> At 02:54 PM 9/05/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >Helen Borrie wrote:
> > >
> > > There are a few things...
> >
> >Thanks for the help! It looks like a combination of your suggestions 2,
> >3, 4,
> >and 9 fixed the problem. The big thing seems to be creating one
> TIB_Session
> >in the main thread for all the client connections. I also
> switched to the
> >full server since your reply and most info I find on the FB newsgroups
> >implies
> >the embedded server isn't terribly thread-safe.
>
> Revise that to "isn't thread-safe at all". That will change with
> Firebird
> 2 and the replacement of the IPServer hack with a proper local protocol
> built on the XNET subsystem.
>
> In short, if you need to multi-thread an app that connects locally, DON'T
> user the current FbEmbedded (or IPServer with the full server). Use
> Classic or Superserver full server and connect through localhost.
>
> Helen

what's not thread safe Helen? embedded is quite safe
Alan