On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 09:28, Marc Bettex <bet...@epsitec.ch> wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a proper way to check if a given database
> exists with the Firebird .Net provider.
>
> Currently, I try to open a connection to the database, and if this fails by
> throwing an exception, I assume that this is because the database does not
> exist. But that's not a solution I feel comfortable with, because there
> might be other reason for the exceptions to be thrown. So, is there a better
> way to do it?
There's no better way. Anything can be Firebird database, there's no
"master" database (like i.e. in MS SQL Server). Hence until you try
access you (or server in fact ;)) don't know.
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