> the ODBC driver on the Firebird website appears to be .NET only... am
> I out of luck?

ODBC is not a .NET techniqe. There also exists an .NET driver for firebird.

> Or can I use the Microsoft ADO ver 2.8 that I _do_ have a reference
> for, and in that case what sort of connection string do I use?

You do need an OLEDB driver to do that. There are several drivers for
firebird available.


Elmar