> >Wouldn't "embedded" return "Firebird 1.5 Embedded" or something
> >like that for the server string?
>
> Well, it would have to be loaded in order to do that, wouldn't
> it? Otherwise it would have no server to query. And it would only
> work if it was actually fbembed.dll (regardless of renaming),
> wouldn't it? because the client library on its own doesn't have a
> server to connect to....if u get my drift...

Eh, right ... that is obviously very true.

Only -after- connecting, you know if it's embedded/normal.

But if it does return a different string, this could get people
to use it :-)

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