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rick.ca:
Did you originally create or restore your database using Firebird Server 2.1? If so, maybe the database is not compatible with Firebird Embedded 2.0. Just a guess based on this comment on the Firebird website...


--- Quote ---Firebird 2.1 creates databases with an ODS of 11.1. It can read databases of lower ODS but most of its new features will be unavailable to such databases.
--- End quote ---

"It can read databases of lower ODS" suggests it doesn't convert existing databases, but will create new ones in the new format. My understanding doesn't go beyond these words—I don't even know what "ODS" is. Hopefully nostra will comment.

deazo:

 I'm using firebirds 2.1, but I can actually open the database with this service running.
 It's once I unisntall firebird or if I try to just open my database like any regular file that I get the error message.
 
 Maybe I should install the previous firebird version and see if once I have opened the database with it I can then open the file?
 
 I'm completely lost, I'm not even sure of what i am talking about here... I just hope someone can actually tell me how I can get rid of firebird with no risk of loosing access to me PRECIOUS pvd database. :'(

rick.ca:
I don't think it will help to use the earlier version of Firebird. If my theory is correct, it won't work either. At the very worst, you'll just have to continue using Firebird Server until an updated version of Firebird Embedded is available. Other than the time it takes to install it, I don't believe that's "costing" you anything in terms of performance.

I suggest you do nothing until nostra comments. I don't know what I'm talking about! ;)

nostra:
It is most probably a problem of some libraries from the firebird server installation still being somewhere in your system.
Fully uninstall the firebird server removing all shared libraries. If this does not help, then try to copy all the .dll files (except lang.gll and mediainfo.dll) from PVD installation directory to your windows\system32 directory.

deazo:
 

  Thank you for your help Nostra,

  I will try to completely uninstall firebird cleaning the registry etc... however before I start, can you tell me where I can find the shared libraries to delete?
 

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