i am considering using Firebird for a smart client application. i have
a couple of questions:

1. would it be possible to include a Firebird database install within
the installation package for my main smart client application? i would
need the Firebird database to silently install onto the local user's
computer, with the minimum of fuss, so that my smart client
application can use it as a local data source.

2. once the firebird database is installed at the client end, i would
probably need to release update patches every now and again to alter
the database structure. how easy is it with Firebird to make
alterations to a client's database using scripting, without corrupting
the data?

thanks. also, any URL's or useful online resources would also be
appreciated.