> >Do you have any idea if IBO supports this? Or will, for example,
> >the automatic file recognition thingy mess this up somehow?
>
> IBO supports it and Firebird supports it. What's the database create
> wizard? It works fine with IB_SQL's "wizard", i.e.
> 1) create the alias on the server
> 2) make sure the firebird user and group have rwx permissions to the
> directory tree where the database is going to go
> 3) either open isql and give it
> create database 'myserver:aliasdb' user 'artful' password 'dodger';
> or, in IB_SQL's login tab, type myserver:aliasdb in the path, enter
> user name and password , scroll to select dialect 3 and click the
> 'Create database' button.

btw, I can confirm this works fine on TCP/IP.

I did a Linux server and fixed a small issue with Database Workbench
related to file name extensions:
http://tracker.upscene.com/view.php?id=368

For the rest, it appears to work fine.

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - development tool for Firebird and more!
Upscene Productions
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