Is this what you needed?


C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_5\bin>isql -user sysdba -pass masterkey
Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
SQL> create database 'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb';
SQL> show version;
ISQL Version: WI-V2.5.2.26540 Firebird 2.5
Server version:
Cannot get server version without database connection
SQL> connect 'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb';
Commit current transaction (y/n)?y
Committing.
Database:  'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb', User: sysdba
SQL> show version;
ISQL Version: WI-V2.5.2.26540 Firebird 2.5
Server version:
Cannot get server version without database connection
SQL> drop database;
SQL> exit;

C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_5\bin>

Jack

 

---In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, <jackmason@...> wrote :

>

> The databases reside on a Linux Mint server, but we back them up to a Windows 7 system.   Both are running the same release of Firebird. 

  Are you sure you run Firebird 2.5 on Win7 (not 2.1) ?

Please, run following in command prompt (at firebird\bin folder) and show us results:

isql -user sysdba -pass masterkey
create database 'localhost:c:\temp\a.fdb';
show version;
drop database;
exit;

Regards,
Vlad

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