Blizzard wrote:

> Hi guys
>
> I've spent hours now looking for a way to do this...
>
> There are scripts for Linux/Unix that come with Firebird for adding
> Aliases to the aliases.conf file -- but on Windows it seems the only way
> to set up an alias is to manually edit the aliases.conf file.
>
> There's got to be a better way. I'd like to make things easy and
> PROFESSIONAL for the customer
> - I don't want to tell him to "Navigate to your Firebird directory,
> usually located at C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_1, drag the file
> "alises.conf" into "readme.txt", add a line MYALISES = C:\Program
> Files\MySoftware\DB.fdb"
> --you get the point
>
> Thanks in advance
>

There is no such tool in FB.

Write a simple application that the user would select the database file
trough a open dialog and add it to the aliases.conf.

see you !


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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda
Santo Andre - Sao Paulo - Brazil
www.thorsoftware.com.br