>
> Helen/Alan,
>
> Alan wrote:
> > Helen wrote:
> > > You seem confused about what the version stamping is for. The
> > > "compatibility client" is only needed if you are building an app
> > > using the
> > > IBX service components, because IBX at design-time is hard-coded
> > > to prevent
> > > use of the Services API with a client having a major
> > version number lower
> > > than 6. However, once the application is compiled, it doesn't care.
> >
> > in fact, Helen - it's ONLY for the installation of the admin
> > components.
> > Only installation into the IDE that you need the
> > compatibility, nothing
> > else.
>
> From my checking that is not true. IBX tests the client version in several
> places at runtime, mostly for features only available in IB version 7 and
> 7.1, but also for this (IBX 7.08 in D7):
>
> unit IBDatabase;
>
> procedure TIBTransaction.SetDefaultAction(Value: TTransactionAction);
> begin
> if (Value = taRollbackRetaining) and
> (FGDSLibrary.GetIBClientVersion < 6)
> then
> IBError(ibxeIB60feature, [nil]);
> FDefaultAction := Value;
> end;
>
> Untested but I would imagine that trying to set the default action of a
> transaction to taRollbackRetaining with an UNPATCHED version DLL (one with
> say v1.5.2.xxxx) an exception would be raised.
>
> Regards,
> Jarrod Hollingworth

maybe true - but then the source is easy to edit isn't it?
Alan