Firebird 2.1 Domains in PSQL
Mario H. Cornejo wrote in his blog about creating domains in Firebird 2.1
Mario H. Cornejo wrote in his blog about creating domains in Firebird 2.1
How to put firebird and dotnet framework on small windows machines (based on pentium @233Mhz)
Part 1 http://vault-co.blogspot.com/2008/08/98lite-megacheap-embedded-windows.html
and Part 2 http://vault-co.blogspot.com/2008/08/nano98-windows-in-7-seconds-45.html
The Firebird 2.1.1 packages are now in ppa for Ubuntu Dapper, Gutsy , Feisty , Hardy and Intrepid Ibex
The guide for installing is located in the ubuntu wiki
Also there is an released version in debian experimental
It’s an recomended update if you are still using firebird 2.1.0
Article in Sinática blog talks about architectural differences between SQL Server and Firebird.
Here is the tutorial with screenshots in French , but from images you can follow the lazarus wizzards and it should be ok in any language
To blob or not to blob… good question!
I guess if you develop data intensive applications dealing with large files at some point, you’ve thought about it at least once: should I put my data files inside the database or should I write them directly to disk?
Ok, so here’s my point:
storing files in Firebird is faster than writing the same files on the filesystem!
Hello,
the DDEX Provider v2.0.3 for Visual Studio has been released. This release contains all new registry files as well as reworked readme file for installation and one bug fix. Download it from http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=files&id=netprovider.
Open-source databases have become quite prominent over the last decade, in large installations as well as small ones. MySQL and PostgreSQL are the best-known open-source databases, but SQLite, Firebird, and CouchDB are also popular in some corners, and offer compelling features of their own. In some cases, users aren’t even aware that they have installed a database: For example, the Firefox Web browser comes with an installation of SQLite, which it uses to manage preferences and passwords.
Read full article here.
Mario Cornejo talks about the Windows Authentication feature introduced in Firebird 2.1 in his blog. With this feature, you can login to your database using a Windows user.