>
> > if it responded with the full path in the error, surely it has
> resoved the
> > alias?
> >>> I/O error for file "C:\MIRJUA\DES\ADMNEG\FNT\FDB\ADMNEG"
>
> Nope. C:\MIRJUA\DES\ADMNEG\FNT\FDB\ can be just a current or default
> database dir (set using DatabaseAccess option) and "admned" is what he
> used in connection string.
>
> SY, SD.
>

so you're suggesting he's been modifying the firebird.conf file and hasn't
told us what changes he's tried making...
Alan