Hi,
I have a problem trying to get my Interbase Lite to work on my Rad 
Studio XE7 updt1 Professional configuration.

After correctly downloading the generated registration file from 
embarcadero, I renamed it reg_iblite.txt and placed it in 
c:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\InterBase\redist\InterBaseXE3\ as 
indicated in the instructions.
Copied it in all InterbaseXE3 directories in my PC but no success.

Each time I open the DataExplorer and select the FireDac Interbase Lite 
to create a new connection, it goes into the process without problems 
but when I click the TEST button it always end up with a dialog box 
stating:
[Firedac][Phys][IBLite]product Interbase is not licensed.

Any idea how to make it understand and load the license file???

Thanks for any help, it's blocking me into my developments.

-- 
Steve JORDI - MSc in Geophysics/Volcanology
Geneva, Switzerland / Portland, OR, USA

Alleluia, I found a way to make it work without changing anything to
the environment variables... try to understand.

In the connection dialog box, once I brose to the IB file, I just add
"localhost:" as a prefix and then everything works fine.

For the database parameter, instead of:
c:\project\geophones\db\earthmath.ib

it now point to
localhost:c:\project\geophones\db\earthmath.ib

and everything is fine.

Try to understand.

--  
Steve JORDI - MSc in Geophysics/Volcanology 
Geneva, Switzerland / Portland, OR, USA

Quinn,

Thanks for your help.
Unfortunately, I have tried each and every combinations of removing
overrides, IBREDISTDIR, Interbase, and IB_Protocol. 
In each Combination, the same error message... :-(

I just don't get it why the license manager tells me it's fine, while
the data explorer doesn't...
Well I guess I'll have to switch to SQLite, this burnt too much of my
time for my projects.

--  
Steve JORDI - MSc in Geophysics/Volcanology 
Geneva, Switzerland / Portland, OR, USA

The fact that IBConsole works and your IDE does not work, says you have 
the IDE set up differently somehow. In most cases, the following should 
make then set up the same:

Tools | Options, Environment Settings, Environment Variables
Delete Interbase and ib_protocol environment variable overrides.
Restart IDE

Steve Jordi wrote:
> Hi Quinn,
>
> Yes, the IBConsole has no problems creating a database, tables, adding
> data.
> It's just in the IDE that the DataExplorer tells me it's not licensed.
>
> The IBREDISTDIR variable point to the folder where I have the
> reg_iblite.txt file.
>
> I didn't change the paths of Interbase, only of RadStudio to
> C:\RADStudio but it doesn't affect IB as far as I know.
>
> IB_Protocol just says gds_db which seems to be consistent with the
> Interbase Server Manager stating "instance = gds_db"
> This latter tells me that the root directory is
> C:\RADStudio\InterbaseXE3

Hi Quinn,

Yes, the IBConsole has no problems creating a database, tables, adding
data.
It's just in the IDE that the DataExplorer tells me it's not licensed.

The IBREDISTDIR variable point to the folder where I have the
reg_iblite.txt file.

I didn't change the paths of Interbase, only of RadStudio to
C:\RADStudio but it doesn't affect IB as far as I know.

IB_Protocol just says gds_db which seems to be consistent with the
Interbase Server Manager stating "instance = gds_db"
This latter tells me that the root directory is 
C:\RADStudio\InterbaseXE3



Also, I checked the licenses with the License Manager and it tells
me...

License Details:
Title:  RAD Studio XE7 Professional Named User Upgrade from XE2 or
later 
License file name:  .nnnnn.slip 
License Expiration Date:  Unlimited 
License Type:  Workstation 
Serial number:  [number] 
Registered:  Yes 
Platform:  Windows 
Commercial use:  Yes 

This License Activates:
Delphi XE7 Professional with Mobile 
HTML5 Builder 
C++Builder XE7 Professional with Mobile 
InterBase XE3 ToGo Edition 1 User 
InterBase XE3 Developer IDE 



The Workstation Licenses section states several old licenses like XE4,
XE5 and XE6, but it has the Interbase one for my reg file:

License Details:
Title:  IBLite XE3 Deployment License for All Platforms 
License file name:  reg_iblite.txt 
License Expiration Date:  Unlimited 
License Type:  Workstation 
Serial number:  [Number]
Registered:  Yes 
Platform:  All 
Commercial use:  Yes 
This License Activates:
IBLite XE3 Deployment License for All Platforms 


So that shoule be fine no?




On Mon, 1 Dec 2014 10:01:02 -0800, quinn wildman
 wrote:

>As of RAD Studio XE7 Update 1, when you do connection in the IDE to 
>IBLite it should use your developer edition connection. This suggests 
>there is a licensing issue with your Developer edition install. First, 
>try making a connection with IBConsole - does that work? Next, did you 
>change the environment variable settings for InterBase and IB_Protocol?


--  
Steve JORDI - MSc in Geophysics/Volcanology 
Geneva, Switzerland / Portland, OR, USA

As of RAD Studio XE7 Update 1, when you do connection in the IDE to 
IBLite it should use your developer edition connection. This suggests 
there is a licensing issue with your Developer edition install. First, 
try making a connection with IBConsole - does that work? Next, did you 
change the environment variable settings for InterBase and IB_Protocol?

Steve Jordi wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a problem trying to get my Interbase Lite to work on my Rad
> Studio XE7 updt1 Professional configuration.
>
> After correctly downloading the generated registration file from
> embarcadero, I renamed it reg_iblite.txt and placed it in
> c:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\InterBase\redist\InterBaseXE3\ as
> indicated in the instructions.
> Copied it in all InterbaseXE3 directories in my PC but no success.
>
> Each time I open the DataExplorer and select the FireDac Interbase Lite
> to create a new connection, it goes into the process without problems
> but when I click the TEST button it always end up with a dialog box
> stating:
> [Firedac][Phys][IBLite]product Interbase is not licensed.
>
> Any idea how to make it understand and load the license file???
>
> Thanks for any help, it's blocking me into my developments.
>