Subject Re: [IBO] Re: Connection string to FilePath?
Author Dmitry Beloshistov
Hello, Alan!
You wrote to <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com> on Fri, 8 Oct 2004 19:29:22 +1000:

>> Agree, that is a reason why there will not be a simple transformation
>> from <Server_Name>:<Path_On_Server> to
<Network_Path_To_Database_Directory>

AM> SInce shares can be given any name you want and since paths can be
AM> duplicated from any number of start points, how would you ever know
AM> that the share is starting from the point you expect it to?

... and Firebird server since 1.5 now support database aliases and
connection string not contain any paths - only server name and alias name.

WBR,Dmitry Beloshistov AKA [-=BDS=-]