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

> At 06:54 AM 1/08/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "labtech1652"
> ><labtechsupport@i...> wrote:
> > > I am a new user of Firebird and am having trouble connecting

with

> >the
> > > example database, employee.fdb.
> > >
> > > I am currently trying Firebird in application mode, but get

the same

> > > problem in server mode. I am running Firebird on the same

computer I

> > > am trying to connect the database to. I get the following

error;

> > >
> > > SQL> CONNECT "C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5
> > > \examples\firebird.fdb"
> > > CON> user 'SYSDBA' password 'masterkey';
> > > Command error: CONNECT "C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5
> > > \examples\firebird.fdb"
> > > user:'SYSDBA'password'masterkey'
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I found the problem by searching the forum; the entries is double
> >quotes need to be in single quotes e.g.
> >
> >SQL> CONNECT 'C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5
> > > \examples\firebird.fdb'
> >CON> user 'SYSDBA' password 'masterkey';
> >Database:'C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5
> > > \examples\firebird.fdb' user:sysdba
> >
> >It was confusing because the Quick Start Guide gives the procedure
> >with the double quotes as shown.
>
> Clarification :: Double or single quotes in isql (both work);

double

> quotes needed at the command line if you have spaces in the path
> name; otherwise NO QUOTES in the command line.
>
> ./hb

Hi Helen,

Thanks for your reply.

I'm still not sure why the command line I typed in didn't work with
double quotes, but was OK with single quotes.

Can you clarify please?

Cheers,

Marcus