from dbdesc blog: Even though you can connect with a Firebird 2.0 server to document a database, using the local (embedded) connection does not work because it needs the new fbembed.dll version. I’ve uploaded a maintenance release (2.0.1) to address this issue. Installer size has grown a little (~1 MB) because of the updated Firebird libraries.
Cipto KH wrote in his blog:Today, I just know after reading my email from firebird-support that show the new feature of FB2.0
Not exactly or not only firebird-related, but here it goes anyway…
The new version 1.5 of InstantBDExpress (IBDX) is now available. IBDX is a component library designed to ease the conversion of existing BDE applications over to the dbExpress technology.
This is the first publicly available release of IBDX, which has been used in-house to support conversion projects for our customers in the
last two years.
IBDX is available for Delphi 7 and Delphi 2006; as per our hassle-free policy, the trial version doesn’t have any limitations or expiration;
it only lacks the sources.
Point your browsers to the following site for more information, documentation, prices and trial download:
http://www.ethea.it/eng_instantbdexpress.asp
Contact us (info@ethea.it) to get access to IBDX’s public newsgroup.
SQL Relay is a persistent database connection pooling, proxying and load balancing system for Unix and Linux. Here is the Getting Started Guide With Firebird
Work is in progress toward a ibpp 3.0 codebase which will officially be tweaked for and supporting Firebird 2.0, while bringing new extensions too. You may peek at some very preliminary (and very subject to significant changes) information about the version 3.0.
I’ve been playing with Firebird 2.0 a bit the last couple days. I had played with it in the past (version 1.5) and loved it. Version 2.0 is even better.
abstract of the tutorial : developing database applications, using Turbo Delphi .Net and Interbase [ED: main ideas can be applied to firebird instead of interbase server – just use the FirebirdClient .Article does have very nice graphics with general architecture and that is why i linked to it]
Pabloj wrote in his blog: As per this post on Devshed forums I’m pasting here some sample code (taken from Mike Hillyer’s excellent “Accessing MySQL BLOB columns using Visual Basic 6“), hope it helps.
FirebirdClient v2.1.0 Beta 1, ADO.NET Data Provider for Microsoft .NET
2.0, and mono is available for download.
Hellen wrote on the Firebird-general list:
We have a logo that serves us well, is simple, uncluttered and
distinctive, and looks great on a t-shirt. 🙂
