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php5 and firebird pdo driver on #ubuntu / #debian

March 8, 2011 mariuz Leave a comment

Here is the guide updated to current ubuntu releases also one thing to notice is php pdo is now core module and should not be installed from pecl repository

New hotfixes available for Delphi , C++Builder and RAD Studio XE

March 5, 2011 mariuz Leave a comment

This fix corrects the error caused when reading an ftMemo field twice using the Firebird dbExpress driver.

Odbc issues and fixes with OpenOffice/LibreOffice

March 4, 2011 mariuz Leave a comment

Interesting issues and fixes with odbc and openoffice (usually you can use jdbc but that is another path to use firebird from OpenOffice/LibreOffice):

My name is Ocke Janssen, I’m the project lead of the dba.openoffice.org
project and I got a problem 😉
While trying to fetch bookmarks I crash inside the newest ODBC version
of Firebird.

#AnyDAC Spring 2011 v 4.0.7 – #Delphi Components for Firebird, Interbase and more

March 1, 2011 darefiev Leave a comment

DA-SOFT Technologies announces the availability of AnyDAC for Delphi Spring 2011 release v 4.0.7.1719 – high-speed, Universal Data Access Components for Firebird, Interbase, SQLite, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS Access, IBM DB2, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Informix, DbExpress, ODBC, that simplifies the task of building Embarcadero Delphi, C++Builder and Free Pascal Compiler database applications.

AnyDAC for Delphi can be immediately downloaded from the download page.

What is new in v4.0.7 and what is AnyDAC ?

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AnyDAC v 4.0.7 Highlights

SQLite v 3.7.5 support and enhanced data types recognition.
MySQL v 5.5 support and improvements.
PgSQL v 9 support and improvements.
MSSQL ADEventAlerter support.
Informix support for BLOB / CLOB.
ADDataMove automatic recognition of text format.
FPC/Lazarus Win32 and Linux32 revamped support.
C++Builder revamped support.
FastReport revamped support.
BerkeleyDB support added and more.
Multiple enahncements to the help system.

And more.

AnyDAC for Delphi

AnyDAC is an unique set of Universal Data Access Components for developing applications on Delphi, C++Builder and Free Pascal. With its powerful common architecture AnyDAC enables native high-speed direct access to Firebird, Interbase, SQLite, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, SQL Anywhere, MS Access, Informix and more. For complete list of features and availability, please check:

AnyDAC home – http://www.da-soft.com/anydac/
AnyDAC shop – http://www.da-soft.com/anydac/order.html
AnyDAC trial – http://www.da-soft.com/anydac/download.html

AnyDAC Core Features

Native access to Firebird, InterBase, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite, DB2 and more. Including latest DBMS versions.
Optimized for best possible performance (2 times faster than dbGo, 25% faster than dbExpress).
Generic access to any database supported through dbExpress and ODBC data sources.
Reach API, including 50 Delphi VCL components.
Unified API for access to cross-database features.
First-class support for many database-specific features, including DBMS services like backup, validate.
Unique ADO.NET-like data engine for Win32.
Advanced Data Access Options.
Full support for international applications, including full Unicode support in Delphi 2009 and later.
Cross-platform support though Free Pascal (FPC).
Perfect integration as back-end driver for TMS AdvGrid, RemObjects Data Abstract, Fast Report, C4D kbmMW and more.

AnyDAC Natively Supported Databases

Enterprise – Oracle, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2.
Workgroup – Firebird, Interbase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Anywhere, Advantage Database.
Database in clouds – Microsoft SQL Azure.
Desktop – SQLite, MS Access, BlackFish SQL, MS SQL CE.
Embedded – SQLite, Firebird Embedded, MySQL Embedded, Berkeley DB.
Bridges – DbExpress, ODBC.

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With best regards,
DA-SOFT Technologies Team

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Firebird Maestro 11.2 released

March 1, 2011 SQL Maestro Team Leave a comment

SQL Maestro Group is pleased to announce the release of Firebird Maestro v. 11.2, a powerful Windows GUI solution for Firebird administration and database development.

New version features support for a lot of Firebird 2.5 and Firebird 2.1 new features, tools to generate CRUD stored procedures and updatable views, enhanced Dependency Tracker, and other useful things. Read full press-release.