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How to open a firebird .db table file using c#.Net

Hi,

I have a Firebird .fdb file and can open it fine. But some tables are empty, and I can open the .db files of these tables using 3rd part programs. This was not developed by me.

Now I need to open a .db from a table from firebird using c#.net Some knows how to do that? I dont want to open the database, connect to it, etc, just open the .db file.

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If you can open those .db files using Borland Database Desktop, then they are Paradox tables and not Firebird ones.

So, in order to access that .db files from your C# app, you could use:

  • MS ODBC Paradox Driver
  • MS Jet OLEDB

Keep in mind that you may have to install/configure BDE (Borland Database Engine), so the MS drivers would provide full support on Paradox tables.

TOPX  2010-08-19 16:45:58
Thanks, its a system that uses both Firebird and Paradox, i didn't know that because the Paradox tables (.db files) are the same as the Firebird tables.I could open the Paradox tables using MS Jet OLEDB and getting the Borland BDE. Wouldn't open without the BDE running.
Bruno  2010-08-23 22:04:30

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