I got around to use the isc_service_attach(...) and
isc_service_start(...) API as suggested and used cod fragment as
documented by the Interbase API Doc
with the service_name changed from "jupiter:service_mgr" to
"localhost:service_mgr".

However, the isc_service_attach(...) was rejected with the following
error: "Unable to complete network request to host "localhost".

First question: why was the attach rejected?

Second question: Is there a service manager for embedded database?

Jeff