At 07:10 AM 3/06/2006, you wrote:

>hello,
>
> > How is the alias name entered in the path ?
>
>IB_Connection1.DatabaseName := 'cocagneFC';
>
>The Path property is automatically set by the component, based on the
>DatabaseName value, and you shouldn't never use it directly.

No, that is exactly the reverse of the fact. For an ib_connection,
you should not touch the DatabaseName value. It is only there for
backward compatibility with the BDE. You should use Server, Path and Protocol.

By default, when you set the Server, Path and Protocol properties,
IBO will construct DatabasePath.

So: Suppose the following:

Server: localhost
Path: cocagneFC (your alias)

Here is the DatabasePath that IBO makes for each Protocol case --

Protocol cpLocal: cocagneFC
Protocol cpTCP_IP: localhost:cocagneFC

Forget Protocol cpNetBeui, it doesn't work with aliases.

In fact, the best thing you can do is change the DatabasePath value
to some simple thing, e.g. cfc. In some places you will be able to
refer to it by that name. However, the main thing here is that, once
you assign your own private value to it, IBO won't touch it again.

Helen