Subject Re: [firebird-support] Access to external file - error
Author Nick Upson
please show the setting for external file access in your firebird.conf file

On 04/12/06, celso@... <celso@...> wrote:
>
> Environment: Windows XP - Service Pack 2 - Firebird 1.5.3.4870
>
> The following command:
> "CREATE TABLE NEW_TABLE EXTERNAL FILE 'C:\ExternalFile\FileName.txt' (C1 VARCHAR(200));"
> doesn't run and returns this message: "Access to external file "D:\EF\X1.SQL" is denied by server administrator."
>
> Although all permissions have been applied to 'C:\ExternalFile\FileName.txt' and "firebird.conf" also has its parameter ExternalFileAccess set to 'C:\ExternalFile'.