Storing databases in RAW devices
Philippe Makowski posted a tutorial in his blog.
Author: Cantu
I'm the owner of the www.Firebase.com.br site and the author of the books Firebird Essencial, Firebird 2 and Migration Guide to Firebird 3. Loving Firebird even before it was born!
FB CVS activity
You can use the following URL to check the recent Firebird project’s CVS repository activity (updated every few hours).
FB+ODBC+FlameRobin on Linux
This tutorial teaches how to install Firebird, Flamerobin and ODBC driver in a linux environment.
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Integration Services, Part 1 – Import and data processing in Firebird and Interbase
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) – is a comfortable way for developing ETL processes. Integrations Services Projects are well integrated with other development tools of SQL Server 2005 – Analysis Services (SSAS) and Reporting Services (SSRS). Excel workbooks, text and XML files as well as databases with OLE DB Provider realization may be both data sources and data receivers. To work with Firebird и Interbase data в Integration Services you should use OLE DB Source and OLE DB Destination Components. Also you should install IBProvider Professional Edition.
Read full article.
REMObjects AnyDac supports Firebird
AnyDAC is a set of data components for Delphi and Free Pascal that enables direct native high-speed access to a variety of standard database systems. It supports Firebird 1.5 and higher.
DATASUS using Firebird
Firebird is being used (and distributed) in several applications produced by DataSUS. SUS is the name of the unified public health system in Brazil. DataSUS is the department responsible for the development of computer applications, etc.
The applications are used in hospitals spreaded in the whole country. You can find several references of Firebird in DataSUS site, like here and here. Probably there are thousands of Firebird servers running only in the Brazilian’s hospitals.
New IBProvider releases have appeared
Visual Studio 2008 support and DTC support were improved, known bugs were fixed and Firebird/Interbase compatibility was enhanced. More information here.
Einstein teaching Firebird
Einstein, a group of universities in Brazil, is now offering extension courses based on Firebird:
- Firebird database management
- Advanced SQL – Triggers, Stored Procedures and UDF
More information here (in portuguese).
[ED]I know that a lot of universities here in Brazil uses Firebird as the default database for their computing courses, but it is the first time I see one of them offering extension courses based only in Firebird.
Borland/CodeGear dbExpress driver for Firebird?
In the latest days, some messages coming from a CodeGear person were posted in some Brazilian’s Delphi/Firebird discussions lists, asking for users to report any problem related to the use of the new DBX4 drivers (coming with Delphi 2007) and Firebird.
Previously, FirebirdNews reported that in the latest Brazilian BorCon (2007), it was told that BOR/CG would probably release a Firebird compatible dbExpress driver. Seems that things are really moving in this way.