If you are looking at only having one connection, then DLLs are not the
answer. Look at the BPLs or maybe a plugins system(you can find a list on
Torry's Page or Delphi Super Page).

Daniel Rail

At 28/01/2002 10:08 PM, you wrote:

>Tried it. Nope. (Also need to specify a password, etc. )
>Might have worked in a older version of IBO but doesn't now.
>Plus this will add up to a lot on connections if I were to
>call this numerous times in a app.
>Most every time I tried this I got a AV and then at one time
>Delphi even crashed out on me.
>Still trying to figure this one out....
>
>Steve Fields
>
>Daniel Rail wrote:
>
> >Pass the connection parameters that are not constant for each installation
> >to the DLL(pathname, server, protocol, username, password). i.e.
> >ProcName(Server, Pathname: PChar; Protocol: TIB_Protocol);
> >
> >At the present time, I don't even reference the TIB_Connection of the main
> >executable.
> >
> >Example:
> >ProcName(Server, Pathname: PChar; Protocol: TIB_Protocol);
> >begin
> > DLLConn.Server := String(Server);
> > DLLConn.Pathname := String(Pathname);
> > DLLConn.Protocol := Protocol;
> > DLLConn.Connect;
> > try
> > {
> > ...
> > do whatever you need to do
> > ...
> > }
> > finally
> > DLLConn.Disconnect;
> > end;
> >end;
> >