Interbase embedded and remote access.
lazarus / 16-Databases

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vfclists · 2016-03-28 13:29

I am not that familiar with Interbase but the documentation state that
an embedded database, ie access with fbembed.dll can also be accessed
remotely, ie over the network.

Does this mean that fbembed.dll can process local requests, ie in the
application folder, as well as remote requests over the network at the
same time, or do remote requests require a separate process running on
the host which shares access to the database fbembed.dll?

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rvk · 2016-03-28 14:38

If you look here:
http://www.firebirdsql.org/manual/ufb-cs-embedded.html
QuoteThe embedded server has no facility to accept any network
connections. Only true local access is possible, with a connect string
that doesn't contain a host name (not even localhost).
So where did you see that in the documentation?
(B.T.W. Interbase is something different from Firebird these days)

You can however access a remote Firebird Server with fbEmbed.dll
because it also has a Firebird Client in it.
QuoteA Firebird embedded server DLL can also be used as a network
client. That is, if a regular Firebird server is listening for
connections on the target computer, you can connect to databases on
that system using a network-style connect string like
inca:C:\School\Databases\Pupils.fdb.