According to the error message, it looks like it is getting hung up on
the "pound/sharp" sign. Could you change the name of the directory to
somethen like c-sharpe instead of using a special character?

Jeff

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "rkamarowski"
<rkamarowski@...> wrote:

>
> the following connection string is returning an error:
>
> connStr = "User=SYSDBA;
> Password=masterkey;
> Database=c:/photography/databaase/c#/rak-photography;
> DataSource=rak;
> SystemType=1;";
>
> i have a System DSN defined as 'rak' with the Firebird/InterBase(r)

Driver

>
> below is the error. what am i doing wrong???
> thanks,
> bob k.
> -----------
> FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.FbException was unhandled
> Message="Unable to complete network request to host \"rak\"."
> Source="FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient"
> ErrorCode=-2147467259
> StackTrace:
> at FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.FbConnectionInternal.Connect()
> at FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.FbConnectionPool.Create()
> at FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.FbConnectionPool.CheckOut()
> at FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.FbConnection.Open()
> at rak_photography.FormMain..ctor() in
>

C:\Photography\Software\rak-photography\rak-photography\rak-photography\FormMain.cs:line

> 40
> at rak_photography.Program.Main() in
>

C:\Photography\Software\rak-photography\rak-photography\rak-photography\Program.cs:line

> 17
> at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly,
> String[] args)
> at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile,
> Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
> at
> Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
> at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object

state)

> at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext
> executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
> at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
> InnerException: FirebirdSql.Data.Common.IscException
> Message="Exception of type
> 'FirebirdSql.Data.Common.IscException' was thrown."
> Source="FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient"
> ErrorCode=335544721
> IsWarning=false
> StackTrace:
> at
> FirebirdSql.Data.Client.Gds.GdsConnection.Connect(String dataSource,
> Int32 port, Int32 packetSize, Charset charset)
> at
> FirebirdSql.Data.Client.Gds.GdsDatabase.Attach(DatabaseParameterBuffer
> dpb, String dataSource, Int32 port, String database)
> at
> FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.FbConnectionInternal.Connect()
> InnerException:
>