Daniel Albuschat wrote:

>
>> The client does access it.
>
> I see. I always believed that the server used it to format the error
> messages that are then sent to the client, so the client never
> actually accessed it.

Server returns only the [binary] status vector, formatting is done by
the client (and only when explicitly requested).

> So a minimal Firebird Client-Installation would consist of the following:
>
> - gds32.dll/fbclient.dll
> - A firebird.msg somewhere
> - The mentioned registry key pointing to the firebird.msg-File.
>
> Is that correct, or am I still missing something?

Basically, this is correct. You may avoid the registry key if
firebird.msg is located one directory above the client executable, this
is the default location fbclient uses to look for it.


Dmitry