Subject | Re: Desktop Application For Centralized Firebird Database... |
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Author | Aage Johansen |
Post date | 2012-09-06T20:54:31Z |
Vishal wrote:
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Here, my doubt is Using Delphi 5 and Firebird database, is it
possible for all the instances of this application which are
installed at different cities could access one centralized database ?
If yes then HOW ?
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database (the db server). Your program - wherever it runs - just
need to use a connection string with <IP address or machine
name>:<database path and filename, or alias>, e.g.
123.234.123.234:D:\DB\ourdb.fdb (or possibly
VISHAL_SERVER:LIBRARY_DB, with necessary definitions in place).
You may have to persuade administrators to open port 3050 in
firewalls (in- and outbound).
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Aage J.
<<
...
Here, my doubt is Using Delphi 5 and Firebird database, is it
possible for all the instances of this application which are
installed at different cities could access one centralized database ?
If yes then HOW ?
...
>>You need a fixed IP address for the machine which is hosting the
database (the db server). Your program - wherever it runs - just
need to use a connection string with <IP address or machine
name>:<database path and filename, or alias>, e.g.
123.234.123.234:D:\DB\ourdb.fdb (or possibly
VISHAL_SERVER:LIBRARY_DB, with necessary definitions in place).
You may have to persuade administrators to open port 3050 in
firewalls (in- and outbound).
--
Aage J.