[Firebird-net-provider] Unable to load DLL (fbembed)

[Todd D. <to...@gm...>]

Hi - I just downloaded FireBird Embedded (Firebird-1.5.2.4731_embed_win32) 
and the ADO.NET provider (firebirdNETProvider-1.6.3-NET1.1.exe). 
I installed the provider and rebooted. Then I created a new .NET 
web app, copied the FireBird *.dlls to the /bin directory of the 
app (fbembed.dll, ib_utildll and firebird.msg) and then ran the app, 
trying to create a new database.

Here is my code in VB.NET:

Imports FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird
..
..
         Dim parameters As Hashtable = New Hashtable
         parameters.Add("User", "SYSDBA")
         parameters.Add("Password", "masterkey")
         parameters.Add("Database", "mydb.fdb")
         parameters.Add("ServerType", 1)
         FbConnection.CreateDatabase(parameters)

When I get to the last line, it produces the error message in the
subject. I also tried this in a Windows Forms app, and had the same
result. I'm not sure what to do? Why can't it find the dll?

Just FYI, I also tried the beta ADO.NET driver, and I also made sure
that the <machinename>\ASPNET role has full access to the 
directories in question.


[DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL (fbembed).]
   FirebirdSql.Data.Embedded.FbClient.isc_create_database(Int32[]
statusVector, Int16 dbNameLength, String dbName, Int32& dbHandle,
Int16 parmBufferLength, Byte[] parmBuffer, Int16 dbType) +0
   FirebirdSql.Data.Embedded.FesDbAttachment.CreateDatabase(AttachmentParams
parameters, DpbBuffer c)
   FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.FbConnection.CreateDatabase(Hashtable values)
   FireBird.WebForm1.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\FireBird\WebForm1.aspx.vb:38
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String
eventArgument)
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler
sourceControl, String eventArgument)
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData)
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain()

 


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-Todd Davis
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