Flamerobin 0.9.13 Snapshot released with a few features and fixes .
Flamerobin 0.9.13 Snapshot released with a few features and fixes .
Year: 2024
Jaybird 6.0.0-beta-1 available for testing
Jaybird 6.0.0-beta-1 is now available for testing. You can download the distribution zip from Jaybird 6.0.0-beta-1 (GitHub).
IMPORTANT
This version is provided for testing purposes only. We’d appreciate your feedback, but we’d like to emphasize that this version is not intended for production.
What’s new
The major changes and new features in Jaybird 6 are:
- Minimum supported Java version is Java 17.
See Java support for more information. - Minimum supported Firebird version is Firebird 3.0.
See Firebird support for more information. - The pure Java protocol — by default — no longer connects to Firebird 2.5 and older, as those versions are not supported.
See Pure Java will not connect to unsupported Firebird versions by default for more information. - The native and embedded protocols have been moved to a separate artifact, jaybird-native.
See NATIVE and EMBEDDED support moved to a separate artifact for more information. - OOREMOTE (OpenOffice/LibreOffice protocol) removed
- Modularization of Jaybird
- Connection property createDatabaseIfNotExist
- Report actual process ID (pid)
- Logging facade removed
- Support for ChaCha64 wire encryption
- Opt-in feature for package information in DatabaseMetaData
- Asynchronous fetching
- Blob performance improvements
- Support for executing transaction management statements
- Configurable buffer sizes for the wire protocol
- Broken connection detection for event manager
- Connection property to specify native library path
- Rewritten client info properties support
- TIMESTAMP fields now accept LocalDate and LocalTime
- ResultSet in auto-commit no longer closed after last row
- Changes to behaviour of updatable scrollable result sets
- … and Other fixes and changes
Upgrading from Jaybird 5 should be straightforward, but please make sure to read Compatibility changes before using Jaybird 6. If you’re using Jaybird with the native or embedded connections, you will need to make some additional changes. See also Upgrading from Jaybird 5 to Jaybird 6.
Bug reports about undocumented changes in behavior are appreciated. Feedback can be sent to the Firebird-java mailing list or reported on the issue tracker https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/jaybird/issues.
See also the full Jaybird 6.0.0-beta-1 release notes.
Maven
The release is also available on Maven:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: jaybird
version: 6.0.0-beta-1
If you use the native or embedded protocol, you need to add the jaybird-native dependency:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: jaybird-native
version: 6.0.0-beta-1
For ChaCha64 wire encryption support, add the chacha64-plugin dependency:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: chacha64-plugin
version: 6.0.0-beta-1
Press Release: Firebird Foundation Transitions to New European Base for Enhanced Project Support
After more than two decades of operation from Australia, the Firebird Foundation is excited to announce a major transformation. A new organization of the same name has been established, now operating from the Czech Republic, within the European Union. This shift marks a significant step in strengthening the Foundation’s ties to Project Firebird, one of the leading open-source relational database systems.
The new Firebird Foundation has been set up with a closer connection to Project Firebird, which enables a more efficient and focused approach to supporting its development. This change promises a range of advantages for Firebird users, especially for those who contribute to the ongoing development of the database.
“We are excited about this transition,” said Alexey Kovyazin, former President of the Firebird Foundation in Australia. “Having the Firebird Foundation so closely linked to the core project team will streamline our ability to address the needs of Firebird users and drive the database’s progress more effectively. This will benefit the entire Firebird community, from individual developers to large enterprises relying on Firebird as their database solution.”
As the world continues to face economic and technical challenges, ongoing support from the community is more crucial than ever. Firebird’s global user base relies on this database for mission-critical operations, and ensuring its continued development and innovation is key. The new Firebird Foundation, with its European location, is well-positioned to offer faster, more tailored responses to the evolving needs of users.
Support the Future of Firebird
The Firebird Foundation remains committed to supporting its community, and this change enhances its ability to do so. Users are encouraged to get involved by supporting the project through donations or sponsorships. Contributions directly impact Firebird’s development, allowing the project to remain a leading, cost-effective solution for developers and businesses worldwide.
“We want to assure our community that Firebird remains strong,” said Pavel Císař, vice-president and secretary of new Firebird Foundation. “Our users and supporters are the backbone of this project, and their continued contributions are more important than ever in these difficult times. By supporting the Firebird Foundation, you are ensuring the future of this essential open-source database.”
For more information about the new Firebird Foundation and how to contribute, visit [https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-foundation].
About Firebird
Firebird is a powerful, open-source relational database management system used worldwide by developers, enterprises, and individuals. It offers robust features and scalability while maintaining a small footprint, making it a preferred choice for a wide range of applications.
Media Contact:
Alexey Kovyazin, ak@firebirdsql.org
Real-time Firebird – Monitor for Firebird – Server 2.5 / 3.0 / 4.0 / 5.0
A new version 2.0.1.187 is available.
Visit our homepage and download the demo version.
Jaybird 5.0.6 released
We are happy to announce the release of Jaybird 5.0.6.
The following has been fixed since Jaybird 5.0.5:
- Fixed: Exceptions during statement execution did not always complete the statement, which could delay transaction commit in auto-commit mode (#806)
- Fixed: Closing a connection when the database was shutdown, or the connection was otherwise broken, could result in a NullPointerException (#812)
- Fixed: Error “Column unknown; IND.RDB$CONDITION_SOURCE” when calling DatabaseMetaData.getIndexInfo on Firebird 5.0 with a Firebird 4.0 (ODS 13.0) database (#813)
- Fixed: Calling ResultSet.wasNull() when on the insert-row throws a SQLException instead of reporting the null-state of the last retrieved column (#816)
- Fixed: Inserting a row into a result set backed by a server-side scrollable cursor could include the inserted row twice (#819)
- Improvement: Updated JNA dependency to version 5.15.0 (#823)
Jaybird 5 supports Firebird 2.5 and higher, on Java 8, 11, 17, 21, and 23 (support for Java 11 and higher using the Java 11 version of the driver).
See also:
21st Firebird Developers Day – the end
The 21st Firebird Developers Day concluded today with a special lecture by Dmitry Yemanov on the topic “Understanding the Optimizer Plans.” For the first time, participants heard Dmitry speaking Portuguese :-), thanks to the help of Artificial Intelligence.
This year’s event was held online, allowing more people to participate, especially those who live far from Piracicaba, where the in-person event is usually held. In terms of content, it was one of the best FDDs and featured high-quality live questions at the end of each presentation!
I would like to thank all the speakers (Rodrigo Marchiori, José Francisco Cervi Neto, Carlos Eduardo, Marcelo Daibert, and Dmitry Yemanov), as well as the participants and also the sponsors: IBExpert, uniGUI, Innovio, and Embarcadero, in addition to the supporters Woll2Woll, Steema, and ACBr.
The 21st FDD starts today
Today is the first day of the 21st Firebird Developers Day. This year, the Brazilian conference will be streamed on-line to all the registered attendees.
All the attendees already received (by email) the necessary information to access the online private stream for the first lecture: “Updating the metadata of your database in sync with your application”.
21st FDD – for Portuguese speakers outside Brazil
Se você fala português, não está no Brasil, e gostaria de participar do 21º Firebird Developers Day, que será realizado on-line de 7 a 11 de outubro, temos um link exclusivo para você se inscrever!
Será uma palestra por noite, iniciando às 20h (GMT -3), mas não se preocupe, se esse horário é muito tarde para você, as palestras ficarão gravadas e poderão ser assistidas a partir de 21/outubro, mas somente para quem estiver inscrito no evento.
Vale lembrar também que somente os participantes poderão comprar o IBExpert e o uniGUI com os menores preços do ano (confira os valores no FAQ do site do evento). Só o que se economiza com os descontos já faz valer a inscrição 😉
Veja os temas das palestras:
- Entendendo os PLANos do otimizador (Dmitry Yemanov)
- I.A. + Firebird – Estratégias e Ferramentas Inovadoras (Carlos E. Paulino)
- Atualizando a metadata do BD com sua aplicação (Carlos H. Cantu)
- O que você está perdendo por não migrar para o Firebird 5 (Carlos H. Cantu)
- Validando o servidor através de benchmarks (Marcelo Daibert)
Para se inscrever, clique aqui , mas atenção: o link funcionará somente até o dia 01/outubro, então inscreva-se agora mesmo! É importante que informe durante a compra o mesmo email com o qual está cadastrado na firebase.com.br , para que possamos identificá-lo na nossa base de dados e efetuar sua inscrição.
New Issue of EmberWings Magazine on Firebird Released
EmberWings is a quarterly, free PDF magazine about Firebird.
In addition to technical articles, guides, and tips, it features interviews with noteworthy individuals, updates on Firebird’s development, community news, reviews of interesting products, and a touch of thematic humor. All of this presented in a streamlined format with an aesthetically pleasing print-friendly layout.
You can access all three issues directly on the IBPhoenix website.
Firebird ODBC driver v3.0
Firebird Project is glad to announce the general availability of Firebird ODBC driver version 3.0. New driver is build on top the new Firebird client API, and can work with Firebird clients from versions 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0.
Download new driver binaries and sources from Firebird ODBC Github (and don’t forget to give a star to the project)!
This version is a rework of v2 to implement modern Firebird Object-Oriented API inside an ODBC driver. In addition it contains a fixpack for many known issues, see ChangeLog_v3.0 for details.
Please note that v3.0 driver is intended to work only with Firebird clients from version 3.0 and later (i.e., 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 at the moment). If you have fbclient.dll from 2.5 or some older version, it is incompatible.
You can see more details here: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird-odbc-driver/wiki
Please report all issues to https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird-odbc-driver/issues