> I have just been testing the
> IB_Connection1.Characteristics.dbFile;
> characteristic.
> Now they work fine even when I specify an alias.
> Surely the server should not report back to the connection
> the full path of the file when you have specified an alias
> for the connection?

I agree - from a security perspective.

However it is really a Firebird architecture issue. If the
API returns this information then the problem is in Firebird
and not in IBObjects. The information is returned as part
of the isc_database_info api, IBO just gives you what the
API returns.

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Geoff Worboys
Telesis Computing