Wow!
Okay. This opens my eyes not just for my present endeavor, but for
other potential applications as well. I really need to check out this
embedded arrangement.

Thank you very much.

-Jack
--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Woody \(TMW\)"
<woody-tmw@g...> wrote:

> From: "jrodenhi" <jack@r...>
>
> >
> > To me, the value of the thumb drive would be the portability and lack
> > of installation required to set up and run a demo. To be able to walk
> > in, plug in the drive and demo the application (in a Visual Basic/SQL
> > Server world where nothing is done without extensive modification of
> > the prospect's computer) would be a significant advantage. You could
> > not demonstrate multi-user aspects of the software, but that would be
> > a given and not the focus of the demonstration. In a situation like
> > this, there would be no anticipation of any other users using the
> > program.
> >
>
> Switching between server and embedded versions is easy. It's a matter of
> setting the protocol to local and setting the database name to the path
> without the server or ip address. As long as the gds32.dll (firebird
> client/embedded server) is in the app directory, it will work fine. By
> adding the server name to the database path and setting protocol to

tcpip,

> it will use a FB server instead. This is especially useful for

programs that

> are run on laptops that might not always be connected, for instance

being

> "on the road". They could take a copy of the database with them (or

whatever

> portion they need depending on the program), and when the program

runs and

> can't connect to the network, it could ask them if they want to use the
> local copy. I used this technique in a recent program and everything

seemed

> to work fine.
>
> Woody (TMW)