Re: [Firebird-net-provider] Install .net provider

[Scott P. <sco...@vi...>]

Hi Dion,


I am not exactly familiar with VWD2k5, but for most .NET development you 
refer to other assemblies to get access to components they may expose.

I would look for an Install Components, or some option like that.  It 
would most likely ask for a DLL file, and the 
FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.dll is the assembly you need to provide.

If you are installing this for the first time, the .NET Provider, you 
may want to use the gacutil tool provided with the .NET Framework SDK to 
install the assembly in to the GAC (Global Assembly Cache).  From here, 
it will be available to all applications that ask for that particular 
version of the assembly.  Consider it kindof like a common path for 
assemblies (similar to the windows\system32 directory).

Hopefully that should then offer you the additional components exposed 
by that assembly, things like FbConnection, FbCommand, FbCommandBuilder, 
FbDataAdapter.

I hope that helps you get started.


Regards,


Scott :)


Dion wrote:
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> Hi,
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> How do I make FB .net provider available in Visual Web Developer 
> Express 2005? I have downloaded and installed the FirebirdClient2.exe 
> file. Please forgive the ignorance, but how do I make FB provider 
> available in VWD express 2005(not VS 2005).
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> Thanks,
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