Re: [Firebird-net-provider] How install Firebird.net provider in Delphi 8

[Tony R. <to...@so...>]

Martin,

> how can I install the firebird provider in Delphi 8 .net

Install the Firebird.NET provider as usual.
Then from Delphi's main menu choose Component->Installed  .NET Components
From this page click on 'Select Assemblies' and browse to folder c:\program
files\FirebirdNETprovider1.5 and choose the FirebirdSql.Data.Firebird.dll.

Then scroll down the list on the assembiles page and check that the FireBird
provider is enabled. This will make the components appear under the general
tab of the component toolbar.

If you don't want to use visual components then in your project, Right click
on references in the project manager window and choose add reference. Then
browse to the same folder.

All you need to do is add 'FirebirdSql.data.firebird' to your uses clause.

Note when using connection strings manually, don't put
Database='localhost:c:\....' use Database=C:\... and Datasource=localhost

Hope that gets you started.

Tony Riv