thank you. this is exactly what I wanted to read, same for me - the .net
2.0 provider doesn't work.

But the provider 1.7 is for .NET versions 1.x , how do you use it for
.net 2.0 projects? AFAIK Visual Studio 2005 uses .NET 2

Fabio Gomes wrote:

>I m using the .NET provider 1.7 cause the 2.0 is bugged and isnt working on
>network.
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>And to add the components, after installing the .NET provider, righ click
>the ToolBox and chose edit components (or something like it) then filter
>firebird.
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>You will have 4 or 5 components, FbConnection, fbTableAdpter, etc...
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>I tried to use them, but they didnt work, i m too dumb for that.
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