Firebird is a client/server database and a Firebird database server application must be installed and running on the machine that hosts the database file (*.fdb, *.gdb) to enable clients like GeoScene3D to connect to the database.
Note: The Firebird server application does not handle database files on network drives. In other words the database files must reside on the same machine as the Firebird server application.
Download firebird www.geoscene3d.dk. GeoScene3D has been tested with Firebird server version version 2.5, but later versions will most likely also be compatible.
Aliases for database files are configured in the file “aliases.conf” located in the Firebird database install directory. On a 64bit machine this location is usually simular to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Firebird\Firebird_2_5\”. Aliases are recommended when the server is used by multiple users.
In the example below an alias “Jupiter” is setup for the database file located at “D:\Data\Jupiter.fdb”. GeoScene3D can now connect to the database using the alias “Jupiter” in the Firebird Database Source
# # List of known database aliases # ------------------------------ # # Examples: # # dummy = c:\data\dummy.fdb # Jupiter=D:\Data\Jupiter.fdb