Category: General news
Firebird related news
IBPhoenix are currently testing a version of Firebird 3.x that supports parallel backup and restore via gbak
IBPhoenix are currently testing a version of Firebird 3.x that supports parallel backup and restore via gbak (backup and restore times are significantly reduced). If you would like to test and evaluate this version of Firebird, please contact them. https://www.ibphoenix.com/about/contact
Database .NET v32.2 with support for asynchronous processing
Database .NET 32.2 is an innovative, powerful and intuitive multiple database management tool, With it you can easily edit and manage your Firebird database files.
ADO.NET provider 8.0.1.0 for Firebird is ready
More info at this link.
New version of RedExpert 2021.03 has been released
Fixes:
- Fixed creation of the database
- Fixed bugs when editing procedures
- Fixed reading of text blobs in the ResultSet
- Fixed the title of the table with the description of the columns
Improvements:
- Added driver manager
Download and install the new version.
ADO.NET provider 8.0.0.0 for Firebird is ready (with Entity Framework Core 5.0 support)
More info at this link.
Firebird Yahoogroups archive
Mark Rotteveel posted on twitter:
In case anyone is interested in the archive of Firebird mailing lists that were hosted on Yahoo Groups: …http://fb-list-archive.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com (up to the 14th of December 2019)
I’m considering the idea to also add messages after the 14th of December 2019 (when the Yahoo Groups archive closed down) and the final shutdown of Yahoo Groups at the end of 2020.
Mark Roteveel on twitter
Rust Firebird Client updated to v0.16.0 with a few features and enhancements.
Rust Firebird Client updated to v0.16.0 with a few features and enhancements. (Diesel ORM support is added)
Jaybird 4.0.3 and 3.0.11 released
Jaybird 4.0.3 and 3.0.11 have been released.
The following has been changed or fixed since Jaybird 4.0.2 and 3.0.10:
- Changed: Closing a statement will now be sent to the server immediately (JDBC-638)
Jaybird 4.0.3
Jaybird 4 supports Firebird 2.5 and higher, on Java 7, 8, 11 and 15 (support for Java 15 using the Java 11 version of the driver); Java 16 has not been fully tested yet.
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Jaybird 3.0.11
Although Jaybird 3 is still maintained, we recommend upgrading to Jaybird 4.
Jaybird 3 supports Firebird 2.0 and higher, on Java 7, 8, 11 and 15; Java 16 has not been fully tested yet. Basic Java 9 and higher compatibility is provided through the Java 8 version of the driver.
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New article: How Firebird Database Encryption Works
The new article “How Firebird Database Encryption Works” is based on the materials of the workshop “Database Encryption” at Firebird Conference 2019 in Berlin, Germany, presented by Alex Peshkoff, Firebird Project, and Alexey Kovyazin, IBSurgeon.
The article describes how Firebird database encryption works, on the server-level, on the client-side, how to configure database encryption, how to use it from the various types of applications (Delphi, Java, .NET).