Alan McDonald wrote:

> > I have an NT w/s with FB 1.5.1 installed. The firewall is allowing it to
> > act as a server on port 3050. SYSDBA and password have not been changed
> > from the default. The computer's name on the network is MACHINE2.
> >
> > In aliases.conf I have defined an alias for the database:
> > TestDB = d:\test\TEST.FDB
> >
> > I am running Delphi 7 with IBObjects on an XP machine.
> >
> > I have not set any permissions on the NT machine for the XP machine to
> > access the root drive of the NT machine, where Firebird resides.
>
> this is not necessary anyway - not sure why you even think this is relevant.

Because this is where the server is located.

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> > In IB_Database1 I set
> > AliasName to TestDB
> > protocol to cpTCP_IP
> > server to the local ip address of the machine: 192. ...
> > password for SYSDBA entered as the usual default.
> >
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> I asume you are not using IN_Connection. Now if you want to use an alias and
> not the full path - that means you are trying to use the BDE on the local XP
> machine. If you want to avoid the BDE - you need also to se tthe path of the
> database. and not the alias.
> Alan

The same thing occurs with IB_Connection. IB_Database is an IBObjects
Access component and doesn't use the BDE.

Using the alias should void the need to set the path.

Raymond.

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