Weekly builds of Firebird ADO.NET Provider are available at http://netprovider.cincura.net/.

Read more in the announcement by Jiri Cincura.

No, it's not.

However, you can use this simple code:

ServiceController sc = new ServiceController("FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance"); // or "FirebirdServerDefaultInstance" if you are not using Guardian

  
Console.WriteLine("Stopping service...");
sc.Stop();
   
while (sc.Status != ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
 Thread.Sleep(100);
   
Console.WriteLine("Service stopped.");

Console.WriteLine("Starting service...");
sc.Start();
   
while (sc.Status != ServiceControllerStatus.Running)
 Thread.Sleep(100);
   
Console.WriteLine("Service started.");

You need to reference System.ServiceProcess.dll and add these usings:

using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Threading;

From Firebird Questions .NET:

How to compile source code to work with .NET Compact Framework? http://www.firebirdquestions.net/Item.aspx/4302/re_cf

I've just released a new experimental site: http://www.firebirdquestions.net/. It is a searchable and browsable archive of firebird-net-provider mailing list.

Noteworthy features:

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