Some applications insist on having write capabilities where you aren't
even aware they are needed (temp files are written to current directory,
settings aer saved as resource strings, etc). It isn't good programming
with most examples, but I can see where the question comes from.

Jason

Ann W. Harrison wrote:

> Adam wrote:
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>>I know you can put a database into "read only" mode using either a
>>flag in gbak, or using gfix. This allows you to store the fdb on a
>>read only media such as CD-ROM. (IB6 OPGuide p111). From memory though
>>the server itself has to be on a writable media, so I don't think
>>embedded would work on a CD-ROM (if the fbembedded.dll was on the CD),
>>but I can't tell you where I found that out.
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> I'm not in a position to test it at the moment, but I can't think why
> firebird would have any more trouble running from a CD than any other
> executable ... like an installer, for example.
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