Category: Technical Articles
Technical articles, How-tos, guides, etc.
20GB of video data available, with around 100 hours of firebird related presentations from Firebird Conference
There is currently about 20GB of video data available, with around 100 hours of firebird-related presentations from last two Firebird Conferences and other events.
Here is the list of available Films
Data Application Block for Firebird SQL (The Code Project)
The Firebird SQL data application block is intended to speed up development, and it should be used in conjunction with data layer classes in much the same way as Microsoft’s data block. The sample included with this article uses the embedded Firebird SQL database (included in sample) to demonstrate the use of the application block without having to bother setting up a database.
How to export firebird database DDL – tip of the day
For those who are on Linux and want to extract database’s metadata, please have a look to firebird/interbase native isql tool, that permits to export DDL as follow:
isql DBalias -o ddl.sql -x -u SYSDBA -p masterkey
regards
PAscal on fyracle newsgroup
php class to use with firebird database
Source code example is located on DevFactory.com.mx
SAS software and Firebird Vulcan
“This paper describes the architecture and requirements for implementing a relational, transaction-based storage mechanism in SAS software, a commercial business intelligence product that uses the Vulcan code base in an embedded mode.”
By Tom Cole, Platform R&D, SAS Institute Inc. (From the Firebird Conference Prague 2005). (.zip of two pdfs). Right click and save as to read.
Building the whole Debian archive with GCC 4.1: a summary
Firebird is included in the list of debian packages that must be fixed so it can be compiled without errors with GCC 4.1
Firebird source code reviews
Recently, Coverity presented their first results in their scanning technology that hunts for defects in source code. One of the addressed projects was Firebird. After Roman Rokytskyy reviewed the results, he concluded the failures are in two areas:
Building Firebird 1.5 on Windows
You can read this how to
Oracle-mode Firebird was presented at Developer’s GigaCon in Warsaw
Oracle-mode Firebird was presented at Developer’s GigaCon in Warsaw
http://www.konferencje.software.com.pl/devcon2006/pl/index.php
Some 400 people were present.
I’ve placed the visuals at:
http://www.firebirdnews.org/docs/papers/fyracle_wsw.pdf
They are herewith in the public domain. Use whatever part you might
like in your own presentations.
Paul