>> I'm looking for some information as to how to use the embedded server
>> (1.5.2) with Delphi (2005), but with little success. Is there any
>> documentation about how to get started, or some website or some such?
>>
>
> There is no difference between connecting to embedded server than
> connecting to any other Firebird database.
>
> First you need to choose a connection component set. The following
> website lists a couple.
>
> http://www.fbtalk.net/viewtopic.php?id=196
>
> You can download the embedded zip file, and rename fbembedded.dll to
> fbclient.dll or gds32.dll depending on which components you are using.
>
> You then just set the connection string to be the physical path of the
> database.

Thank you Adam, I think that was the "magical" little thing that I needed to
know: to rename fbemedded.dll to gds32.dll. I can't test that quite yet, but
at least I didn't find that information anywhere, so I'm quite sure that
will do the trick.

Thanks again,
Antti Kurenniemi