>In the mean time I would like to run some form of tracing
>tool that can monitor down to the SQL level sent to
>firebird to try and see if there are some specific areas
>we should work on first.

>Does anyone know of any other tools that can assist?

this is exactly the job ibmonitor can do for you

http://www.ibexpert.com/download/Working_with_ibmonitor.pdf

A Version limited for localhost 127.0.0.1 is included in
IBExpert Full Version, a Version without this limitation
is also available.

Best Regards

Holger Klemt

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