I have tried that as well, it does not work
More information about my problem :
On a "virgin" PC, I create a directory in which I simply copy my
application and all DLL of firebird version 1.5 (gds32.dll and 7
others). I run the application, it works
On the same PC, I create another directory, copy the same application
and all DLL of firebird version 2.1. I run the application, it fails
with the DLL gds32.dll not found in the path, please install Interbase !
What is wrong there ?

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Kurt Federspiel
<federonline@...> wrote:

>
> AFAIK, your "Interbase" Delphi objects are looking for the Interbase

DLL. FB 2.1 uses fbclient.dll. Copy fbclient.dll to gds32.dll. Put
gds32.dll in the \%WINDOWS%\system32 directory.

>
> I had a similar problem with BDS.
> Kurt.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Philippe Taymans <philippe.taymans@...>
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 1, 2008 8:02:47 AM
> Subject: [firebird-support] Problem with Firebird embedded server

usage in installation

>
>
> Hello !
>
> I am a great "supporter" of Firebird, since I discovered a few years ago
> that, not only it included an embedded server that I could use in Delphi
> with Interbase components, but also that it was extremely simple to

install.

>
> With install I mean, distribute a modest application that I wrote for
> friends (Bridge game related).
>
> Indeed, with version 1.5, I had only to provide my "end-users" my

.exe, the

> gds32.dll and associate DLLs, the firebird.msg.
>
> Just for them a simple copy in a directory and it runs without

sophisticated

> Windows-like installation.
>
> Now I am preparing to move to Firebird 2.1, and I discovered that

doing the

> same with the new DLLs does not work at all.
>
> Of course in my development environment it is okay, as I installed the
> entire Firebird software (server etc...), but not on my clients.
>
> When they run the exe, they directly get an error popup message (I

translate

> from the french) : "DLL Interbase gds32.dll not found in the path.

Please

> install Interbase to use this functionality"
>
> I am completely stucked with this message, because the DLL is there

(in the

> exe directory).
>
> I have already looked via google to find more info about this

problem but

> nothing useful until now.
>
> I hope I do not have to tell to my end-users to install the entire

Firebird.

> They are all simple PC users and just copying files as explained

previously

> is what they can do.
>
> What is the magic behind the "normal" installation that make it

works on my

> PC ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Philippe Taymans
>
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