Hello,

I do not have a lot of experience with writing Database programs and
have recently been giving the challange of creating one for a company
that sells auto parts. They have roughly 8,000 different pieces to
keep track of, along with other things.

They currently have a program, but it doesn't control the stock the
way they want it to. They want me to write a program that can
provide all of the functions they are needing. I said "great, lets
get started".

My plan is to use Dephli with Firebird.

My questions are:

Where do I start? I believe Dephli needs to have the database
already built, therefore I need to provide delphi with a database
with all of the information.

If I can export their existing database information (Names, part
numbers and descriptions, etc) from their existing DB, can I do this
with Firebird?

Does Firebird have a way to create a database or is it just the
engine that runs and supports a database? I have been reading about
Firebird, but don't really see how it can create a database.

I believe that if I have a Firebird database and use Firebird client
and server applications that this will work. Question is, what is
the best way to approach this task?

Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.......mike