title: Create firebird data source in Visual Studio
body: <p>I have an app in c# using Visual Studio 2010 express and realized the sqlce database i was using does not meet all of our needs.  </p>
  
  <p>I am trying to figure out how to add a firebird datasource and point to my firebird database.  I want to mimic the sqlce dataset creating a new dataset but with designer.   I think my first step needs to be getting the data source added but I can't figure out how to do it.  Any ideas?  </p>
  
  <p>I tried following this article:
  <a href="http://www.ibprovider.com/eng/documentation/firebird_adonet/p2_visual_studio_2008.html#server_explorer" rel="nofollow">http://www.ibprovider.com/eng/documentation/firebird_adonet/p2_visual_studio_2008.html#server_explorer</a>
  as well as additional links within this article but have not had luck.  I tried installing the ibprovider professional suite and it looks like it insalled as i see it in program files but I am not certain what it is doing exactly.  I also installed a odbc provider from the easysoft. </p>
  
  <p>Any help would be appreciated.  </p>