Thanks Helen, Lester and Andreas, I've mixed something up. Works fine for me
now!

Thomas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helen Borrie [mailto:helebor@...]
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 10:15 AM
> To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [IBO] IBX connection path vs. IBO connection path
>
>
> At 09:34 AM 13-08-01 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >just another migration issue.
> >
> >The IBX connection path is stored within one property
> >(TIBDatabase.DatabaseName) for local (C:\test.gdb) and remote
> >(ntserver:c:\test.gdb) connections whereas IBO has three properties Path,
> >Protocol and Server. How can I convert an IBX remote connection
> path into a
> >IBO proper syntax?
>
> IBO connects all the pieces up and makes the appropriate path.
> What goes through in the connection string depends on the
> Protocol property. Path must contain only the absolute physical
> path name **as seen from the root of the server**. If you omit
> the Server property, IBO will force a local connection (cpLocal).
> If you include the Server property and select cpTCP_IP or
> cpNetBEUI, IBO will construct the proper connection string. If
> the Server field is supplied and you select cpLocal, IBO ignores
> the server name; so, if you want a local TCP_IP loopback
> connection (recommended for a local server) make sure you enter
> LOCALHOST into the Server property and select cpTCP_IP.
>
> To see this process at work, leave the DatabaseName property
> blank - the full connection string will appear there. You'll
> override this behaviour if you put a custom name (i.e. an
> "application alias for the connection") into this field; but
> this doesn't affect the string that IBO constructs internally.
>
> Regards,
> Helen
>
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