Registering a Package-Based DDEX Provider. This scenario is the most flexible DDEX implementation, in which you create a VSPackage that implements Visual Studio services on behalf of the DDEX provider. Registering a Registry-Based DDEX Provider. This scenario is the most agile DDEX implementation and the preferred approach.

To include Firebird Data Source in the list: Step 1: Install DDEX Provider Download DDEX Provider and install it. Usually it is installed in the folder C: Program Files (x86) FirebirdDDEX. Step 2: Preparing the reg-file Download the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the base reg-file, depending on the bit depth of your operating system. Locate the folder on your computer where the Visual Studio 2017 settings are stored. It is located here at C: Users AppData Local Microsoft Visual Studio.

Find the folder whose name begins with 15.0_. In my case it is 15.0_dc45016c. Open the base reg file (from DDEX folder) in Notepad and make the following changes: ###15.0_Config### to 15.0_dc45016c (11 replacements) DDEX_PATH### to C: Program Files (x86) FirebirdDDEX (1 replacement) Double-slashes are required.

The result is the following file: The reg-file is ready. Step 3: Edit the private registry Run Regedit. Highlight the HK_USERS section.

Select File > Load Hive. We select the file privateregistry.bin, which is located in the settings folder of Visual Studio 2017 (in this case C: Users AppData Local Microsoft VisualStudio 15.0_dc45016c). Specify VS2017PrivateRegistry as the name of the bush. Run on execution of the previously saved registry file or import it through regedit. Expand the HKEY_USERS section. Highlight the newly created section of VS2017PrivateRegistry.

Choose File > Unload Hive. Run Visual Studio 2017 and check to see if the Firebird Data Source appears in the list. Categories Post navigation.

Please excuse the newbie question. I worked with Interbase years ago and Firebird 1.5 briefly with Delphi a few years ago, but would now like to use the current version of Firebird with Visual Studio 2008 Professional (VS2008). I have looked through all of the resources I can find as well as information I found on various sites on the web on how to install it. What I have found is often incomplete and contradictory.

Does anyone know of a clear set of instructions for setting up Firebird and VS2008 to work together? I sure would appreciate any help you could provide. Please excuse the newbie question. I worked with Interbase years ago and Firebird 1.5 briefly with Delphi a few years ago, but would now like to use the current version of Firebird with Visual Studio 2008 Professional (VS2008). I have looked through all of the resources I can find as well as information I found on various sites on the web on how to install it. What I have found is often incomplete and contradictory. Does anyone know of a clear set of instructions for setting up Firebird and VS2008 to work together?

I sure would appreciate any help you could provide. The foundations build me up buttercup torrent download. To install the DDEX provider: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Firebird Data Access Designer DDEX installation Prerequisites 1. Make sure that you have Visual Studio.NET 2005 Standard or higher edition.

Express editions are not supported. Install the Firebird Client to the GAC 1. Install the FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.dll into the GAC (although - I have successfully ran with it outside of the GAC by referencing it inside of my project and including it locally - for general purposes - I would install it to the GAC). Registry update 1. Install the.reg file into the registry for your system. Open Regedit or another registry tool and update the path in FirebirdDDEXProviderPackageLess32.reg or FirebirdDDEXProviderPackageLess64.reg registry entry.

The Win7 64bit registry file should be in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Wow6432Node Microsoft VisualStudio 9.0 DataProviders 4. You can do a search for 'FirebirdSql.VisualStudio.DataTools' in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software to speed up the process. The places where to update it is marked%Path%. This should be in 'CodeBase'. Put in the full path to the FirebirdSql.VisualStudio.DataTools.dll that you have saved to a folder for this purpose. Machine.config update Add the following two sections to machine.config (located usually at C: WINDOWS Microsoft.NET Framework v2.0.50727 CONFIG machine.config and C: WINDOWS Microsoft.NET Framework64 v2.0.50727 CONFIG machine.config on 64-bit system). To do this you have to run the editing application (whether it is notepad or Visual Studio) as an administrator (Properties on the short cut for the application - advanced tab - enable the option to 'run as administrator')....

And substitute:%Version% With the version of the provider assembly that you have in the GAC.%Culture% With the culture of the provider assembly that you have in the GAC.%PublicKeyToken% With the PublicKeyToken of the provider assembly that you have in the GAC. VS2008 - needed support files to be added - Embedded version Add the following files to the Program Files Folder for VS2008 which is located at: C: Program Files (x86) Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0 Common7 for 64bit systems. Fbembed.dll, ib_util.dll, icudt30.dll, icuin30.dll, icuuc30.dll, msvcp80.dll, msvcr80.dll -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I haven't explored -exactly- what was needed, I just included all of the above in that folder (Program Files Folder for VS2008) and the VS GUI worked as expected. It may be possible to eliminate some of those with further testing.