IBProvider v3 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) has appeared

IBProvider team is pleased to announce IBProvider v3 Release Candidate 2, which already become a part of IBProvider Professional Edition. We have fixed all known bugs and implemented new unique features.

ODBC Escape Sequences (ODBC 3.5)(ODBC 3.5):

• 69 ODBC functions (including string, math, system, convert and date time functions);
• 3 sequences for getting date and time;
• The ODBC CALL escape sequence for calling a procedure;

Firebird 2.1 is supported:

• New SQL statements:
  INSERT OR UPDATE, UPDATE … RETURNING, DELETE … RETURNING.
  You can read details in the article: Using of Firebird 2.1 features in the ADO .Net
• Provider core algorithms were optimized.
  RDB$PROCEDURE_TYPE feature was implemented. It is allowing quick Prepare() for stored procedures.

New information properties were added. IB Client, IB Client Version and IB Client Name allow reading version info from client library (fbclient, gds32)