> Thanks Alan, can I ask a few questions on what you said...
>
> What program would I use to take the backup and create a new copy of
> the
> database with the new owner?

gbak

>
> Secondly, the type of person that will be downloading and using my
> application will be non-technical. To them, they will install Firebird
> and
> that is all I want them to have to do before they can start using the
> application. They might not even know what Firebird is, just they need
> it to
> use the app. Can I not create the owner user of my database in my
> Delphi
> application?

yes - you could test connect as this user and on exception, create this
user, the ncontinue

>
> "deploy with embedded only" - can you explain more what you mean? I
> take it
> you mean the embedded version of Firebird. How does that work?

you don't need the full server, for single user applications use the
embedded server which is the client and server rolled into one. It runs just
like a desktop application but can be migrated to a full server if you wish.

>
> Thanks,
> Stephen