On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 8:23 AM, pofmuisie <cecilia@...> wrote:

> I know SQL and databases in general, but do not know Firebird at all.  I need to open and query data in a Firebird database (no writing back to the database required).
> I do not know which version of Firebird the database was created in and don't know the structure / tables within the database.
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> What would be the best next steps for me?
> Download and learn Firebird?  or try to open the database with something I know like MS Access or Toad or ...?

You won't be able to access a Firebird database without some version
of Firebird, and the newest version can read all previous versions, so
download and install Firebird 2.5. I find the SuperServer version
easiest to deal with, but you can choose that, or Classic, or
SuperClassic. Read the release notes before doing anything else.
Then install Firebird.
Then get a copy of FlameRobin, an interactive design and query tool.
Read the instructions for FlameRobin.

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Good luck,

Ann