>> What's this file? It should be fbembed.dll renamed to fbclient.dll. If it's not,
>> then it's the regular client API and you're getting the error because there's no
>> server.
>
> Yes this is fbembed.dll from the Firebird-2.5.2.26539-0_x64_embed.zip root
> folder renamed to fbclient.dll.

Before we go on...

Is your application 64bit?

Is IB_SQL.exe 64bit?

If not, you need to use the 32bit deployment, regardless of the bitness of the OS you are deploying to.

32bit DLLs only work with 32 bit applications, and vice-versa.


Sean