Subject Re: [firebird-support] How hard to convert to embedded?
Author Thomas Steinmaurer
> <<The entire .fdb database file and the files in the Embedded Server
> distribution which can be found here:
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/firebird/Firebird-1.5.2.4731_embed_win32.
> zip
>
> Read the included documentation to see what files you really need and
> what you have to do with the embedded library.
>
> Thomas Steinmaurer>>
>
> The docs say "Just copy fbembed.dll into the directory with your
> application. Then rename it to either fbclient.dll or
> gds32.dll depending on your database connectivity software.
> Then start your application and it will use the embedded
> server as a client library and will be able to access
> local datasases. You should also copy firebird.msg and
> firebird.conf (if necessary) to the same directory."
>
> What about aliases.conf and ib_util.dll? Do they need to be copied over,
> too?

Keep aliases.conf if you plan to use the embedded server as a client
library for remote connections by using aliases.

You should copy ib_util.dll over. So you are sure that UDFs will work
properly if you are starting to use UDF libraries.

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