Adam,

Thanks for the pointer. I did a search on multiple terms through
this group and nothing came up. I didn't review recent messages.

Apologies for the redundancy and thanks for the pointer.

Dan

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" <s3057043@y...>
wrote:

>
> Dan,
>
> There was an almost identical question yesterday.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/message/67669
>
> Adam
>
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "demallon"

<demallon@y...> wrote:

> >
> > I'm writing an application that's using Firebird 1.5.2. I don't

want

> > my clients to have to run the Firebird installation script and

want

> > to include the Firebird files on my distribution. I'm running
> > Windows XP.
> >
> > I take put these files in a directory:
> >
> > Then, I put these files in an FB directory below it:
> >
> > When I try to start up the fbserver, it won't start. I run
> > fbserver -s to start up the server and it simply returns. I

don't

> > get a firebird.log anywhere. It doesn't show up in Task

Manager ->

> > Processes.
> >
> > I can run isql, but can't connect to my database, nor can I

create

> > one.
> >
> > I can't find any hints of environment variables in any search

I've

> > done. I did find a registry entry for
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird
> > Server\Instances\DefaultInstance that was set to the location of
> > fbserver.exe, so I created that.
> >
> > Otherwise I can't find anything that I'm missing. Anyone have

any

> > idea what I've left out?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan
> >
>