Terry wrote:

> I'm trying to deploy a C++ Builder 5 + IBX app, and I'd like to use
> the embedded FB (1.5.3) option. I can't seem to get my app to connect
> to the embedded server.
>
> I have stopped the FB service, so it won't just connect using that. I
> have copied the embedded files (fbembed.dll, firebird.msg,
> firebird.conf and the instclient-generated gds32.dll) as well as the
> database, database.fdb, to the same folder as the executable,
> according to the instructions in the README.
>
> The connection is Local. I set the DatabaseName property of my
> TIBDatabase component to "database.fdb", since it shouldn't need any
> further path information.
>
> After all that, IBX tells me only "unavailable database" when I try to
> connect. What did I miss?
>
> Thanks,
> Terry

Terry,

fbembed.dll has the server built-in. You should not use gds32.dll.
Instead rename fbembed.dll to fbclient.dll OR to gds32.dll

hth!
John


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