Hi Helen, for some reason I can't get this to work...

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>>I have downloaded flamerobin and installed it but I can't open my embedded firebird DB...
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>..which you don't have yet, right?

Correct.

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>>So far I have copied all files for my embedded db into my development directory and renamed the dll to FBCLIENT.DLL
>>In flamerobin I rightclick on localhost
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>No; localhost provides a pseudo-network connection for client/server. Embedded needs the path to the database with NO host.

OK

>>and select Create New Database
>>For the path I have tried to
>>- put the path to my dev-dir; or
>>- browse there and select teh FBCLIENT.DLL file ( I don't have a FDB-file yet)
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>Dunno

quite what you mean here ('browse there"). Put FR and the embed lib in the same directory. FR will then load fbembed.dll and connect to the embedded server.
I meant that I click the button with "..." next to the "Database path:" field.

This is what I have now:
- All fb files copied to my dev-dir (C:\...\NetBeansProjects\fb_test)
- I renamed fbembed.dll to FBCLIENT.DLL
- I copied "flamerobin.exe" to my dev-dir and launch that one.

when fr launch I get:

I have tried to "register server" (only option for "Home") and "create new database" and "register existing  database".
For "register existing" on the "Localhost" I get popup