At 09:52 AM 15/11/2009, you wrote:

>Hi Helen,
>
>Thanks for this.
>
>>Looks like MySQL's isql. It only works with MySQL. You need to use
>Firebird's.
>
>Actually it was ODBC's isql, but very good point. I've now run it with
>Firebird's own isql and no problems.
>
>So clearly the problem is ODBC, either I fix ODBC or I use another driver.
>
>Can I ask you what driver you recommend for Firebird2.1_classic on Linux?
>
>I am using Perl as the application development tool.

The appropriate place to ask is on the firebird-odbc-devel list. You can find subscribe links at http://firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=lists.

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