>
> > in Delphi:
> > you need in uses: IB_Constants
> >
> > then, before connect:
> >
> > IB_GDS32 := somepath + 'fblient.dll';
> >
> > or: IB_GDS32 := somepath + 'gds32.dll';
> >
> > regards
> > Gerhard
>

OK, this works. I looked at the IB_Constants.pas and saw that I had to have
the declaration as the first in line in my projects uses clause.

This leads me to another question. If I am assigning the string of the
IB_GDS32 constant at run time to two different dll's, would there be any
conflicts within my application (inside IBO) because of loading two
different dll's? I'm not concerned with it now since I would not have any
open database/queries for both databases types at the same time (embedded
and remote), but I was curious about that. Unless IBO loads the dll
dynamically...I haven't looked at the source that closely :(

Thanks again Gerhard and Helen.

Lee