Adam,

A> Server:
A> -------

A> c:
A> cd\
A> md data\firebird\databases\mydb\
A> net share FBDB=c:\data\firebird\databases

A> Client:
A> ------

A> \\server\fbdb\mydb\mydb.fdb

A> How does your client application magically figure out the details of
A> this share?

NetShareGetInfo, FWIW.

Ciao
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