David Frischknect wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm using Firebird as an embedded database in an application I'm
> developing. The application is going to create the database
> programmatically at startup if it doesn't already exist. Is there a
> way to determine if a table exists in the database? I'd also like to
> know if there's a way I can pass the contents of a text-file to be
> executed by the engine. Much thanks.
>

Why not use google for an answer to this?
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=+table+exists+site%3Afbtalk.net&btnG=Suche&meta=

use isql for the script.
But beware!
DDL should only be used with exclusive access to the db.

Uwe