> >am I correct to
> >assume that on Windows, the embedded firebird engine is running in
> >the same process as the calling app,
>
> Two processes running in shared IPC space

Are you sure about that?

I thought the embedded engine on windows (fbembed.dll) was linked into
the client application. At least, that is what process explorer tells
me when I look at who has the handle to the database.

Adam