Steve,

<< When the database is opened, the TEDBEngine component in the server application closes. No errors. Nothing. >>

Is it just that the TEDBEngine closes, or does the entire server application get killed ?  The latter would indicate an exception escaping a thread, whereas the former indicates something happening that EDB does not like, which could include a host of issues such as threading/race condition issues.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com