>
> I have no problem installing and running the full server version 1.5, 2.1x

and

> 2.5 on Win2000, XP server2003, server2008
>
> I have no problem using the FreeAdHocUDF library in all these environments
> also in random combinations.
>
> But trying to get the embedded version working with FreeAdHocUDF is
> proving almost impossible except for Win Server2000.
>

Further - these two tracker issues
http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-1814
http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-2628

Conclude that the matter is resolved. But it is clearly not resolved - or at
least not cleary.
Alan

>
> The error message popping up varies across platforms (missing fbclient,
> missing msvcrt80.dll, and r6034 invalid attempt to load runtime library)

but

> the Eurekalog is always the same:
> invalid request BLR at offset 4
> function F_XXXX is not defined
> module name or entrypoint could not be found
>
> The FreeADHocUDF website (in German) talks about necessary additional
> files replacing/in addition to the standard icuXXX.dll files.
>
> I've tried every combination under the sun of adding the files, renaming
> them removing the standard files etc etc with no win as yet.
>
> In each case, the machine I test is quite OK running against remote

servers of

> different versions, but switching to the embedded server only works
> satisfactorily on WinServer2000 (and that's with the addition of

gdiplus.dll in

> the application directory).
>
> I have ensured that the C runtime libs are installed via the msi file and
> reboots of course.
>
> Can anyone give me some clear instructions on how to get the embedded
> version running with the FreeAdHocUDF lib?
>
> Thanks
>
> Alan
>