>>>Still, try the suggestion. Create a local temp database, create view, do the job, delete the temp database.
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>>thanks Naomi. I'll give it a try.
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>>That's the answer! I get the views I am looking for.
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>>Thanks again.
>>Jim
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>You're welcome. I'm thinking, if you included database into the exe, then you would not be able to modify it.
Naomi,

Thanks for your follow-up. The only reason I added the DB into the program was a container for the views. I don't really want to keep it. So, the temporary DB is really best.

The thing that was misleading me was the error message saying that the database was read-only. I considered the possibility that the DB included in the COM was what it was referring to, but I ultimately thought there was a problem getting to the Firebird DB. I wish the message had been mroe specific. I wouldn't have wasted so much time fixing this.

Your insight was really helpful.

Jim