On 24-4-2018 01:54, Robert Martin nzrob@... [firebird-support] wrote:

> In past I have used Embedded to make apps that required no FB (2)
> install and could simply be copied onto machines.  I need to do this for
> a client running FB 3.  I have scanned the notes and find 'A special
> “embedded library” is no longer required. To make the embedded
> connection, the standard client loads the appropriate provider and
> becomes an embedded server.'
>
> Does this mean I only need to ship the client library now or is it still
> an number of files?  If it's still a number of files where do I find a
> list of what files and directory structure is required.  I can't seem to
> find any information on shipping FB 3 as an embedded DB.

Yes, it seems that is not explicitly documented in the release notes. In
any case, in theory you just need to use the full zip-kit of Firebird
server. In practice you can leave some files out (ie the executables,
documentation, examples, and some other files), see for an example of
files needed my blog-post on using Firebird 3 embedded with Java:
https://lawinegevaar.nl/firebird/jaybird_embedded_example.html

Mark
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Mark Rotteveel