--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...>
wrote:

> At 12:11 AM 7/05/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've just installed 1.5 using the installer, and don't know why I am
> >getting an "unavailable database" from any client tools - isql etc..
> >They're all running on the same machine.
> >
> >I can connect through JDBC, and I have obviously checked the service
> >is running.
> >
> >Can somebody help?! I know I must be missing something obvious...
>
> Did you install Superserver or Classic? on Windoze or Linux? If

Windoze,

> is it XP? if Yes, does your database have a file extension of ".gdb" ?
>
> ./hb

Hi Helen,

Yep, Superserver ("C:\Program
Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5\bin\fbserver.exe -s" on Windoze XP. File
does have extension of .gdb - trying to access example db's.

As I put in my follow-on post, I CAN connect using local:..., but
don't understand why I have to use that. On my other machine I don't
have to.

cheers,

David