> Greetings All,
> I have a question for the firebird elite. I'm currently checking out
> firebird to use with a web app I'm trying to sell. My question
> relates to auto-deployment. I'm aware of the merge modules available
> for firebird to use with installers.. but what I need to know is,
> how could that merge module be used in conjunction with setting up a
> predefined table structure, with some data, into firebird server is
> installed by instlaler?
>
> Or is this more of an external matter, seperate from the installer,
> where you'd have the user import a script to create the tables/data?
>
> Basically, totally new to firebird and want to know if there's a way
> to automate the creation of db/tables/data in addition to just
> installing the server.
>
> -Steve

I'm sure you can get the setup program to spawn a gbak process which
restores a backup of the empty shell database.
Alan