Is Firebird really free?
Is Firebird really free? Read more on Jiri Cincura’s blog.
Is Firebird really free? Read more on Jiri Cincura’s blog.
Python 3.0 dbapi for firebird rdbms is now updated http://bit.ly/bg1jQf , you can check the commit history and re-tweet
I have updated the guide and the repository for Ubuntu Maverick to include the Firebird 3.0 Pre Alpha
This is just the upload from debian experimental is and is really prea alpha (so it’s only intended for testers)
Please report any problems you may encounter. The packages should be installable right away (and automaticly remove any existing firebird2.x ones)
Firebird .NET provider team is proud to announce next version of ADO.NET provider for Firebird – 2.6.0.
I have updated the guide and the repository for Ubuntu Maverick to include the latest Firebird 2.5 stable
Brazilian magazine ActiveDelphi, ed. 81, brings Firebird 2.5 in the cover article. The article shows the major enhancements of the latest FB release.
Firebird 3.0 is now uploaded and accepted into official Debian experimental repository (this is the first upload so things will break also you must backup database from 2.5 and restore into 3.0)
You can read install guide for firebird 3.0 on howto access the experimental repository.
Do you want to enable execution of SQL scripts in your programs and spend less time for exhausting coding?
Do you want to create a table, a generator and a trigger, to add data to the table, to make data selection and then to delete all this in one command? For example:
set autoddl on;
set transaction;
create generator GEN_ID_TEST_TABLE;
create table TEST_TABLE (ID INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,TEXT BLOB SUB_TYPE TEXT);
create trigger BI_TEST_TABLE for TEST_TABLE
before insert
as
begin
if(NEW.ID IS NULL) then NEW.ID=GEN_ID(GEN_ID_TEST_TABLE,1);
end;
insert into TEST_TABLE (text) values('record 1');
insert into TEST_TABLE (text) values('record 2');
set term !!;
select * from TEST_TABLE!!
set terminator ;!!
TEST_TABLE;
set autoddl off;
drop table TEST_TABLE;
drop generator GEN_ID_TEST_TABLE;
commit;
Now it is possible with new IBProvider! IBProvider v.3.3.0.11117 allows to run a command with several SQL queries (SQL scripts).
Read more right now:
Know how to add execution of SQL-scripts for Firebird and Interbase in your programs!
Maybe firebird should change it’s motto: “The Mercedes of Open Source databases – everyone want it’s qualities”
Here are the pictures from the conference

The updated view of Conference for 1-3 days