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

> In one FB database, I need to access a handful of tables from another
> one.

Firebird does not currently support cross database queries.

> Can an SP do this? I mean, an SP in DB #1 that connects to DB #2,
> gain access to the tables it needs and then closes the connection.

It would be possible but highly unadvisable to create an external
function (UDF) that connected to db2, but it would not be pretty and I
do not see how it would return more than one record per connection so
it would be incredibly slow.

It is a relatively trivial task to create a service that polls tables
from one database then inserts it in another. The single transaction
can span multiple databases, meaning you still get your atomicity. You
could use events to know when you need to "poll and pump". You may even
be able to do something using external tables that both systems can
access (mind you I do not know what happens if both try and access it
at the same time).

Probably not what you wanted to hear, but there is currently no
mechanism to do what you are after.

Adam