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Create Database Problem with IBExpert / Firebird Interbase 1.5, unavailable database

Asked by: lancerxe

Hello Interbase Experts,

On the PROD machine, due to management decision, we ended up replacing database server from Interbase 7.5 to Firebird Interbase 1.5.

We stopped the IB 75 Guardian and Server, then uninstalled Interbase 7.5 but when asked to delete the shared files, we opted to "No to all".

We installed the Firebird Interbase 1.5, did not give any glaring errors, checked the new Firebird Services, they fired up just fine which would lead one to believe that the Firebird server has no probs.

when we went to IBExpert to create a new database, we are now getting this error:
"Can't Format message 13:96 - message file in c:\Program Files\Borland\Interbase/interbase.msg not found.  unavailable database"

when we look at the Windows event viewer, we see a Firebird exception info that states:
"The description for Event (251) in Source(FirebirdGuardianInstance) cannot be found.  The local computer may not have the necessary registry information of message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer.  The following information is part of an event:  Server Started:Guardian starting at c:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5\bin\fbserver.exe2   33554432  384  402653184  ^||"

I am not sure what is happening here other than our Firebird Install is conflicting with the recemtly uninstalled Interbase 7.5 and somehow had left footprints that is conflicting Firebird.

Can someone please help me out on this???

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2006-02-25 at 08:29:26ID21751439
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ibexpert

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Interbase / Firebird Database

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Answers

 

by: NickUpsonPosted on 2006-02-25 at 08:53:04ID: 16045818

first the name is firebird, not "firebird interbase",

second is that you may well need to update your version of ibexpert as well, Version 2005.09.22 came out about a month ago.
I haven't used this program for a while, I think you will need to re-register the database server as it is now firebird

also your theory may be correct that IB has left stuff that is interfearing. I would do the following:

remove/rename the folder c:\Program Files\Borland\Interbase

remove all references to interbase from the registry

uninstall firebird

reboot

install firebird (make sure you have the latest version, 1.5.3 was only recently released) server

install firebird client (part of same file but not installed unless you pick it)

reboot

try it now

 

by: lancerxePosted on 2006-02-27 at 07:13:46ID: 16055657

Hello NickUpson,

Just saw you response now after I resolved the matter.  Thanks for your input, will give you the credit.

The problem was a DLL "gds32.dll" - the version was still Interbase 7.5 (left over "footprint").  Apparently, the Firebird installer detected this file and opted not to clobber over it, but when used, this version of the DLL would start referencing the  prevous product installation paths.  Firebird errors out due to dependencies it does not find.  I copied over the Firebird version of this DLL to the server's "c:\winnt\system32\" path and the Firebird server behaved fine since.

Again thanks for your responses, I will try out that method the next time I face this problem again.

 

by: NickUpsonPosted on 2006-02-27 at 10:46:56ID: 16057629

gds32.dll was going to be next

 

by: fatihbarutPosted on 2010-02-27 at 03:11:48ID: 27013897

thanks dude you solved my problem with firebird 2.1 too.

after deleting gds32.dll in windows/system32 folder and
copy and pas fbclient.dll** into system32 folder and renamed it as gds32.dll
my problem is solved thank you.

fbclient.dll is in the folder "C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_1\bin"

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