On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 18:13, Kirk Evans
<evans.software.development@...> wrote:

> I've downloaded the FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.dll.
>
> When I add a reference to the Firebird client dll to my project, I get an
> error message that says "The referenced component
> 'FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient' could not be found." When i inspect the
> properties of the reference, it has no path.  I am certain (certain! :))
> that I am specifying the correct path when i am adding the reference (by
> browsing to the dll).
>
>  I'm not new to C#, or to adding references, but I am new to Firebird.
> I'm using Windows 7 (32 bit) and Visual Studio 2008.
>
> Please excuse if this question is "too newbie" for this forum, but I had a
> heck of a time getting to somewhere where I could ask a question at all.
>
> Help?
>
> Thanks,
> Kirk

Hi,

try asking in the .Net provider list:
http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=lists#fb-dotnet-provider

Maybe you need to register the assembly in the GAC first?

Regards,
Markus