On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:35:12 +0530, "Venus Software Operations
venussoftop@... [firebird-support]"
<firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:

> On 15-07-2014 16:48, Mark Rotteveel mark@... [1]
> [firebird-support] wrote:
>  
>
> On 15 Jul 2014 03:47:07 -0700, "venussoftop@...

[firebird-support]"

> [2]
> [3] wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > My application in 32 bit which stopped getting to the registry of
> FireBird
> > HKLMSoftwareFireBird ProjectFireBird ServerInstances >
> DefaultInstance
> > which the WinAPI RegOpenKey() fails and returns a value of 2 "Path

Not

> > Found"
> >
> > Please advise on what I need to keep in mind with the following

specs:

> > Win7 64 Bits
> > FireBird 64 Bits
> > VFP App 32 Bits
> > FireBird ODBC 64 Bits
>
> By default 32 bit applications are not allowed to read the 64 bit
> registry. They only see the area of the registry for 32 bit programs

(The

> Wow6432Node). As the Firebird 64 bit element is written in the 64 bit
> registry, it is not visible. You can access 64 bit nodes if explicitly
> requested, but I am not 100% sure if and how that works. See also
>

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724072%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

> [4]
> and
>

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384129%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

> [5]
>
> Why does your application need to know the location of the Firebird
> server? Also if you want to use ODBC from a 32 bit application, then

you

> need to use the 32 bit ODBC driver!
>
> BTW: The correct registry key for Firebird is with a lowercase b (at

least

> for 2.5).
>
> Mark
>
> -------------------------
> Posted by: Mark Rotteveel [6]
> -------------------------
>
> [7]
>
> Thanks for your response Mark.
>
> I need to get to the path for FBClient.DLL and also update

Aliases.conf,

> thus was trying to find out where FB is installed.

Note that for a 32 bit application, you need to 32 bit fbclient.dll. It
might be better to expect it on the path. But otherwise: follow the MSDN
links: it describes how to locate 64 bit registry keys as a 32 bit
application. Note that editing aliases.conf also requires privilege
elevation if UAC is enabled.

I can't be more detailed as I don't usually work with the registry (nor
work with fbclient.dll).

> Yes it was a typo here, I use Firebird with a lower b in code

Mark