--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@...> wrote:

>
> You must be using *some* TIB_Connection descendant. Read the
> Characteristics property:
>
> e.g.
>
> if IBODatabase1.Characteristics.dbReadOnly then
>

Thanks, Helen. Unfortunatley when I do this, I get a read access
violation in C++Builder6.

void __fastcall TForm1::DBConnectionAfterConnect(
TIB_Connection *Sender)
{
if (Sender->Characteristics->dbReadOnly){
...
}
}

Seems that copying the Characteristics structure generates an
exception. Anyone out there using Builder have this problem?