Interbase database file usually has .gdb or .ib extension. You can open it by several ways:
1. Opening through FD interface. Select FD interface, click Interbase, then fill all needed database parameters. Consult with your database administrator on how to choose correct parameters.
Example of configuring a database connection:
(required parameters are highlighted)
| Vendor library | C:\Program Files\InterBaseXE3\bin\gds32.dll |
| Server | localhost |
| Database | c:\MyDb\cz_dwh.gdb |
| OS authentication | No |
| Charset | UTF8 |
| User name | SYSDBA |
| Password | ******** |
| SQL command separator | ^ |
2. Opening through ODBC DSN (interface: ADO or BDE). Select ODBC data source option and then select the ODBC DSN from the drop-down list. But first, you should create an ODBC DSN of the corresponding type using Windows administrative tools, and point it to the database file.
3. Opening by specifying file name (interface: ADO, BDE, or Interbase). Select File option and then specify the file name.
4. Opening through connection string (interface: ADO). Select Connection string option and write a connection string. This way is the most flexible one because it allows to specify many additional parameters in the connection string and override standard Exportizer connection behavior. But it is recommended basically for advanced users. Here are basic connection strings (more examples and details can be found in the Internet):
provider=sibprovider;location=localhost:;data source=C:\MyData\My_db.gdb;user id=SYSDBA;Password=masterkey; (SIBPROvider Interbase OLE DB Provider must be installed)
Driver={INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver (*.gdb)};Server=localhost;Database=localhost:C:\MyData\My_db.gdb;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword; (Intersolv InterBase ODBC Driver must be installed)
Driver={Easysoft IB6 ODBC};Server=localhost;Database=localhost:C:\MyData\My_db.gdb;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword; (Easysoft ODBC Driver must be installed)
DRIVER=Firebird/InterBase(r) driver;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;DBNAME=C:\MyData\My_db.gdb; (IBPhoenix Open Source ODBC Driver must be installed)
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