C# Read from GDB help

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Hello!

I would like to read datas from a GDB file, but I found only 1 dll which allows this to me, and that is http://www.ibprovider.com[^]

But actually this isn't for free, and that's the problem for me.

I tried to make a connection:

MSIL

OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection("Provider=what to write here?;" +
                                      "data source=path;" +
                                      "ctype=win1251;user id=SYSDBA;password=masterkey");

But I don't know what to write to Provider.
Is there any other way to read from a GDB file?

Posted 21-Apr-11 8:07am

velvet7

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Nish Nishant · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-21T08:39:00

Solution 1

It's unlikely that you'll find a free DLL for this. Even the paid one you mentioned above may not be sufficient. Why exactly do you want to parse it directly?

Here's a related thread:

http://forums.asp.net/t/922763.aspx/1[^]

I don't think that code there will work without your having the required provider DLLs though.

Posted 21-Apr-11 8:39am

Nish Nishant

Updated 21-Apr-11 8:41am

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velvet7 21-Apr-11 15:11pm

Well, I have downloaded this one, and installed. Now there's another problem:
source code:
string path = "provider=sibprovider;location=D:\\test.GDB; user id=SYSDBA;password=masterkey";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(path);
con.Open();
Now when I debug it throws an exception:
OleDbException: "unavailable database"

Patrick Kalkman 21-Apr-11 15:35pm

Here on CodeProject there is an article about connecting to Interbase from c# http://www.codeproject.com/KB/database/IB_CS.aspx. Maybe it will help.

velvet7 22-Apr-11 2:43am

Thank you Patrick, it works. Now how should I give you the points?:)