Hello Harald,

> 3. i did the following (cut-pasted from console)
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>        C:\data>copy con c:\firebird\aliases.conf
>        mydb = c:\data\mydb.fdb

Don't do it this way, as MSDOS will terminate the file with an EOF
and no CRLF.  It is an old "gotcha" but it could account for why the engine is
unable to read a valid path.

It might be sufficient just to open your aliases.conf in a text editor and press Enter after
your alias line, before saving.  Otherwise, delete the one you made with copy con and use
the editor to create a new file in your Firebird root directory.

Type
 mydb = c:\data\mydb.fdb

 Press Enter (adds CRLF). <<<<<<<<<<<<

 Save as aliases.conf (and check that Windoze didn't mess with the
 extension). Double-check that you actually saved the file in the Firebird
root and not in {$fbroot}\bin (where your PATH variable is pointing).

 Helen