Re: [Firebird-devel] Error while trying to open file

[John vd W. <jo...@jv...>]

Ricardo Rocha César wrote:
> Dear friends,
>  
> I'm getting an error when *two aplications in the same machine* try to 
> connect a Firebird *embedded* database at the same time. One of them 
> connects without any problem, but, when the second tries to connect, the 
> following message appears:
>  
> I/O error for file ".\PORTARIAMTC.GDB"<br>Error while trying to open 
> file<br>The file is already been used by another process.
>  
>  
> I've tried to change the database protocol from "Local" to "Remote", but 
> it didn't work. Do I have to instal the Firebird server on this machine, 
> *even though it's embedded*?

Hi Ricardo,

Just *because* you use FBEmbedded, only ONE application can accees the 
fdb at the same time.

If the fdb must be accessible for more than 1 applications (or users), 
you must install the server.

kind regards,
John