "localhost" as host name, you are indicating a network
connection to the server, and not to use the embedded server.

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Best regards,
Daniel Rail
Senior System Engineer
ACCRA Group Inc. (www.accra.ca)
ACCRA Med Software Inc. (www.filopto.com)