At 07:02 AM 18/08/2006, you wrote:

>--- 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?

I can't comment on Builder, but you *will* get an AV if you try to
read the return structures from an unsuccessful connection. Is your
Connect procedure trapping for that? In this code sample I don't
even see the Connected property being tested...

Helen