Month: May 2009
How to obtain a list of tables, views and columns
Bernardo Giovanni posted in his blog an article (in Italian) explaining how to retrieve a list of tables, views and columns from a Firebird database.
New version of Firebird Config tool
A new version (0.2.0.34) of Firebird Config tool has been released. Changes and downloads can be found here, and resumed as:
- Support for parameter OldSetClauseSemantics of Firebird 2.5.
- Added SpinEdits where the value must be numeric.
- Added some new options in preferences on the environment.
Next Delphi will have official Firebird support
Read this and a lot of news about the next Delphi version(s) at Rob’s Technology Corner
FDD – último dia para se inscrever por R$ 79
Only for Brazilians:
Atenção! Hoje é o último dia para se inscrever no Firebird Developers Day antes da mudança de preço.
Inscreva-se agora pagando apenas R$ 79,00!
Event: eLiberatica – The Benefits of Open Source and Free Technologies
firebird.ro team will be there and meet each other (4-5 main active group members) and maybe talk with other people interested about firebird in the Romanian Free Software Booth
TurboPhp is now OpenSource (with firebird support)
The visual development tool for PHP web applications written in Delphi
See the new project page, download the source code, check the Wiki, and start developing!
The example is great and simple like in Delphi, I have seen this news via ExtPascal group
A database query – article on infoworld.com
Infoworld article mentions Firebird
One of the more common queries I hear is, “What database should I use under Linux?” That is actually a pleasantly difficult question, because there are a number of choices that depend on what you want to do.
Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA) conference
Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA) event organized by Firebird group in Japan
What is new in Firebird 2.5 – article in Czech
Here is the article with what is new in Firebird , I used google translate to read what is all about

