Fred,

F> I'm just beginning to learn about Firebird, and didn't information on
F> whether the embedded version can be statically compiled into a Delphi
F> application so that I don't have to provide anything else besides the
F> EXE.

the Delphi linker cannot statically link DLLs nor LIB files. Some
people embed DLLs and other accessories in resource sections
inside the executable files, and at run time extract them to a
temporary folder and load them. Personally, I find it to be too much
trouble for little gain.

Ciao
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Nando Dessena
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