Author: Yovanny Rodrigue 

How do i connect to a remote firebird database server?

Answer:

Firebird/Interbase Databases 
A Firebird database is a single file - normally either *.fdb or *.gdb - all the 
tables are stored in that file. 
To create a new alias, follow the instructions above, select the INTRBASE driver, 
and set the following parameters. 

Property  Value  Comments  
Server Name     This is the fully qualified *.fdb or *.gdb file  
User Name  SYSDBA  For employee.gdb, the default password is masterkey  

Warning:  If the focus is in an Opened Interbase/Firebird table when Object / 
New... is selected, it is possible that you will create a new table or a new field 
instead of a new alias.  

To connect to a remote firebird server, you MUST include the drive letter after the 
computer name. 

CompName:C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\Data\employee.gdb

The Interbase help says that the following format is also acceptable in ISQL - but 
it definitely does NOT work in the Database Explore. 
\\CompName\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\Data\employee.gdb

Firebird is the open source version of Borland's Interbase database server. 

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