--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Ari.Adrianto"
<ari.adrianto@k...> wrote:

> Hi All,
> I've firebird 1.52 installed on Windows 2000 Server. The connection

I've

> made for client is using directory, for example :

192.168.0.1:d:\db\acc.fdb

>
> I've heard that firebid can use Alias for this, so users won't know

the real

> directory server. I've tried but it doesn't work. Is there anyone

who can

> tell me how to use alias ?
>
>
> Best Rgds,
> Ari Adrianto

Locate aliases.conf ($PROGRAMFILES\Firebird\Firebird_1_5
\aliases.conf) and open in notepad

Add the line

ACC = d:\db\acc.fdb

Save the file and close

Change your connection string in your application from
192.168.0.1:d:\db\acc.fdb to 192.168.0.1:ACC

Firebird will automatically lookup the path from the aliases.conf
when the connection is made.

Adam