Subject Re: [firebird-support] How to know if an existing Firebird server is running?
Author Alexandre Benson Smith
Rodrigo Andrés Chito wrote:

>Hello
>We're working on a Delphi 7 application and we need to know if an
>existing Firebird Server (nomatter if running as an application or as
>service) is installed, 'cause we can install Firebird Server, using
>port 3050, only if an older version don't exists. Sorry my bad
>english. Regards,
>
>
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>Rodrigo A. Chito
>Santa Fe, Argentina
>
>
What about if you install FB on a diferent port ?

This will avoid problems if you need for example FB 1.5.2 but 1.0 was
installed on the machine, you can even see a server running and
acceptiong connections, but won't be what you need.

see you !

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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda.
Santo Andre - Sao Paulo - Brazil
www.thorsoftware.com.br