--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@m...>
wrote:

> > And if i run IBExpert on the server first the .Net provider in my

app

> > can't connect - gives error something about - unable to create

file?

> > So the only whay around this is to shut the guardian down - go to
> > service applet - start services and then the .net provider works
> > again? But no IB Expert now.
> >
> > So i am trying to determin if i need the Guardian. Can i do a
> > reinstall of firebird and leave the guardian off? Will that help

fix

> > my problems?
> >
>
> What connection strings are you using in each instance?
> ALan

I don't know what connection string IBExpert is using but here is the
connection string that i am using.

User=SYSDBA;Password=masterkey;Database=EMPS;DataSource=DAVE2;Port=305
0;Dialect=3;Charset=NONE;Role=;Connection lifetime=0;Connection
timeout=15;Pooling=False;Packet Size = 8192;

I have an idea that the .Net Provider uses TCP/IP Sockets to connect
to the server while IBExpert tries to open the physical file. But i
am not sure about this. If this is true i guess it can cause a
problem.