Subject Re: how to stop firebird 1.5.x running in application mode from commandline on W
Author Adam
--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "David Wishnie"
<david.wishnie@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Could you please suggest how to stop firebird 1.5.running in application
> mode x on Windows from commandline?
>
> Please don't suggest running it as service!!!

Why not? That would be the obvious choice. Application mode is only a
hack for primative operating systems.

>
> I have to start firebird without guardian (I use super server model).
>
> Thank you very much in advance!

I guess you are left with taskkill, effective (providing guardian is
not running) but certainly not pretty.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskkill.exe /fi "imagename eq fbserver.exe"

Adam

Disclaimer: I still think it is a dumb idea.