> I modifed a field in a Firebird data table and added two new ones.
> Whether I use a TIBOTable or TIBOQuery, Delphi sees the new fields at
> design time becuase I can add them as persistent fields. Bizarrely,
> when I reference the new fields at runtime Delphi says they don't exist!
>
> I've tried referencing the field objects and also used fieldByName and
> FindField. I've also tried changing the field names to test1 and
> test2, rebooted, etc. etc. but nothing works.
>
> At runtime I even tried GetFieldNames, but the fields are not on the
> list. What could possibly be wrong?

are you sure you are not adding the fields to another database and at
runtime connecting to the other copy?
Alan