--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Albuschat"
<d.albuschat@...> wrote:

>
> additionally, make sure that your server starts *after* the fb
> service! (also this won't work if fb is started as an application
> rather than a service)
>
> Daniel
>
> 2006/10/23, Thomas Steinmaurer <ts@...>:
> > > Has anyone had any problems to connect from a Windows service to
> > > Firebird? I get an ISC ERROR CODE:335544375 'unavailable

database'.

> > >
> > > When I connect with my other apps it works fine. Even if I run

the

> > > service exe by itself it connects, only as a service does it

fail!

> > >
> > > Please help!
> >
> > Make sure that you are using a TCP/IP connection string.
> >
> >
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I agree that the service should have a dependency on the Firebird
service, but this only ensures that your service starts after
Firebird after a reboot. I had a problem connecting to Firebird while
Firebird was running!

The 'Allow service to interact with desktop' setting corrected the
error. Dunno why?!

Gerhard