> > Do you have to "register" a database in IBAccess? If so, try using
> > an Firebird defined alias (not a client side IBAccess alias) and see
> > if it displays the filename. My guess: no, it doesn't.
>
> I can register the database to have the connction data stored locally,
> but that is not the effect I mentioned. Do recognice the Filname
> behind an alias I do:
>
> - goto Database-Properties
>
> - Enger servername, alias, username and password
>
> - click on "Get info"
>
> - the real filename is thown on the "database files" tab.
>
> I'm shure that this is not data entered at the client before, to
> doublecheck this I did repeat the same with an fresh alias - it still
> does work, but I do not know how.

In that case, download the IBAccess source code, it's at
SourceForge, so you can figure it out :-)

With regards,

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