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Hello DevArt!

I am trying to create an IBCConnection to a firebird database file on a remote location. However, I only have the name of the network share, and not the local file path.
\\server\sharename\database.fdb

My problem is I do not know how to configure my connection using the share name instead of the local path. I have tried using 127.0.0.1 on the server to get to the network share but I can't seem to get the syntax right. Can you help?

To create a connection to a database on a Firebird server, you should specify the local path to the database on the server in the TIBCConnection.Database property.
Using network share name won't let you connect.

In the TSQLConnection class out of your DBX package, it was possible to establish a connection using the UNC path. How can I do this with IBDAC? Did you remove the feature?

PavloP wrote:To create a connection to a database on a Firebird server, you should specify the local path to the database on the server in the TIBCConnection.Database property.
Using network share name won't let you connect.

As you never actually have the local path on a network share, does this really mean IBDAC doesn't support opening databases from a network share?

We couldn't establish connection in the way you have described. Please create a small test project that demonstrates the approach you have described, and send it to pavelp*devart*com.

A demonstrative test project was packed up and sent to the specified address last week, please confirm that the project has been received.

The approach you have specified is not connection using a UNC name, but a non-documented Firebird feature. To use this feature in IBDAC, set the TIBCConnection.Server property to an empty string.

Ok, now it works.

Simply enough Thank you

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