--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Lynn" <jmlynn@...> wrote:

>
> Help! I am extremely fustratated, not able to use anything after
> download.
>
> First, I tried to use the fbembed.dll from embedded download with a
> sample code api1.c from the server folder of the class download. i
> can compile and link but unable to create database as suggested in

api1.c.

>
> I then switch to startup up the classic server service, and use the
> "Quick Start" doc to verify the installation using the ISQL utility,
> as suggested in the Quick Start:
>
> D:\Apps\Firebird\bin>isql
> Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
> SQL> CONNECT 'D:\APPS\Firebird\examples\employee.fdb'
> CON> user 'SYSDBA' password 'masterkey';
> Statement failed, SQLCODE = -904
>
> unavailable database
> SQL>
>
> How come?
>
> From all the good news from all the posint, I was extremely unlucky to
> get it going. I was being very careful and only download the release,
> not the beta 2.0 version yet I still unable to do anything with the
> installation, either server or embedded.,
>
> jml

I have to hand it to you Jeff, you are very brave for attempting to
get a database server running in two separate architectures before
reading the Quick Start Guide.

Page 15 has a bit pink box with a bold 'Important'.

Specifically

"If you run Classic Server on Windows, you must specify a hostname
(which may be localhost) plus a full path, or the connection will fail."

So if you had followed the directions:

CONNECT 'localhost:D:\APPS\Firebird\examples\employee.fdb' user
'SYSDBA' password 'masterkey';