> FYI, those components use the Services API, some functions of which do not
> always work quite as expected. I don't know when (or if) this will get
> fixed, as Borland did not open the source for these functions.

This is a major reason I am hesitant to do any work to support them. I have
a hunch they are going to get scraped and redone.

> Also, the Services API applies *only* to InterBase 6 and Firebird.
>
> If you have Delphi 5, you can use the IBX service components in your IBO
> applications.

They should be separate from the data access components so it shouldn't
matter.

> Another option is to access the Services API directly. The function calls
> are documented in the v.6 API Guide. Since these are server (rather than
> database) functions, you might like to consider writing a server module

for

> services like backup and security...

Surely isn't a reason you couldn't do that. Just lift a little API code from
somewhere, as I'm sure there ought to be some samples for it, if not in
IB_Console or somewhere how to get where you need.

These have got to be VERY simple routines that could merely be methods with
a few parameters rather than entire separate components.

> Regards,
> Helen

FWIW,
Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com