ANN: “InterXpress for Firebird” v2.1.0 released
Ladies, gentlemen,
“InterXpress for Firebird” is our driver that supports Borlands
dbExpress technology! Today we release version 2.1.0 of our driver,
this version includes support for Delphi 2009.
You can download a copy of it http://www.upscene.com.
Currently supported are Delphi 6, Delphi 7, BDS 2006, Delphi 2007,
RAD Studio/Delphi 2009, Kylix 3 and C++Builder 6.
What’s fixed, new and changed? Check it out here:
http://customer.upscene.com/script/mantisgateway.exe/fixed?fixedin=2.1.0&projectid=19
With InterXpress for Firebird you have guaranteed access to
Firebird and all its features. The driver comes in two versions:
– Desktop Edition
– Server Edition
All versions come with a full year of support and maintenance
updates. The support period can be extended at a reduced price
after the first year.
fbsql: Clean client-libraries for Firebird and Interbase databases
I’ve written this quite some time ago (and it didn’t receive much love since then, but it’s functional and should be bug-free), but I just noticed I haven’t mentioned it on my blog: fbsql is a clean C-API that can be used to create bindings for other languages (such as Python or Ruby). It’s much simpler to use than the raw Interbase/Firebird API and it uses IBPP internally. So it’s basically just forwarding the function calls to IBPP and abstracting the IBPP classes to a C interface that is straight forward and intuitive.
Mufin Music Player using Firebird
The free mufin player is the first media player to know the actual sound of your music collection to let you discover, manage, and listen to your music better. The mufin player helps you discover new music easier, create playlists automatically, or repair MP3s – and much more, of course!
This article says that Mufin is using “”Firebird SQL-Server Magix Edition” (huh?!).
Installing Firebird Active Record for Ruby
Here is how to install fb_adapter for Rails on Ubuntu (It didn’t had any README so i had to figure it out on the Train to the Ruby Meetingwhere I will talk a little about Firebird and Ruby)
FB Performance in Detail – Sample 2
Now you can check in YouTube, the second sample of the Master Class video from Dmitry Yemanov:
Firebird Adapter included in Sequel
Here is the discussion with the new inclusion in Ruby Sequel (Sequel is a lightweight database access toolkit for Ruby)
Add and delete users of Firebird from C++ builder
Here is the article translated from Spanish
Top 4 Free Embedded Databases
I need an embedded database for my next project. During the last few days I’ve done a lot of virtual leg-work researching and comparing the various alternatives, trawling through documentation and forums. The results are below. Hopefully, if you’re ever in the same situation, this list will make your life a bit easier.
Fireruby – HowTo start with Firebird and Ruby on Ubuntu
Here are my notes for installing and testing Fireruby on Ubuntu