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Firebird related news
Timeouts for SQL statements and idle connections, now merged into master (Firebird 4.0)
Timeouts for SQL statements and idle connections, now merged into master (Firebird 4.0). More documentation can be found on Statement Timeouts and Session Timeouts.
NodeJS C++ client node-firebird-libfbclient v.0.1.1 updated with a few fixes
Firebird Laravel 5.4 Support
Jacques van Zuydam created the following branch for Laravel 5.4 support
For Laravel 5.4 support use:
composer require jacquestvanzuydam/laravel-firebird:dev-5.4-support
FDB Python driver for Firebird v1.7 is available for download.
FDB Python driver for Firebird v1.7 is available for download.
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/fdb
What’s new:
* (PYFB-66) – Port parameter for connect and create_database is not used
* (PYFB-69) – Can not connect to FB services if set ISC_USER & ISC_PASSWORD by os.environ[…]
* (PYFB-70) – executemany(operation, seq_of_parameters) appears to run slower than it should
* Number of fixes to DDL generators in schema module
* Added support for Filter and BackupHistory in schema module.
* Added DDL scripts generator get_metadata_ddl().
best regards
Pavel Cisar
IBPhoenix
Firebird Chocolatey package available
Hello!Just passing to inform that Firebird chocolatey packages are now ready for public usage. :)As easy aschoco install firebird -yto install Firebird 3.0.1 SuperServer.There’s also support for 2.1 and 2.5 releases. As well for Classic and SuperClassic installs.More info at:Best regards!F.D.Castel
The Firebird Book Second Edition – Volume 4: Supplement for Firebird 3.0 by Helen Borrie.
The Firebird Book Second Edition – Volume 4: Supplement for Firebird 3.0 by Helen Borrie.
Firebird 3.0, Embedded server and the .NET provider
A few changes are needed to the connection string builder and dll used vs Firebird 2.5
Here is an example on Stack Overflow with FbConnectionStringBuilder:
Installing the Firebird Database Server Firebird 2.5.x on CentOS 7
Here are the instructions on running Firebird 2.5.x on CentOS with Epel
Database .NET 20.7 and dbMigration .NET 4.6 released!
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Database .NET 20.7 is an innovative, powerful and intuitive multiple database management tool. You can browse/grant objects, design tables, edit rows, run queries, generate scripts, analyze/monitor SQL and import/export/migrate/sync data with a consistent interface. (Full support for Firebird 1.5~3.0+) |
- New features and improvements from 20.3 to 20.7 (2017/02/01)
- Updated to FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.dll 5.7.0.0
- Improved Firebird VIEWS and PROCEDURES Navigator
- Ability to delete multiple selected objects
- Ability to kill Firebird connections
- Added Support for importing XML format
- Added Support for exporting data to Markdown format
- Added Syntax Validation for creating a new table
- Improved Graphical User Interface
- Improved SQL script file execution
- Improved Generating Scripts
- …and more
For more information please visit http://fishcodelib.com/Database.htm
Free, All-In-One, Portable, Single executable file and Multi-language.
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dbMigration .NET 4.6 is a simple, easy and intuitive multiple database migration and data synchronization tool, With it you can easily migrate schema and data between different databases without complicated procedures. |
Supported databases: Firebird 1.5~3.0+, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQL Azure, LocalDB, MySQL, Oracle, IBM DB2, Informix, HP Vertica, NuoDB, Teradata, Sybase ASE, SQLite, SQLCe, Access, VistaDB, dBase, FoxPro, Excel, ODBC, OLEDB, Text…etc.
- New features and improvements from 4.4 to 4.6 (2017/02/01)
- Updated to FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient.dll 5.7.0.0
- Added Firebird <-> VistaDB database conversion
- Improved Automatically generate foreign keys
- Improved Saving Session
- Improved Manage Indexes
- Improved Automatic Mapping Types
- …and more
For more information please visit http://fishcodelib.com/DBMigration.htm
Free, All-In-One, Portable, and Single executable file.


