hello,
now FB 1.5 is released and there are some changes ...

I tried to install the new way of FB 1.5, that means
no gds32.dll or fbclient.dll in win\system32 directory
(i can understand the reasons)
OK

But now no IBO connect can be done ...

Discussion:

1)to read the key HKLM\Firebird Project\ ...
is not a good stuff for IBO (security problems, etc. etc.)

2) to read this key should be done from the application developer

3) but then: he have to have the possibilty to say the TIBODATABASE
with such a property, p.e.:

Ibodatabase.client_path = 'c:\program files\firebird\bin\fbclient.dll'

where IBO can find the fbclient.dll and thats it is the fbclient.dll
and
not the gds32.dll ...

for compatibility, it should be also possible to set this property:

ibodatabase.client_path:= 'c:\windows\system32\gds32.dll'

...........
only ideas, but we need a solution ...

(in the meantime, before db.connect i set:
IB_GDS32 := mypath + 'fbclient.dll';
..........................................
that works too, but have IB_Constants in the use


warm regards
Gerhard Knapp