At 09:59 AM 13/09/2004 -0400, you wrote:

>" the DBA is required to create a new alias before you try to create the
>database "
>
>I did create a new alias, as can be seen in the alias file I originally
>included.
>
>" The Fb process needs to have access to the directory/folder"
>
>It does, as I can create databases if I don't restrict access to aliases
>only.
>
>"'C:\WINNT\system32\' is not a great place for databases."
>
>This is not a production system, it's my development laptop. Databases
>are restricted to a specific location(s) on the test and production
>servers.
>
>So, has anyone ever created a database when alias restrictions are
>turned on?

Yes - but I confirm that it is broken in v.1.5.1. Sorry, can't say whether
this is intentional or not.

./heLen