Hi,

> New to FB and databases in general. I'm looking for a way to do Ad
> Hoc Querys. Is this function already present in FB or will I need a
> third party app? If so, any recommendations.
> If this is already available in FB, how do I access it?

You can use the command line tool "isql" to do this, or download
a (commercial) third party tool.

One of the available tools would be Database Workbench -
www.upscene.com

With regards,

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