Ed Leafe wrote: > On Nov 23, 2008, at 9:13 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > >> We aren't talking about the server not existing, but the database >> not existing. > > No, not exactly. You can connect to a server without specifying a > database. With SQLite, the server *is* the database, so by connecting > to a file that does not exist you are essentially creating the > "server". If this were MySQL, you could specify a server, username and > password and make a valid connection; no database is required to > connect. To see what I mean, try the standard host=dabodev.com, > user=webuser, pw=foxrocks with no database specified in the CxnEditor > - it connects just fine.
BTW, to open a connection to a Firebird database, there must be an existing database file. You don't get a connection without a valid database file. Uwe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-dev Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-dev This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
