PhpED added Firebird support
NuSphere PhpED 4.5 with SQLite and FireBird support is released
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Loading...User Defined Function. Small snippets of code that enhnace the database engine.
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UDF’s are User Defined Function. Small snippets of code that enhnace the database engine. They are very userful for Stored Procedures.
I need to learn them as Firebird does not have any of these quality functions
COALESCE (GOD FUNCTION)
DATEFLOOR (Because date comparison is a nightmare when every date has a time component)
and other such things.
Wish me luck
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Special Report: MySQL to unveil new transaction engine
The new transaction database was developed by Jim Starkey, who joined MySQL when it acquired his Web application technology company in February
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Morkif – Code free web developing
Recently I came across Morkif. Still haven’t lost much time with it, but it seems an integrated environment for “drag & drop” webpage development.
It combines AJAX, a small Apache Server and the Firebird database engine.
Morfik homepage
[ED: via blacklightproject.com]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...MySQL goes Firebird
FB Community News reports:
"The new transaction database was developed by Jim Starkey, a noted database software architect who joined MySQL in February", Urlocker said in an interview at the LinuxWorld conference in Boston. "MySQL recognized that Starkey's Netfrastructure had a full relational database. The database is a jewel in the rough, a new engine with a more modern architecture, oriented for use with large-scale applications." What a nice thing to say about Firebird's design. Users will recognize that Firebird is the polished jewel.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Move over Ruby on Rails, hello SQL on Rails!
There’s been lots of fuss over Ruby on Rails. Then we had Grails which looks cool too. Then there’s a JavaScript port that could run inside the browser itself.
However I think I’ve seen the future, SQL on rails be sure to checkout the screencast. 🙂
Thanks to Duc for passing on this link – I’m now a convert. 34721 is the magic number…
[ED: via James Strachan’s blog – Yes it’s friday;)]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Interbase/Firebird Development Studio has been updated
Interbase/Firebird Development Studio Update 3 has been released. Added data type checks and ability to check existing databases for code errors. Added ability to activate/deactivate indices and recompile stored procedures and triggers to refresh execution plan. Improved syntax highlighting – now highlights pair brackets and begin..end blocks, and many more. Detailed list of new features and fixes are available.
More information about Interbase/Firebird Development Studio can be found here: www.sqlly.com
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Want a free, open source Java Jsp/Servlet forum with firebird support?
mvnForum is an open source, powerful, easy to use, easy to setup bulletin board (forum) built on the Java J2EE technology (Jsp/Servlet). mvnForum is compatible with any Servlet Containers which supports Jsp 1.2 and Servlet 2.3.
mvnFourm is free, opensource and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It means that you could use it free of charge to build your own discussion communities.
[ED: seen it via this article ]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...IBM positions database to "take out" Oracle and Open Source
IBM is today expected to release a near-ready version of its latest database server, code-named Viper, a product designed to snatch market share from rival Oracle and fend off open source challengers. Bob Picciano said "Viper is really aimed at taking [Oracle] out of the market," noting that about 40 per cent of the world's data is in an XML format. He added that DB2 Express-C is helping IBM to maintain customers using open source databases.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Firebird, character sets and colations (part I)
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