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The information below is by no means comprehensive and is not
meant to replace or correct an improper or incomplete install of
Local Interbase 32 from your Delphi 2.0 CD.

The following topics cover the version of Local 
Interbase that is installed with Delphi 2.0 and its 
PC Client utilities.

Local Interbase root directory:
 \Program Files\IntrBase

Common utilities:
 \Program Files\IntrBase\Bin

 Local InterBase Server		       IBSERVER.EXE
 InterBase Communication Diagnostics	COMDG32.EXE
 InterBase Server Manager		IBMGR32.EXE
 InterBase Windows ISQL			WISQL32.EXE

Default location for Local Interbase database library:
 \windows\system\GDS32.DLL

Location of Local Interbase license file:
 \Program Files\IntrBase\IB_LICEN.DAT

Location of Local Interbase security database:
 \Program Files\IntrBase\ISC4.GDB


Verify/Add "gds_db 3050/tcp" to your 'services' file

Use the following formats to connect to remote Interbase
servers via the following protocols:
(NP- named pipes, TCP- TCP/IP)

 NP  - '\\srvrname\path\mydb.gdb'
 TCP - 'viper:/usr/interbase/examples/atlas.gdb'

 Use the following format example to connect to a local
 Interbase server:
 'C:\Program Files\Borland\IntrBase\EXAMPLES\EMPLOYEE.GDB'

*Please note that a valid Interbase server license is
 required to connect to a remote Interbase server.

REGISTRY ENTRIES:

WIN95-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Borland\InterBase]
"UseCount"="3"

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Borland\InterBase\CurrentVersion]
"Version"="WI-V4.1.0.116"
"RootDirectory"="d:\\Program Files\\Borland\\IntrBase"

WINNT-
Key Name:          SOFTWARE\Borland\InterBase
Class Name:        
Last Write Time:   3/4/96 - 4:46 PM
Value 0
  Name:            UseCount
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            1
 
 
Key Name:          SOFTWARE\Borland\InterBase\CurrentVersion
Class Name:        
Last Write Time:   3/6/96 - 10:24 AM
Value 0
  Name:            RootDirectory
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            d:\b32\IB32\
 
Value 1
  Name:            Version
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            WI-V4.1.0.116


Errors: 
Remote Interface not licensed 
	-Registry not updated, and/or license file missing,
	 version of server does not match registry entry
	
Load Driver Error 
     - reinstall/configure the Borland Interbase SQL Links driver. 

Unknown user name or password | unavailable database 
     - copy GDS32.dll to your idapi32 directory or 
       windows, window/system directory.


ID:CS1022

BEC
3.11.96

 
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