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

>
> > > 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.
> >
>
> Look in the connection properties of IBExpert, it has the

connection string

> there - you put it there.
> You appear to be using an alias anyway so you must have put the

alias in the

> server alias conf file.. no?
> No - IBExpert does not open the file directly - it asks the server

to open

> it just like all clients of the server.
>
> Helen - if one client opens a DB via an alias - do all clients have

to do

> the same? or will a mix of alias and servername:path/filename still

work?

>
> Alan

Yes i added the Alias in by hand.

IBExpert connection string is the same except for the fact that it
does not use an alias it uses 'C:\Temp\test\Employees\EMPLOYEE.FDB'.

PS - I reinstalled firebird server last night - I Kept all the
default selections except for Use Guadian Option(I deselected this).
--Restarted the server.
Server starts - No Guardian loaded - Great (This is what i wanted).
When i then try and use IBExpert it complaints that is can't find the
database? If i go to control panel and select guardian option -
Guardian starts up - Then IBExpert works again. Why does IBExpert
require the guardian?