Thanks for the quick reply. The former is true. The DB will reside on the server computer (as will the Firebird Server), and all users will run the app that read/write to the common DB on the server computer. I did not create a separate "server app." Sorry I didn't make that distinction earlier.

Since I originally posted this question, I discovered a similar thread where it seems the conclusion was that launching the "standard" Firebird install was acceptable. There was even some discussion about launching a silent install, which sounds attractive. Ironically, I had searched the previous posts before doing mine, but I guess I used the wrong criteria. Sorry for asking a nearly duplicate question. I try not to bother the group, but it's hard to know how much I don't know.

That previous thread caused me to read the documentation in the Doc sub-folder, as well as that section of Helen's book. It looks as if I can use command-line arguments to cause the install to be Classic without needing to trust the user to follow instructions (we all know how risky that can be). Unfortunately, I'm still a little in the dark about how the various command-line arguments affect the user interface. It may be that I'll need to experiment with them to actually see what my users will see. At the moment I can't get beyond the message that there is a server already running, etc. I should be able to fix that by stopping the server, or uninstalling it before reinstalling (not sure which just yet).

Thanks again.

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Kjell Rilbe <kjell.rilbe@...> wrote:
>
> homerjones1941 skriver:
> > This is a multi-user app. It is my understanding that the embedded
> > server is not appropriate for that. I may be mistaken (new to FB).
>
> Depends on HOW it is multi-user. Will the DB reside on one machine and
> each client connect directly to the DB from several different client
> machines? In that case embedded is not suitable.
>
> If, however, your app has a server component that runs on the same
> machine as the DB and all users connect via your server app, then you
> can use embedded.
>
> Regards,
> Kjell
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