At 01:49 AM 5/12/2006, you wrote:

>Excuse,
>
>The correct message is:
>
>"CREATE TABLE NEW_TABLE EXTERNAL FILE 'C:\ExternalFile\FileName.txt'
>(C1 VARCHAR(200));"
>doesn't run and returns this message: ==>> "Access to external
>file "C:\ExternalFile\FileName.txt" is denied by server administrator."

1) Did you erase the '#' from the ExternalFileAccess parameter
setting in firebird.conf ?

2) Did you stop and restart the Firebird server program after
altering firebird.conf ?

./heLen