>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".

Do not use "localhost" or "jupiter", etc.
because it means you are not connecting to embedded engine
but to regular fb server.

Ivan