Subject Re: [IBO] loading gds32 dll or fbclient dll
Author Martijn Tonies
> > > >I am trying to use IBO 4.6bc
> > > >I do not use any components.
> > > >I only use IB_Header and IB_Session
> > >
> > > TIB_Session is a component...
> > >
> > >
> > > >It is not loading gds32.dll how do I force It to do so?
> > >
> > > A TIB_Session object will load the client library when it needs
> > > to. So, add a connection component and a statement component (or a
> > > Service component). Then write some code that invokes some function
> > > in the API and the owning session will load the library.
> > >
> > > It seems such an odd question, I'm slightly curious about what you're
> > > trying to do...
> >
> > Well, the newer IBO versions load "fbclient.dll" by default.
> >
> >
> > Read the release notes on how to work around this.
>
> not exactly, it looks for fbclient first. If not found it tries to use
> gds32.dll

All fine and dandy, but if you're deploying your InterBase IBO based
applications and Firebird happens to be installed, you're - all of the
sudden -
loading the wrong client library.

This happened to me a few times and I was puzzled as where to look.

Martijn Tonies
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