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RAD Server setup

Make sure that InterBase is installed and running on your system. In the Windows Start menu, locate and run InterBase Server Manager. If the server is not started, run it. In the default installation, the InterBase instance name is gds_db. The name of the database instance will be needed during the RAD Server setup:

"InterBase instance name" in the caption of the InterBase Server Manager

Go to the Windows command line and enter the EMSDevServer command. The Delphi bin directory is on the path, so the RAD Server should start. In many places, you will see EMS. It stands for Enterprise Mobility Services and is the former name ...

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