#Java Web-based Squirrel SQL client
Web-based Squirrel SQL client. It allows you to view database structure, import/export and manage your databases, including create database, table, store procedure, view,trigger and user. it supports Firebird
Category: Tools & Products releases
Announcements of new Firebird related products, or new releases.
Firebird usage with SchemaSpy – Java based Graphical Database Schema Metadata Browser
On devshed firebird forum someone asked if anyone used SchemaSpy with firebird , and later he got it working , here is the command line option (after installing jaybird.jar)
1) Download the ZIP file for jaybird
2) unzip it
3) Copy the file jaybird-full-2.1.6.jar into a convenient directory
4) specify the full path to the .jar file when starting schema spy
java -jar /home/java/schemaSpy_5.0.0.jar -t firebird -db /var/lib/firebird/2.1/data/employee.fdb -s schema -u SYSDBA -p ******* -o /home/firebird/ -port 3050 -host localhost -dp /home/user/jaybird-full-2.1.6.jar
ps:that is a single line
Firebird 2.5.1 Snapshot is now in #Debian experimental
For people who want to live on the edge , there is a new upload in experimental for 2.5 release branch
Database Workbench 4.1.1 released
Ladies, gentlemen,
Upscene Productions is proud to announce the next
version of the popular multi-DBMS development tool:
” Database Workbench 4.1.1 Pro ”
This release includes the FREE Lite versions for InterBase, Firebird
and MySQL.
A bugfix release that fixes a possible crash in 4.1.0
For more information, see here.
Click here for the full list of changes in v4.1.1
Database Workbench supports:
– Borland InterBase ( 4.x – XE )
– Firebird ( 1.x, 2.x )
– MS SQL Server/MSDE ( 7, 2000, 2005, 2008, MSDE 1 & 2, SQL Express )
– MySQL 4.x, 5.x
– Oracle Database ( 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g )
– Sybase SQL Anywhere ( 9, 10, 11 and 12 )
– NexusDB ( 3.0 and up )
Getting Started with FireAlarm a server performance and health monitoring tool written in #Java
FireAlarm is a server performance and health monitoring tool for the Firebird RDBMS. It is written in the Java programming language and released as open source.
This is a quick guide to the FireAlarm API, which shows how easy it is to register FireAlarm Database Aliases and to add and configure Alarm instances.
OMEGA SYNC: Effortlessly compare and synchronize your local or remote databases.
Omega Sync can compare and synchronize both database schema and table data.
You can even synchronize data of heterogeneous databases (for example, compare your local Firebird database with a MySQL replica on your web site – and synchronize all the differences in just a few minutes).
http://www.spectralcore.com/omegasync/
Firebird 2.5 final migrated to #Debian unstable (sid)
Today Firebird 2.5 final packages is uploaded to the Debian testing repository
Soon it will be moved to Debian testing and Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
Firebird 2.1.4 RC1 landed in #debian sid unstable
Firebird 2.1.4 RC landed in debian sid .You can check the shortlog and the message from debian-devel-changes
Improving Firebird Support in Kevora (qt based db admin gui)
The Firebird support is being improved now in kevora. Despite there are no schemas in Firebird, we have defined two different artificial schemas (SYSTEM and PUBLIC) to organize the list of database objects. The figure below shows a list of tables and a window with its current session information.
#Debian 6.0 stable released with Firebird 2.1.3 included
After two years of squashing bugs Debian 6.0 Squeeze is released , in the new version Firebird 2.1.3 is included that is considered quite stable and supported for development if you don’t use the new features from 2.5. Here is the guide for installing it on Debian stable systems from official repository.