mischa.simmonds wrote:

> Is Firebird supposed to be able to work with standard InterBase
> components that come with Borland C++Builder 6(eg: IBTransaction
> IBDatabase etc.) and if so...how?
>
> I have Firebird 2.0.3 and Borland C++Builder 6.0
> I can create a Firebird database and tables with ISQL.
> But I can't get any of the Borland InterBase components, the Borland
> Database Desktop v7.0 or SQL Explorer v4.00 to work with Firebird. They
> only work with InterBase (when I turn it on)
>
> I haven't tried using ODBC yet, as I presumed the IB components would
> have worked directly. Is there a client API that I need to import
> instead? I have also just noticed IBObjects. Do I need to use those
> instead of the InterBase components?

The legacy components are somewhat out of date, and the copy of Interbase that
comes with Builder6 pre dates Firebird. So an alternative interface is required.

IBObjects is a very useful option and it's latest version supports the FB2
facilities.

--
Lester Caine - G8HFL
-----------------------------
Contact - http://home.lsces.co.uk/lsces/wiki/?page=contact
L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://home.lsces.co.uk
MEDW - http://home.lsces.co.uk/ModelEngineersDigitalWorkshop/
Firebird - http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php