Firebird related news
We have a firebird (the opensource SQL database) package in the
server:database buildservice project
(https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=firebird&project=server%3Adatabase).
Unfortunately, this package isn’t maintained since some time, which is a
pity, because the server:database repository is offered as a community
repository in YaST and is advertised as the “Latest updates for database
software including Firebird and MySQL”.
I have a 32 bit application that uses DAO to connect to an Access database. I need to upgrade the application to be true 64 bit (not WOW64). Microsoft does not offer a 64 bit version of DAO.
Thread continues here
http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.631361
This link is for firebird nomination
This link is for flamerobin nomination
Last year Firebird was double winner of SourceForget Community Awards!
More Info: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=20018
Description: Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic (but it is NOT a clone!).
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with QT or GTK+, access MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, ODBC and SQLite databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into any language, create network applications easily, make 3D OpenGL applications, make CGI web applications, and so on…
Changelog: see http://gambas.sourceforge.net/changelog2.html
You may wonder, how the Entity Framework will map some basic functions (concatenation, average, etc.) from i.e. LINQ or from EntitySQL to functions supported by database and what functions will be “the selected”. Well the answer is easy.
A sample how to configure Zend Db Adapter from Zend Framework using php_interbase (firebird extension)
You can test and install it on debian experimental
I’m very excited to announce the release of mojoPortal 2.2.5.4
Its available now on the download page.
The main focus of this release is making mojoPortal more attractive, with the addition of 21 good looking new skins for a total of 34 skins now included with mojoPortal. There were also a few minor bug fixes for things reported in the Forums since the last release.
Romanian translation for Firebird in 2 minutes doc is now finished at this url .
There is a new forum for Firebird Experts
.