Category: Tools & Products releases

Announcements of new Firebird related products, or new releases.

IBUtils goes OPEN SOURCE

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Posted in Firebird-Tools list:

Hi,
Maybe you know the freeware visual tool IBUtils for Interbase/Firebird (http://www.unipals.cz/ibutils/ibutils.htm). The application IBUtils is designed for simlifying database design for Interbase and Firebird databases by showing the links between the tables in your database visually, like some CASE tools do. Every change to the tables in your database made by other tools can be refreshed by one mouse click. You can create tables and tables relations too. Changes to database are logged into a file.

It is my personal project and I developed it within my free time. The last version was released 3 years ago (quite a long time :)) because I am engaged in other projects and do not have time to do anything with IBUtils. So I definitely decided to OPEN THE SOURCES so that anybody can proceed the development of this tool or include it in his/her software. Now I know that I should have done it earlier.

I do not have experience with open source development so I do not know, what is the best way to open the sources of IBUtils. Should I create a project at SourceForge? What licence to use – GPL, LGPL or some other?

There is on thing important to say: I do not want to be engaged in the IBUtils development due to lack of time. I can help only a little to explain some piece of code if needed. So it would the best if there was somebody, who can take over the leadership of this project.

IBUtils uses pure access to Interbase/Firebird with the excellent IB Objects, without need to use BDE by Jason Wharton. IB Objects is not freeware, so this part should be changed to use some other connectivity, but this could be done easily.

Anybody interested?

aleskahanek <akahanek at seznam.cz>

DBRE (DataBase REplicator) 0.19.1 – asynchronous replication DB

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DBRE – is a system for asynchronous point-in-time databases replication. In addition, it can be used for a single transfusion of data between the DBMS
DBRE now supports Firebird and Mysql RDBMS. In future it will be supported Oracle, ODBC, PostgreSQL and SQLite. But any other database can be included to supporting with gomomorphic interface in C++ class.

spotted via nixp.ru Also I like the documentation diagrams , looks a little fuzzy to me

IBProvider Release Candidate 4

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New release candidate of IBProvider Professional Edition has appeared. Is the modern driver for access to 16 versions of the Firebrd and Interbase servers.

Improved support of DDEX (Data Designer Extensibility) when working with Firebird and Interbase

IBProvider RC4 has the new option of stored procedures calling in Visual Studio 2008 style via ODBC escape sequences. This innovation allows to create queries and TableAdapters based on stored procedures.

Optimized working with named parameters in SQL query text

  • Fewer limitations for multiple use of same named parameter in SQL query text
  • New algorithm for choosing named parameter data type.
  • Some errors of named parameters procession detected via profound testing by exhaustive method have been eliminated.

Metadata schemes and column descriptions (IColumnsRowset) support user encoding

Metadata schemes and IColumnRowset interface now consider user charset . This allows working with metadata in set encoding.

What comes next?

Spiceworks – Firebird + Php database driven RAD

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An interesting RAD for Firebird and PHP with screenshots

If you are looking for a RAD tool for PHP & you love the Firebird database engine then perhaps you would consider supporting us in the endeavours of this project.

All your PHP source code resides in a Firebird database and can be used across multiple projects. In fact this website is running on the Spiceworks engine. If you want a complex development tool or a simple CMS system then Spiceworks will probably suite your needs. Best of all it runs in your favourite browser. We intend to support Firefox, IE & Safari.

RedDatabase is included in Linux XP

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Here is the translated article :
Companies SafeLine and corporation «Ed Software» announce that RDBMS Red Database 2.1.1 works correctly on OS Linux XP Desktop Enterprise Edition.

Tests were conducted to verify the compatibility of OC Linux XP and RDBMS Red Database, as very relevant to modern realities of solutions built on open source code. Both products are being developed and will be accompanied by the Russian team of developers, which creates certain advantages for users: You can not only solve current problems of the client, taking into account its industry, but also to minimize its further development costs and support information system.

The core of Red Database DBMS built on the basis of one of the most famous and popular in the world of open source database – Firebird 2.1, which is used in the decisions of various sizes, and consistent with worldwide industry standards for quality, reliability and security.

New IBProvider allows comprehensive work in Unicode applications, enhanced work with NONE encoding, and supports charset markers.

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New IBProvider v.3.0.0.6600 RC3

  • All the detected problems that prevented comprehensive work with Firebird and Interbase from UNICODE applications have been eliminated.
  • Supports charset markers in SQL queries.
  • Supports exclusions processing when working with Interbase and Firebird via ADODB.
  • Supports working with database object names containing national symbols for connections with NONE charset.
  • Enhanced work with metadata schemes when working with database via NONE charset.
  • Advanced testing allowed detection and elimination of errors.
  • ISO8859_15 charset support.

Please read details on the Firebird driver homepage.

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