"b.l. baker" wrote:
> I am looking for any FAQs or Docs that will get me started. If this is the wrong list for question, please point out the correct one. I have downloaded and installed Firebird 1.0. I do not have any Borland tools on my Windows system. I don't know how to:
Welcome!
The support NG for Firebird (and Interbase) is egroups.ib-support.
> Create a new database?
> Create users/passwords for the database?
There is only a command line utility included, and I usually use some of
the free tools: IB_SQL (www.ibobjects.com) or IBExpert - see
www.ibphoenix.com for a lot of info on tools (and a lot of other info).
> At some point I will want to use JayBird to talk to this database.
Cannot answer this one - I use Delphi and IBO.
> What is the differance between IBgard vs IBserver?
IBserver is the database engine. IBguard starts (or will restart)
IBserver.
> Anything else a Newbie should know?
Probably. Watching the ib-support NG (and visiting ibphoenix) might
help a lot.
Regards,
Aage J.
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