----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjørge Sæther"
> Hi, all !
>
> I found a code snippet on www.ibobjects.com describing how to do client
> installation from Delphi app.
> Now I've tested this, and I found that the only thing a client application
> really needs is having gds32.dll on your path (e.g. system32 dir or in
same
> directory as .exe file). No registry key, no entry in 'services' file.
> It is a hard to be 100% sure, as my machines have all had IB, BDE, etc.
> installed and configured.
>
> Am I right about this ?
>
Yes you're right. The only thing needed is gds32.dll.
But if you rely on error messages to know what error code means, then
you will need the message file interbase.msg.