> Why did you do that? Firebird database mode "read only" does NOT set
> the filesystem read-only attribute, nor does it intend that you should
> do that. A database that is locked inside a read-only file doesn't
> work - the engine has no way to write to the transaction inventory!
>
> So - unset that attribute before connecting to the read-only database.
> If you are using a character set other than NONE then it's possible you
> might still encounter an exception, as there is a known bug relating to
> read-only databases and transliterating blobs.
>
> ./heLen
>

wouldn't this mimic a CD situation? sooner or later there has to be no
writing to the file to ensure CD'able distribution
Alan