Gaurav Sood wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have just tried to deploy an executable on a separate computer to my
> development PC (which was XP). On the second NT computer, once I try to run
> the exe file, it gives me a standard 'Unable to open database
> C:/Path/To/Database.gdb'. ISQL however, still connects to the database. (ie.
> fbserver and fbguard are running).
>
> The development was carried out in BDS 2006, and it all works fine on my
> development computer. Could there be an internal firewall that is blocking
> the access of the program to the Database port ? (I have a ZoneAlarm
> firewall that asks if the software can access the database when I run the
> exe file)
>
> What could the problem be ?
>
> Thanks
> Gaurav
>
>

Gaurav,

The database is on one computer and you are trying to conect to it from
another computer right ?

If so, how is defined your connection string ?

As you said that ZoneAlarm are asking for permission I assume you are
using TCP/IP on your lan, it should be something like this:

192.168.1.1:c:\path\database.fdb
or
remote_machine_name:c:\path\database.fdb

the path_to_database should be from the server point of view, i.e., no
mapped drives, no shared folders, etc..

see you !

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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda
Santo Andre - Sao Paulo - Brazil
www.thorsoftware.com.br