Perl extension DBD::Firebird version 1.39 is released
Perl extension DBD::Firebird version 1.39 is released with a small change if you compare with previous announcement : Adapt checks for Firebird headers to Firebird 4.0.5 (gh#54)
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Loading...Firebird Docker Images Now Under the Firebird Organization
We are pleased to announce the successful migration of Firebird Docker images to their new home:
https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird-docker
The images are now published on Docker Hub at
https://hub.docker.com/r/firebirdsql/firebird
Thanks to Adriano dos Santos Fernandes for his invaluable contributions and improvements throughout this process.
(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...RED EXPERT 2025.01 HAS BEEN RELEASED
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New version of Red Expert 2025.01 is available.
What’s new?
- Updated the list of available application themes based on the survey results.
- Stopped support of 32-bit Windows (x86) operating systems.
Improved:
- Display application fonts in new themes
- Copying field names with data types from a Result Set
- Data view panel interface for BLOBs that not available for editing
Fixed:
- Trace parsing
- Interacting with Red Database 2.6 and Firebird 2 connections
- Processing of connection parameters when changing the interface language
- Readability of selected lines on the “Analyze” tab in the Trace Manager
- Applying old settings, which require restarting the application, during upgrade
- Customizing date and time patterns
- Adding a comment to JOB
- Behavior of the “Wrap lines” checkbox on the BLOB data view panel
- Confirmation dialog disappearing when altering the database object
- Dialog closing after creating database objects
- Applying and restoring settings
- Various exceptions occurred by the data export
- Displayed data type size in the results of the SELECT query
In previous versions, Portuguese language support was added. We want to make the app better, so we welcome comments from native speakers.
Download and install the new version.
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...FBPC 1.0.3 is released
A new version of Performance Comparer for Firebird (FBPC) is now available. Version 1.0.3 has the following changes:
- Fixed some parameters data type identifying logic (the traceapi writes the params data types based on their internal field type, not the declared type)
- The statement’s grid wasn’t showing a value when the statement execution time was below 1ms
- Added some error handling during the statements execution
- Now any errors during the execution of an statement will be logged in the errors.log file (in the application directory)
FBPC is a free tool that can help people to compare the performance of real life SQL statements between two Firebird versions, or even between the same Firebird version but with different configurations in firebird.conf.
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...RED EXPERT 2024.12 HAS BEEN RELEASED
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New version of Red Expert 2024.12 is available.
What’s new?
Added:
- Formatting numbers for table statistics
- Copying formatted column names
Improved:
- The amount of memory required for audit analysis has been reduced
- Exporting data with BLOB SUB_TYPE TEXT type now does not require mandatory file specification for exported blobs
Fixed:
- Recalculation of index selectivity
- Parsing of the nested procedures
- Parsing of the procedure cursors
- Parsing of the procedure variables with NCHAR, REAL, INT, LONG FLOAT and other types
- Generating SQL statements for variables with COLLATE
- Display SQL queries containing special characters on the “Analyze” tab in the Trace Manager
- Increased CPU load after repeated opening of the search window in the Query Editor
- Mismatch between the versions of the client library and driver used for native connection
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Blob transfer speed optimizations
It is well known that transferring blobs in Firebird over high latency networks (i.e. internet) is very slow. The main reason is that transferring blobs always required lots of roundtrips. The good news is that the donations collected in the 21st Firebird Developers Day (FDD) Brazilian conference are being used to sponsor the improvement of blobs transfer speed. The changes are being developed by Vlad Khorsun and the currently results looks very good (see below)!
Note that the improvements are being developed in two phases. The first phase is ready and didn’t require any changes in the Firebird Wire Protocol, so it will be available in the upcoming Firebird 5.02 release. Transfer times were reduced by 33%-49%.
The second phase is still under development and requires changes in the Firebird Wire Protocol, so it will be available only in Firebird 6, but it already shows great results from 94%-97% improvement! In the best case, the time dropped from 12s to 477msecs!
(6 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...A sad day for the Firebird Project
As seen in FirebirdSQL official site:
Helen Borrie, a key figure in the Firebird relational database project and a longtime contributor at IBPhoenix, passed away on January 2, 2025. Her contributions were essential to Firebird’s creation and its development over the past 25 years.
Helen’s dedication to the project was unwavering. She played a critical role in establishing the Firebird Foundation and managed its operations as the Foundation’s Secretary. Her work ensured that the project had the structure and support needed to grow and succeed. She often worked behind the scenes, making sure things ran smoothly and that the community had the resources it needed.
She was also the author of The Firebird Book, a comprehensive guide that became an invaluable resource for users and developers. Helen’s writing made Firebird accessible to many, helping them understand and use the database effectively. She was always ready to assist others, sharing her knowledge generously within the user community.
Helen’s quiet leadership and dedication left a lasting impact on Firebird and its users. Her efforts helped build not just a powerful database but also a strong, collaborative community. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her and benefited from her work.
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Real-time Firebird – Monitor for Firebird – Server 2.5 – 5.0
A new version 2.0.1.193 is available.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Jaybird 6.0.0 released
We’re happy to announce the first release of Jaybird 6, Jaybird 6.0.0.
What’s new
The major changes and new features in Jaybird 6 are:
- Minimum supported Java version is Java 17.
See Java support for more information. - Minimum supported Firebird version is Firebird 3.0.
See Firebird support for more information. - The pure Java protocol — by default — no longer connects to Firebird 2.5 and older, as those versions are not supported.
See Pure Java will not connect to unsupported Firebird versions by default for more information. - The native and embedded protocols have been moved to a separate artifact, jaybird-native.
See NATIVE and EMBEDDED support moved to a separate artifact for more information. - OOREMOTE (OpenOffice/LibreOffice protocol) removed
- Modularization of Jaybird
- Connection property createDatabaseIfNotExist
- Report actual process ID (pid)
- Logging facade removed
- Support for ChaCha64 wire encryption
- Opt-in feature for package information in DatabaseMetaData
- Asynchronous fetching
- Blob performance improvements
- Support for executing transaction management statements
- Configurable buffer sizes for the wire protocol
- Broken connection detection for event manager
- Connection property to specify native library path
- Rewritten client info properties support
- TIMESTAMP fields now accept LocalDate and LocalTime
- ResultSet in auto-commit no longer closed after last row
- Changes to behaviour of updatable scrollable result sets
- Custom socket factory for pure Java connections
- … and other fixes and changes
Upgrading from Jaybird 5 should be straightforward, but please make sure to read Compatibility changes before using Jaybird 6. If you’re using Jaybird with the native or embedded connections, you will need to make some additional changes. See also Upgrading from Jaybird 5 to Jaybird 6.
Bug reports about undocumented changes in behavior are appreciated. Feedback can be sent to the Firebird-java mailing list or reported on the issue tracker https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/jaybird/issues.
See also the full Jaybird 6.0.0 release notes.
Maven
The release is also available on Maven:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: jaybird
version: 6.0.0
If you use the native or embedded protocol, you need to add the jaybird-native dependency:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: jaybird-native
version: 6.0.0
For ChaCha64 wire encryption support, add the chacha64-plugin dependency:
groupId: org.firebirdsql.jdbc
artifactId: chacha64-plugin
version: 6.0.0
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...December Issue of EmberWings is Here!
The Firebird Project is happy to announce that the December issue of EmberWings is now available for download! This special edition marks the magazine’s debut under the Firebird Foundation, bringing you a refreshed focus on both Firebird administrators and application developers alike.
This issue is currently available only to all Firebird Associates and Firebird Partners. It will be available to the general public in December 2025.
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