> Why don't you run your programs in the debugger
> and find out which statement(s) trigger the crash?
> Because it concerns multiple programs, the component
> set may well be the culprit. And if it's the Firebird
> engine after all, we all would like to know about it,
> so it can be fixed. But please remember that many of
> us have been using Fb 2.5 in all kinds of environments
> without major problems.

There is no consistency... sometimes at startup; sometimes when processing something, sometimes when using the IBSQL component, sometimes when using native components. As I said before, no problems with 2.1, just 2.5.

I'm in the middle of restoring my system from the WINZIP files, after going through the last three ghost steps to remove, then add 2.1 back. Remember, that I had to go back 4 steps, and then rebuild my computer from there to completion, to insure that the ghosts are pristine.

I've had several friends recommend that I update the programs to use ODBC and use either M$ Access, or MySQL.

I know earlier I gave a time period on this restore... nothing happened, except having to mow! OOOHHHH, the joys of summer (sarcasm).

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Lester Caine <lester@...> wrote:
>
> Paul Vinkenoog wrote:
> >> After upgrading to 2.5, and successfully ghosting it (see my other post), I started to use programs that I created, using version 2.1 and have been using everyday, for just over 5 months, WITH NO PROBLEMS. With 2.5, and the programs crashed, hung up, and gave BSODs what I NEVER, I repeat NEVER got before. So after this post, I'm reverting back to 2.1. (...)
> > Sorry for your headaches and I can understand how frustrated you must feel, but do you realize that nothing in your story contains a single clue as to WHAT goes wrong and WHERE?
> >
> > Why don't you run your programs in the debugger and find out which statement(s) trigger the crash? Because it concerns multiple programs, the component set may well be the culprit. And if it's the Firebird engine after all, we all would like to know about it, so it can be fixed. But please remember that many of us have been using Fb 2.5 in all kinds of environments without major problems.
>
> I have to say that *I* am hitting the same sorts of problems. I've had to drop
> back to FB2.1 where we are using the IBO programs as well as FLAP/FWAP.
> Currently I've given up on trying to check things out with Builder6 since Jason
> has dropped that from the IBO support. I've laid out hard cash for the latest
> RAD Studio XE but as yet I still don't have THAT working either with the
> libraries I need so even compiling a 'new' version is not happening yet. I STILL
> have to support W2k since the hardware attached is not even supported in XP yet
> I have to handle W7 soon as well. Perhaps it IS time to simply switch to Linux -
> the hardware would actually be easier to support moving over nowadays.
>
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