FB through visual tools? like everybody... :))
We are not masochist.

This is not a command line task.
You should use FB/IB as remote server, even if it is local.

remove the # character from firebird.conf and do change 3050 to 3051
#RemoteServicePort = 3050
->
RemoteServicePort = 3051

Restart Firebird.

Then,
when you register the database file in visiual tools:

localhost/3051:D:\DATA\PERFECT.FDB or
127.0.0.1/3051:D:\DATA\PERFECT.FDB

*don't forget to select fbclient.dll as client dll for FB files

*don't write Firebirds gds32.dll to system32 when FB install.
(it will be incompatible with gds32.dll of interbase)

thats all.

study the Firebird later, why??? :)
i advice you try to study Interbase later..
IB is a transient RDBMS in my opinion.
borland tried to kill it before and borland is not better than
before.

Ali

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "user4257" <user4257@y...>
wrote:

> ...No, I'm sorry to say, but I am not an expert, I can only access
> IB and FB through visual tools. This task may too big or early for
> me. I think I've to remain at simple server per machine for a

while

> and study the Firebird later.
>
> Thanks for answers.
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Ali Gökçen <alig@e...>
> wrote:
> >
> > localhost/3050:C:\DATA\fossil.gdb -- connect to ib7 db
> > localhost/3051:C:\DATA\PERFECT.FDB -- connect to real db ;)
> >
> > (localhost=127.0.0.1 means localloopback or ThisComputer)
> >
> > is it enough?
> >
> > Ali