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1 < IBX Change Log  version                                  (2.1-1) Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:15:13 +0000
1 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-6 Build 12214) Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:10:11 +0100
2  
3 < 1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add addition check for null column for generator name.
3 > 1. GetImplementationVersion now correctly returns '3.0' for Firebird 3 API
4 >   with a Firebrid 3 client library.
5  
6 < 2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
7 <   The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
8 <   information). Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
9 <   replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
6 > 2. Linux Only: FIREBIRD environment variable is now checked when loading the client library.
7 >    If a client library path is not explicitly provided and the FIREBIRD environment
8 >    variable is set then the directory given by this variable and any 'lib' subdirectory
9 >    are searched for the Firebird client library. Only if none is found, is the default
10 >    client library used.
11  
12 < 3. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
11 <   When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
12 <   be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
13 <   each Identity column after the insert is executed.
12 > 3.  IUtil.FormatStatus now used to format error messages when using new API
13  
14 < 4. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
16 <   a new number is generated.
14 > 4.  Fixed Array SDL: array_desc_scale now correctly encoded as a signed integer.
15  
16 < 5. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed.
16 > 5.  SQL_TEXT handling changed. When the value of an SQL_TEXT (i.e. fixed width string) column is
17 >    returned using GetAsString and the string codepage is UTF8, the string is truncated so
18 >    that the byte length corresponds to the number of characters specified for the column.
19 >    SQL_TEXT strings are no longer automatically trimmed to remove all trailing white space. This is
20 >    correct behaviour but may affect some implementations that relied upon automatic
21 >    trimming of trailing white space.
22  
23 < IBX Change Log  version                            (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
23 > 6.  New IFirebirdAPI Calls:
24 >      function GetClientMajor: integer;
25 >      function GetClientMinor: integer;
26  
22 1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
23   changes.
27  
28 < 2. IBCustomDataset: Fixed use of incorrect datasize in TIBStringField.SetAsString.
26 <   Bug could result in truncated multi-byte character set values.
28 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-5 Build 12044) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:30:01 +0100
29  
30 < 3. Changes consequential on moving fbintf character set utility functions from
31 <   IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment.
30 > 1. ISQLParams.GetHasCaseSensitiveParams added. Returns true if param names are
31 >   case sensitive
32  
33 < 4. Avoid "Object is nil" error when opening a database with DefaultSystemCodePage = true
33 > 2. Single line SQL comments starting with '--' are now recognised by SQL Parser.
34  
35 < 5. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition when autocompleting text that occasionally
36 <   results in autocomplete ignoring prefix text.
35 > 3. New API Calls:
36 >        IColumnMetaData.GetStatement
37 >        IColumnMetaData.GetTransaction
38 >        ISQLData.GetStrLength
39 >        IResults.GetStatement
40 >        IAttachment.OpenBlob (using Blob metadata)
41 >        IAttachment.OpenArray (using array metadata)
42  
43 < 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that cursor is not reset to start of text when
37 <   entering a new name into the text box.
43 > 4. FBMessages: removal of unused messages
44  
45 < 7. IBCustomDataset: ensure that TIBStringField uses the field size reported by
40 <   Firebird rather than recomputing it.
45 > 5. TFBArray.Create (2nd case): ensure that FFirebirdClientAPI is correctly set.
46  
47 < 8. Property Editor positioning tidy up: All IBX Property editors should now be
43 <   screen centre. Previously some were "poDesigned" which may be inappropriate
44 <   for multi monitor desktops.
47 > 6. TIBSQLStatementType: SQLSavePoint added to end of enumeration.
48  
49 < 10. TIBTreeView.FindNode: protect against error if zero length path or empty tree node.
49 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-4 Build 11515)  Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:19 +0000
50  
51 < 11. TIBTransaction: On Force Disconnect do not raise an exception when problem ending
52 <    a transaction and always reset the object.
51 > 1. Fix a problem with the SQL parameter parser that failed to recognise parameters
52 >   where the second character of the parameter name is a numeric.
53  
54 < 12. TIBQuery tidyup: remove unnecessary call to GetAffectedRows.
54 > 2. New method for IAttachment: procedure getFBVersion(version: TStrings);
55 >   This returns the isc_version connection information as one or more lines.
56 >   This is the same information as returned by isql with the -z option.
57  
58 < 13. TIBXScript: Allow for override of database filename in Create Database statements.
58 > 3. If -dFIREBIRD3APIONLY is used as a compiler option then the legacy Firebird API
59 >   is no longer compiled in. Likewise, if -dLEGACYFIREBIRDAPIONLY is used as a
60 >   compiler option then the Firebird 3 API is no longer compiled in.
61  
62 < 14. IBLocaldb: Support initialisation of the database from an SQL script in addition
56 <    to a gbak format archive.
62 > 4. IColumnMetaData: new method.
63  
64 < 15. IBLocaldb: fix problem that stopped the OnSharedDataDir event from being recognised.
64 >   TIBDateTimeFormats = (dfTimestamp, {SQL TIMESTAMP}
65 >                        dfDateTime,   {SQL DATETIME}
66 >                        dfTime);
67  
68 < 16. IBLocaldb: Drop database if error creating an empty database.
68 >   function GetDateTimeStrLength(DateTimeFormat: TIBDateTimeFormats): integer;
69  
70 < 17. TIBTreeView: improve performance when selecting node - avoid refreshing dataset
71 <    unless selected node not in current dataset.
70 >   This returns the max. number of characters returned by the "AsString" method
71 >   when the SQL type of the column is respectively TIMESTAMP, DATETIME or TIME.
72  
73 < 18. IBServices: SetDBParams method moved from TCustomIBLocalDBSupport (in IBLocalDB package)
74 <    to TIBCustomService, and IBlocalDB code tidy up.
73 > 5. Additional argument for IAttachment.PrepareWithNamedParameters -
74 >     CaseSensitiveParams: boolean = false
75  
76 < 19. IBTreeView: Initialise TIBTreeNode KeyValue to null to avoid unpredictable
77 <    behaviour due to uninitialised variable.
76 >   If this argument is set to true then SQL parameter names are assumed to be case
77 >   sensitive and must be referenced (using ISQLParams.ByName) using the case
78 >   sensitive name.
79  
80 < 20. IBServices: Correct encoding of isc_spb_prp_write_mode in TIBConfigService from
81 <    integer to byte. Ditto isc_spb_prp_reserve_space and isc_spb_prp_access_mode.
80 > 6. Bug fix: when setting a query parameter, it is now possible, when the parameter
81 >   is of type VarChar or Char to set the parameter to a numeric value (e.g. using
82 >   .AsCurrency) and then subsequently to update the value to a non-numeric string
83 >   using .AsString.
84  
74 21. IBSQL: When Database changed ensure that all resources are freed.
85  
76 22. IBCustomDataset: When database changed ensure that queries an unprepared.
86  
87 < 23. SQL Property Editors now use SynEdit with SQL Highlighter. New features include:
79 <    * Line Wrap on SQL Token boundaries (on user command)
80 <    * auto-complete table names in drop down list of table names
81 <    * Double click on tablename or field name adds to SQL text
87 > FBINTF Change Log  version                  (1.1-3) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:28:10 +0000
88  
89 < 24. IBDataOutput: print statistics using float (%f) format instead of decimal (%d).
89 > 1. DARWIN only syntax error: fix missing semi-colon in TFBClientAPI.LoadIBLibrary
90  
91 < 25. IBTreeView: Call to FindNode: param type change from "array of Variant" to
92 <    TVariantArray. Seems to avoid memory corruption in Windows (probably a
87 <    workaround for a problem in fpc 3.0.4 win64).
91 > 2. Restrict IsMultiThread check to Unix only for compatibility with
92 >   https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30535
93  
94 < 26. IBDatabaseInfo: Code tidy up. Add check for database not assigned or not open.
94 > 3. New SQL Tokeniser added to IBUtils. This is used to pre-process SQL with
95 >   named parameters and is intended to avoid problems with (e.g.) Execute Block
96 >   and processing internal parameters as statement parameters.
97  
98 < 27. IBDatabaseInfo: Remove memory leak when accessing database operation counts.
98 > 4. New interface IFirebirdLibrary provides access to the underlying firebird DLL
99 >   or shared object. Available via a new member (GetFBLibrary) of IFirebirdAPI.
100  
101 < IBX Change Log  version                   (2.0-2) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
101 > 5. New function added to IB.pas
102  
103 < 1. TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase: extract full DB Name from SQL using reg ex in order to
96 <   include remote system name.
103 >   function LoadFBLibrary(aLibPathName: string): IFirebirdLibrary
104  
105 < 2. TIBExtract: No longer include comment header and COMMIT statement for empty
106 <   tables when data included in output.
105 >   This allows a Firebird Library to be loaded from an explicit path. use the
106 >   IFirebirdLibrary.GetFirebirdAPI member function to get the Firebird API using
107 >   the library. It is possible to load Firebird libraries from different locations
108 >   simultaneously, each with a distinct IFirebirdAPI.
109  
110 < 3. Profiling: IBSQL now has conditional compilation flags to enable query performance
102 <   and timing information to be written to stdout. This may be used to locate
103 <   performance bottlenecks.
110 > FBINTF Change Log  version               (1.1-2) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:30:32 +0100
111  
112 < 4. SQLParser: only call "OnChanging" event handler when value is different.
112 > 1. Firebird.pas: {$OBJECTCHECKS OFF} added to file to avoid runtime error when
113 >   program compiled with -CR command line switch.
114  
115 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Update handling of navigation keys for a TDateEdit
115 > 2. IServiceManager additions (informational):
116 >    function getProtocol: TProtocol;
117 >    function getPortNo: AnsiString;
118  
119 < 6. IBCustomDataset: Set internalunprepared flag when transaction ends. This ensures
120 <   that BindFields is called when the query is next activated. Avoids FieldName
121 <   not found error.
119 > 3. IServiceManager improved error handling. Interfaces changed:
120 >    function Start(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true): boolean;
121 >    function Query(SQPB: ISQPB; Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
122 >    function Query(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
123  
124 < 7. IBUpdate: This is a new IBX component similar to TIBUpdateSQL. It is more general
125 <   purpose and allows the programmer to define any action they want for Update, Insert
115 <   or Delete. This may be complex SQL (similar to a Trigger), application specific
116 <   filtering of updates, or use of statements such as Grant or Revoke instead of
117 <   normal DML. See User Manual for more information.
124 > 4. IAttachment addition (informational)
125 >    function GetSecurityDatabase: AnsiString;
126  
127 < IBX Change Log  version                  (2.0-1) Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:31:49 +0000
127 > 5. IStatement: performance counters now updated after each Fetch. GetPerfStatistics
128 >   thus now returns accumulated stats for a select statement from opening a cursor
129 >   up to the last fetch.
130  
131 < 1. TIBEvents: Fix uninitialised variable that could result in lost events.
131 > 6. DARWIN: uloadlibrary.inc bug fix. Many thanks to Luigi Naimi for correcting
132 >   the problem.
133  
134 < 2. TIBExtract: Added support for FB3 "USAGE" privilege.
134 > 7. Type change: "TPerfCounters = array[TPerfStats] of Int64". Note "Int64"
135 >   replaces deprecated "comp" type.
136  
137 < 3. TIBExtract: data formatted as Charset set "octets" is now output using
126 <   hexadecimal notation.
137 > 10. Testsuite Test10 updated to include thread synchronisation for event reporting.
138  
139 < 4. TIBExtract: Binary Blobs and array data can now be embedded in INSERT statements
129 <   using a simple XML format.
139 > 11. URL Connection Strings: inet4 and inet6 now recognised.
140  
141 < 5. TIBExtract: extract of individual Triggers and Stored Procedures can now include
132 <   grants to these objects.
141 > 12. IBUtils: Parse and Make Connect String now recognise URL style loopback syntax.
142  
143 < 6. TIBExtract: Stored Procedures and Views output in dependency order to avoid
135 <   dependency problems restoring complex databases.
143 > 13. IAttachment.CharSetName2CharSetID is now performed case insensitive.
144  
137 7. TIBXScript: This component has been restructured to allow for the processing of
138   embedded XML in INSERT statements and to support interactive sources in addition
139   to non-interactive data sources such as files.
145  
146 < 8. TIBXScript: CREATE DATABASE, DROP DATABASE, CONNECT statements are now supported.
146 > FBINTF Change Log  version (1.1-1) Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:51:16 +0000
147  
148 < 9. TIBXScript: ISQL compatiable Set statements are now supported:
144 <   SET SQL DIALECT
145 <   SET TERM
146 <   SET AUTODDL
147 <   SET BAIL
148 <   SET ECHO
149 <   SET COUNT
150 <   SET STATS
151 <   SET NAMES <character set>
148 > 1. IBUtils.QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded: Add check for space character.
149  
150 < 10. IBVersion unit added to hold current IBX Version Number information.
150 > 2. IAttachment: add two new methods
151 >     function HasDefaultCharSet: boolean;
152 >     function GetDefaultCharSetID: integer;
153  
154 < 11. TIBExtract: Use character rather than byte length for VarChar procedure arguments.,
155 <    and domain definitions.
154 >   These return, respectively, true if a connection default character set was
155 >   specified and the character set id of the connection default character set.
156 >   The DefaultCharSetID is cached when the connection is opened and hence does not
157 >   require a database lookup.
158  
159 < 12. TIBExtract: Triggers now use SQL2003 syntax and database and transaction triggers
159 <    fully supported.
159 > 3. Avoid exception when a text blob is a stored procedure parameter.
160  
161 < 13. TIBExtract: when a database dump includes data, the generator values are now also set.
161 > 4. Update test suite to include a test for a stored proc returning a text blob.
162  
163 < 14: IBSQLEdit: Unit LCLPlatformDef added to uses clauses for lazarus 1.7 and later.
163 > 5. IAttachment: add
164 >      function GetRemoteProtocol: AnsiString;
165 >      function GetODSMajorVersion: integer;
166 >      function GetODSMinorVersion: integer;
167 >      function GetAuthenticationMethod: AnsiString;
168  
169 < IBX Change Log  version     (2.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:44 +0000
169 >   These results are cached when the connection is opened and hence do not
170 >   require a database lookup.
171  
172 < See also doc/IBX4LazarusGuide.pdf for important information on
173 < upgrading to IBX2.
172 > 6. IAttachment: add "function GetConnectString: AnsiString;" This returns the
173 >   connect string used to create/connect to the database.
174  
175 < 1. Size property of TIBStringField is now the width in characters of the field
176 <   and not the byte length. This applies only to multi-byte character sets such
177 <   as UTF8. The original approach aligned with TStringField. However, the TStringField
178 <   code is not recognised as a bug and hence this change to align the behaviour.
179 <   The TStringField change is expected in fpc 3.2.0.
175 > 7. IAttachment: Create Database using SQL statement. The username and password
176 >   are now extracted and used to populate a DPB made available via IAttachment.getDPB.
177 >   It is now possible to use IAttachment disconnect/connect to reconnect to
178 >   a database for which the initial connection was established by a create
179 >   database sql statement. Available in FPC only.
180  
181 < 2. A new property AutoFieldSize: boolean has been added to TIBStringField. When
177 <   true (default) then Size property value saved in the lfm is ignored. Size is
178 <   always set from the dynamic information read from the database. It is unclear
179 <   why anyone would want to override this and set Size to false.
181 > 8. Update Test 1 to test 5, 6 and 7 above.
182  
183 < 3. ibxscript: should now handle correctly a Case..End statement within a procedure
182 <   block.
183 > 9. IBUtils code tidy up.
184  
185 < 4. IBDatabase: new property - CreateIfNotExists. If true and database does not
186 <   exist when an attempt is made to connect to it (run time only) then an attempt
187 <   is made to create the database.
185 > 10. Parameter Block interfaces "find" method. As documented, this should have
186 >   returned a nil interface when the item could not be found. Instead, an empty
187 >   interface item was returned. "Find" now works as documented and will return
188 >   a nil interface if the item cannot be found.
189  
190 < 5. IBDatabase: new event - OnCreateDatabase. This event is called after a database
189 <   has been successfully created as a result of a call to CreateDatabase or when
190 <   creating a database after it was found not to exist.
190 > 11. DBInformation: support added for isc_info_active_tran_count and isc_info_creation_date.
191  
192 < 6.  DBControlGrid: a race condition could result in the wrong row image being
193 <    written to the cache. This has been avoided by a trip round the message
194 <    loop before rendering the row image.
192 > 12. DBInformation: New interfaces: IDIRB and IDIRBItem added to support DB Information
193 >    requests with additional parameters. This is to enable support for fb_info_page_contents
194 >    (return of page contents). Response to fb_info_page_contents returned as
195 >    a string with code page CP_NONE.
196  
197 < 7.  DBControlGrid: It is strongly recommended not to open the source DataSet for
198 <    a DBControlGrid during a Form's "OnShow" event handler. Under GTK2 this is
198 <    known to risk corrupt rendering of row images when the control is first
199 <    displayed. If necessary use "Application.QueueAsyncCall" to delay opening
200 <    of the dataset (see DBControlGrid examples) until the Form's Window has been created.
197 > 13. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_pages_used and fb_info_pages_free added, plus
198 >    test suite updated.
199  
200 < 8.  DBControlGrid & IBDynamicGrid: Navigation keys should now work correctly with
201 <    a TDateEdit control located on an editor panel.
200 > 14. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_crypt_key (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as
201 >    a string type, and fb_info_conn_flags (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as an integer type.
202  
203 < 9.  TIBExtract: brought up-to-date plus many bug fixes.
203 > 15. Service Manager: List of protocols supported expanded to include inet, wnet and xnet.
204 >    An overloaded version of IIFirebirdAPI.GetServiceManager also allows a non
205 >    default connection port to be specified.
206  
207 < 10. DBControlGrid: Removed memory leak when updating rows.
207 > FBINTF Change Log  version                             (1.1-0) Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:20:02 +0000
208  
209 < 11. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: fixed invalid free on upgrade.
209 > 1. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Numeric types.
210 >   Scale is no longer ignored.
211  
212 < IBX Change Log  version                                           (1.4-3) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:10:15 +0100
212 > 2. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Date values
213 >   not in locale format but which are recognised by Firebird. Date values that
214 >   cannot be converted to a string using Pascal library are now passed through
215 >   to Firebird as Text Strings.
216  
217 < 1. IBCustomDataset: When calling SetCodePage, no longer request transliteration
218 <   when target codepage is CP_NONE. This is a workaround for
215 <   http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30622.
217 > 3. Lookup character set name by codepage amended to ensure that CP_UTF8 returns
218 >   UTF8 and not UNICODE_FSS.
219  
220 < 2. DBLog option removed from TIBStatisticalService - not supported by server
221 <   since Firebird 1.5.
220 > 4. Charset ID problem. When using Firebird 3, with no default database character set
221 >   and a column has a non-default collation specified, an incorrect character set
222 >   id was being reported that could result in a 'division by zero' error when
223 >   used by IBX. This has now been fixed.
224  
225 < 3. ibxscript: An error is no longer generated for "on commit preserve rows" or
226 <   similar.
225 > 5. Move GetCharsetName, CharSetID2CodePage, CodePage2CharSetID, CharSetName2CharSetID,
226 >   CharSetWidth from IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment. This is a better data model as
227 >   the character sets supported can be updated on a per database basis. That is
228 >   it is possible to add a (Firebird) user defined character set to a database.
229  
230 < 4. IBCodePage: updated mapping between codepages and character id.
230 > 6. Add RegisterCharSet to IAttachment. This is used to register a user defined character
231 >   set supported by Firebird with the API.
232  
233 < 5. ftWideString and ftWideMemo withdrawn. There is no UTF16 character set in
234 <   Firebird. Character sets with a char width of two are not UTF16.
233 > 7. Add missing isc_info_db_read_only to list of decoded Database Information items
234 >   in FBOutputBlock.pas and update test suite to include this item.
235  
236 < 6. Strings received from the database are now always transliterated into UTF8
229 <   regardless of the database character set or connection character set. This
230 <   is for compatibility with the LCL.
236 > 8. FB30Client: avoid always using "StartMultiple" when only a single database attachment.
237  
238 < IBX Change Log  version  (1.4-2) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:25:27 +0100
238 > 9. Loading Windows fbclient.dll: when using the FIREBIRD variable to locate the client
239 >   library or finding it by disk location, the PATH environment variable is now also set to
240 >   include the FIREBIRD directory. This is to ensure that the correct dlls in the
241 >   firebird client library dependencies are loaded.
242  
243 < 1. IBBlob: Defer reading of blob until read method called. This avoids having to
235 <   read in an entire blob just to get the size of the blob. General performance
236 <   improvement when opening datasets containing blobs.
243 > 10. Testsuite: Ensure consistent UTF-8 output on Windows console.
244  
245 < 2. Clearing a  Blob now sets the corresponding field's modified flag.
245 > 11. Testsuite: Update Windows script to include FPC 3.0.4 in search path.
246  
247 < 3. IBLookupCombo: When not performing auto-complete, original query sort order
241 <   is now used.
247 > 12. FB30Statement: Protect call to "Move" and avoid calling with a nil pointer
248  
249 < 4. IBDynamicGrid: Add OnSelectEditor event. Allows editor panel to be dynamically
250 <   determined.
249 > 13. FB30Statement: A check has been added to ensure that all SQL Parameters
250 >    have been given a value (including NULL). Previously, failing to set the
251 >    value of an SQL Parameter could give rise to unpredictable results or
252 >    an SQLDA error.
253  
254 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Recompute column widths after dataset closed and re-opened.
254 > 14. FB30Statement/FB25Statement: Set SQLParam "modified" when string value set.
255  
256 < 6. IBLookupCombo: LazUTF8 added to uses clause to avoid compilation problems post
257 <   lazarus 1.6.0
256 > 15. FBAttachment: Avoid string reference count error when processing an Ansistring
257 >    parameter in an array of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
258  
259 < 7. IBControls. Removed "runtime" from list of paths to avoid "multiple packages"
260 <   compilation error.
259 > 16. FBAttachment: Allow for WideString and UnicodeString parameters in an array
260 >    of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
261  
254 IBX Change Log  version                                 (1.4-1) Tue, 17 May 2016 09:14:51 +0100
262  
263 < 1. No character set specified for connection: when a text blob is retrieved, the
257 <  character set is determined by looking up the native character set using then
258 <  Firebird API. Otherwise a text mode blob is assumed to have the same character
259 <  set as the connection.
263 > FBINTF Change Log  version             (1.0-2) Sat, 04 Mar 2017 14:43:56 +0000
264  
265 < 2. TIBGUIInterface: this is an internal interface. Minor type changes to allow
262 <   for Login Dialog returing a change to the database path.
265 > 1. Change syntax to Mode Delphi
266  
267 < 3. Design Time Database and Server login Dialogs now allow the Database Name/Server Name
268 <   to be changed from that given in the TIBDatabase/TIBServer component and for the
266 <   entered value to be saved on a project specific basis (design time only).
267 > 2. Change all uses of string type to explicit AnsiString in order to ensure
268 >   compatibility between Delphi and FPC.
269  
270 < 4. IBDynamicGrid: TDBLookupCellEditor now compares its DataFieldName with the
271 <   column fieldname. If they are the same then it is acts as a look up for the KeyValue
270 <   Otherwise, it sets the column text to the selected ListField Value.
270 > 3. Various syntax changes to ensure Delphi and FPC compilation including GUIDs
271 >   defined for each interface.
272  
273 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Only visible columns are now taken into account When recalculating
273 <   column width.
273 > 4. Generics syntax variations for Delphi added
274  
275 < 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Fix error with autocomplete query when a RelationName is given
276 <   and a case insensitive search is requested.
275 > 5. PChar replaced with PByte expect where an actual string is being referenced,
276 >   where PAnsiChar is used instead.
277  
278 < 7. IBDynamicGrid: No longer ignores notifications removing Column Totals controls
279 <   or column ListSource.
278 > 6. Review of type definitions in IBExternals to ensure Delphi compatibility
279  
280 < 8. IBQuery: no longer performs unnecessary refresh of SQL Text (and hence avoids an
282 <   unprepare) when closing and the text has not changed.
280 > 7. Testsuite updated for Delphi
281  
282 < 9. IBSQL: Base the cursor name on a GUID instead of a hexstr version of the class pointer.
285 <   Less likely to cause a cursor re-use error on Windows.
282 > FBINTF Change Log  version            (1.0-1) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:57 +0000
283  
284 < 10.SV5IPC: include workaround for OSX. FPC 3.0.0 has broken ipc module for darwin.
285 <   Expected to be fixed in 3.0.2. Hence workaround only applies to 3.0.0.
284 > 1. Limit maximum Blob segment read/write to MaxuShort. Avoids data loss with
285 >   large blobs and the FB3 API.
286  
287 < 11. TIBTreeView: Guard against nil destination on record changed
287 > 2. Update Event Handling algorithm to avoid looping due to recreation of the
288 >   event block.
289  
290 < 12. AnsiString Code page support: TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString now return a
293 <    string type with the code page set to reflect the returned field encoding after
294 <    Firebird driver transliteration, if any.  FPC 3.0.0 onwards only. Behaviour unchanged for
295 <    earlier versions.
290 > 3. Avoid invalid XSQLDA error when the only parameter is updated to null
291  
292 < 13. AnsiString Code page support: Assigning to TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString
293 <    will now result in transliteration to the code page specified for the Firebird driver
294 <    if the assigned string has a different code page. FPC 3.0.0 onwards only.
292 > 4. Array Handling: fix problem with text arrays with character set none. When the
293 >   DB connection has a default character set (e.g. UTF8), an error is raised by
294 >   Firebird if the space allocated is not enough to allow for transliteration, even
295 >   though it is not required for character set none.
296  
297 < 14. TIBDatabase: new property UseDefaultSystemCodePage. When set any lc_ctype parameter
302 <    is ignored and the lc_ctype value, when the database is opened, is set to align with
303 <    the DefaultSystemCodePage (FPC 3.0.0 onwards). Normally, this is what you want and should ensure
304 <    platform independence. Note: this applies to FPC 3.0.0 and earlier versions. Pre FPC
305 <    3.0.0, when this property is true, the lc_ctype is UTF8 except under windows when
306 <    the GETACP is used to determine the Windows code page.
297 > 5. IBUtils: List of reserved words brought up-to-date
298  
299 < 15. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCharSetName. This is the Firebird character set
309 <    name used as the lc_ctype when the database was opened. Only valid while the
310 <    Database is connected.
299 > 6. Add ISQL style performance statistics collection to IStatement
300  
301 < 16. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCodePage (FPC >=3.0.0 only). This is the codepage
302 <    id that corresponds to the DefaultCharSetName.
301 > 7. Add IFirebirdAPI.CreateDatabase variant to allow execution of user provided
302 >   CREATE DATABASE statement.
303  
304 < IBX Change Log  version                          (1.4-0) Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:44:24 +0000
304 > 8. Update SQL Statement parsing to allow for Array Dimensions. That is so that the ':' in
305 >   an array dimension is not mistaken for a named parameter prefix.
306  
307 < 1. Unix: If Firebird Embedded Server shared object is loaded and a local database
308 <   path is given and database attach fails due to access permission issues on the
319 <   temp directory or security database, then the attach is retried with "localhost:"
320 <   prefixing the databasename. This should avoid problems when the database has to
321 <   be accessed by a local (e.g. classic) server and libfbembed is used.
307 > 9. Trim function no longer applied to result of GetAsString for SQL_TEXT
308 >   when Character set is octets. Avoids loss of non printable characters at start of string.
309  
310 < 2. Windows: revised search order for Firebird DLL:
311 <     i.   The Firebird Embedded Server in the application Directory.
312 <     ii.  If the FIREBIRD environment variable is set then the directory this
326 <          points to is searched for the FB Client DLL and then then underlying
327 <          "bin" directory.
328 <     iii. Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird Server\Instances
329 <          is used to locate the Firebird installation directory and the underlying
330 <          "bin" directory is searched for the FB Client DLL.
331 <     iv.  The Default installation directories C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_x
332 <          are searched for the FB Client DLL.
333 <     v.   The PATH Environment variable is used to search for the FB Client DLL.
334 <     vi.  Finally the  PATH Environment variable is used to search for IBASE.DLL.
310 > 10. Add function GetPerfStatistics to IStatement. This returns ISQL like performance
311 >    statistics for the last action. Requires use of procedure IStatement.EnableStatistics
312 >    to enable stats gathering.
313  
314 < 3. New Component: TIBXScript. This is an ISQL compatible SQL script execution engine.
337 <   See doc/readme.scriptengine and example applications.
314 > 11. API Version information added as constants to IB.pas
315  
316 < 4. New Component: TIBlocalDBSupport. This is a TIBDatabase support component intended to
340 <   simplify the use of the embedded firebird server on both Linux and Windows platforms.
341 <   See dpc/readme.localdatabase and example applications.
316 > 12. BlobMetaData character set id should now be the same as that given by IColumnMetaData.GetCharSetID
317  
318 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Reordering on column header click should now also work for
344 <   dynamic columns.
318 > 13. Firebird Character set "NONE" now interpreted as codepage CP_ACP.
319  
320 < 6. ISQLMonitor: (Windows only). Mutex added to TMultilockGate to avoid race condition
347 <   between incrementing/decrementing the lock count and signalling the event.
320 > FBINTF Change Log  version                                      (1.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:47 +0000
321  
322 < IBX Change Log  version           (1.3-2) Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:39:54 +0000
322 > 1. Initial Release
323  
351 1.3.2 was never formally released and only made available as beta copies.
352
353 1. DBControlGrid,IBDynamicGrid: Ignore down arrow and up arrow in TCustomMemo
354
355 2. IBDynamicGrid: Now deals correctly with a single column grid which has no indicator and autosize column
356
357 3. IBLookupComboEditBox: reset timer on each key press - avoids timer going off too early
358
359 4. IBDynamicGrid: Call event OnUpdateSortOrder even when aliasname not found in dataset
360   i.e. when it is a calculated field
361
362 5. IBDynamicGrid: Fix problem selecting a different row when expanded row at end of grid.
363   This problem was due to a race condition between recalculating row heights and
364   determining which row was selected by the mouse click. The row height calculation
365   is now deferred by an extra trip round the message loop allowing the row to
366   be always calculated on the current grid layout rather than risking it being
367   calculated on the grid layout after the expanded row has been shrunk.
368
369 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition between cm_killfocus and cm_exit on
370   Windows.
371
372 7. TIBStringField: Now has two new public properties: CharacterSetName: string and CharacterSetSize: integer;
373   These properties allow the (Firebird) character set name for the field and the max number of bytes per character
374   to be determined at runtime. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
375
376 8. TIBWideStringField: This is a new field type with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
377   TWideStringField. This field type is used with the character size reported by Firebird is two. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
378
379 9. TIBMemoField and TIBWideMemoField: new field types with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
380   TMemoField and TWideMemoField respectively. These field types are used with Blob subtype 1 and a characterset size of
381   1, 3 or 4 (TIBMemoField) or 2 (TIBWideMemoField). See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
382
383   Both also have a new published property "DisplayTextAsClassName". If false (default) the displaytext is generated
384   from the blob text by truncating the string to the displaywidth (in characters not bytes). A displaywidth of zero
385   implies no truncation.
386
387 10. IBLookupComboEditBox: Force autocomplete when EditingDone called and timer active.
388
389 11. IBDynamicGrid: Call DataSet.Append when entering edit mode and dataset empty and not in insert state
390   (avoids "Not in Edit Mode" error).
391
392 12. IBDynamicGrid: Correctly resize grid when one column width plus indicator.
393
394 13. IBDynamicGrid: Ensure Editor Panel has focus when shown - avoids Windows API calling
395    DBGrid.DoExit on subsequent mouse click (e.g. on child control such as a tabbed page control.
396
397 14. IBDynamicGrid: ignore up, down tab and return when editorpanel open and focus in a TCustomGrid descendent.
398
399 15. DBControlGrid: Stop flashing grid when dataset closed and then re-opened while DisabledControls
400
401 16. IBQuery: Bug fixed that prevented SQL being set programmatically once the Parser had been invoked.
402
403 17. IBCustomDataSet: On close, parser is now freed and Select SQL reverts to value before DataSet Opened.
404
405 IBX Change Log  version        (1.3-1) Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:30:50 +0100
406
407 1.   OnCloseUp Event Handler added to TDBLookupProperties
408
409 2.   IBDynamicGrid: Call to OnEditorPanelHide is now last editor hide action - avoids
410     problem with row size when exception is called.
411
412 3.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Force pending autocomplete on combobox exit.
413
414 4.   IBDynamicGrid and DBControlGrid: Keyhandler now ignores up, down, escape and return keys if
415     in a TCustomComboBox and ignores return key if in a TCustomMemo
416
417 5.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that KeyValue is set correctly when full text
418     keyed in i.e. when autocomplete not performed
419
420 6.   Cleanup of "Uses" clauses and add console mode support. IBX should now support
421     console mode applications with all LCL required functions (builtin dialogs and
422     cursor management) centralised in the  IBDialogs unit. As long as "IBDialogs" is
423     not included in your project, IBX should compile and link with a console mode program.
424     See consolemode example and its "readme"for further guidence. DO NOT add the ibexpress package to a
425     console mode application or the IDE will automatically assume that your
426     application is GUI based. Instead, you should include the ibexpressconsolemode package.
427
428     IMPORTANT NOTE: IBDialogs must be included in GUI applications in order
429     to use the built in dialogs and cursor management. IBDialogs is
430     included by default if "ibexpress" is in your project source's "uses" clause.
431     This should be the case for all projects created through the IDE. This is why
432     you do not want to add the ibexpress package to console mode applications. The
433     ibexpressconsolemode package has been created to allow console mode programs
434     to avoid adding LCL dependencies when using IBX, while still having the
435     unit search paths set up correctly.
436
437     Existing users should check to ensure that the "ibexpress" unit is included in
438     each project's source file (*.lpr).
439
440     You may find that in order for the IDE to recognise that ibexpressconsolemode
441     exists, you have to first open the package in the IDE and then close it. This
442     adds it to the most recently accessed packages list. To make it permanently
443     available, add the package name to lazarus' staticpackages.inc file.
444
445         Thanks to Julio Jiménez for suggesting support of console mode.
446
447 7.   SQL Parser can now accept quoted strings that include new lines
448
449 8.   IBDynamicGrid: Lookup Cell Editor - the cursor is now positioned at end
450     of text on start of edit. This is particularly useful when tabbing to a
451     column and then inserting text.
452
453 9.   New Examples provided for IB Services and ISQLMonitor.
454
455 10. Fix error when writing to blob streams that recorded only the last buffer
456    write in the blob stream. In most cases, this did not cause a problem as the
457    IB Blob Stream is written in a single write. However, with the TDBImage, write
458    of a graphic type prefix was lost which caused a problem when the image could
459        not be automatically recognised.
460
461 11. Improve generation of random cursor names in TIBSQL - avoid risk of "cursor
462    already open" errors due to random numbers used for the cursor name being identical.
463
464 12. IBTable: corrected error that could result in an "Index out of bounds" error
465    when opening the table and the Primary Key is the last or only column in the
466    table. Thanks to Rick Hoover for the fix.
467
468 13. Fix TIBDatabase initialisation of lc_ctype under unix. Set to "UTF8" instead
469    of "UTF-8", and update list of available database character sets. Existing
470    users should check the current lc_ctype setting in their applications.
471
472 IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-4) Sat, 09 May 2015 12:38:29 +0100
473
474 1.  Firebird Services: avoid List Index error when opening a service with an
475    empty Params property.
476
477 2.  IBControls: Fix problem with new link mechanism introduced in 1.2.3.
478    Link now set up in Loaded method - avoids occasional failure to apply
479    SQL markup on initial open.
480
481 3.  "Employees" example performance improvements when scrolling.
482
483 4.  DBControlGrid: Correctly handle edit panel removal when panel is child control of a
484    TFrame. Force recaching of selected frame to avoid GTK race (results in a
485    random image cached).
486
487 5.  DBControlGrid: Should now react to changes in panel height at run time.
488
489 6.  IBDynamicGrid: Redraws rows below on panel editor hide - avoids blank space at end of grid  
490    even when further rows exist.
491
492 7.  DBControlGrid: DefaultRowHeight is no longer a published property as it should
493    always be derived from panel height and setting this property can cause confusion.
494    Note for existing projects: to avoid a missing property error at run time,
495    each form using the DBControlGrid must be opened, updated and saved in the IDE
496    in order to remove the property value from the lfm.
497
498
499 IBX Change Log  version (1.2-3) Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:11:17 +0100
500
501 1.  TIBStoredProc. Prepare now called by ParamByName to avoid need to always
502    call Prepare before setting parameter values.
503
504 2.  Error message on ParamByName (all cases) not found now includes name of missing parameter.
505
506 3.  Code tidyup and more robust handling of dsql information result vector.
507
508 4.  Support for centralised handling of transaction status changes. TIBTransaction
509    has been given additional events "AfterEdit", "AfterInsert", "AfterDelete", "AfterPost"
510    and "AfterExecQuery". The first three are called after the same event is called
511    for an IBCustomDataSet descendent using the Transaction. The fourth is called
512    after a call to TIBSQL.ExecQuery, again using this transaction. These new events
513    enable monitoring of transaction status changes for a given transaction to be
514    handled in a single place. For example, when a change to the dataset occurs
515    an indicator can be set that shows the user that in order to save changes,
516    the transaction should be committed.  Rather than doing this per dataset, this
517    can now be done per transaction.
518
519 5.  TDataSet.CheckBrowseMode automatically posts changes to the current row when
520    the dataset is scrolled. However, any changes to the current row are, by default,
521    discarded when the dataset is closed. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery and TIBTable now
522    have a new property "DataSetCloseAction" that adds automatic posting of changes
523    on dataset close. If this property is set to dcDiscardChanges (default) then the
524    behaviour is unchanged from previous versions. if the value is set to dcSaveChanges
525    then IBX will attempt to post any unsaved changes before the dataset is closed
526    (and after the BeforeClose event handler is called). The exception is when the
527    dataset is being closed as a result of a transaction rollback. In this case,
528    no action is taken and any unsaved  changes are discarded. This avoids both
529    unnecessary overhead and the risk that a validation error may occur in the Post
530    raising an exception and thereby preventing a rollback.
531
532 6.  String Field sizes and Display Widths should now be correct for multi-byte character sets.
533    In earlier versions, the Display Width was set to the maximum byte width rather than the character
534    width. Display Widths are now corrected by dividing by the max byte width per character.
535    For UTF8 character sets, the byte width is four and hence the Display Width will be
536    the byte width divided by 4. The byte width of each character set is determined
537    dynamically when the database connection is estabished from the RDB$CHARACTER_SETS
538    system table. (see also http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=27766).
539
540 7.  SQLParser will now correctly parse SQL Text which contains ':' within quoted string.
541
542 8.  IBLookupComboEditBox: List should now always be restored to full list when the
543    control loses focus. Default Key press default interval reduced to 200ms.
544
545 9.  DBControlGrid: Ensure that selection is changed to newly appended row, even
546    when dataset rows are less than visible rows.
547
548 10. IBDynamicGrid: Editor Panel is not shown on indicator click if Datasource
549    does not exist or DataSet is empty. More responsive on dataset open. New event
550    OnRestorePosition. Column sort disabled if no header row.
551
552 11. IBTreeView: improved handling of response to "Add Node". Avoid scrolling dataset
553    while dataset state is dsInsert. Avoids posting errors.
554
555 12. IBControls: New mechanism for distributing UpdateSQL and UpdateParams events. This is to
556    avoid conflict with DisableControls/EnableControls with Master/Detail linked tables.
557
558 13. IBLookupComboEditBox: Now avoids SQL Errors when combo box text contains single quotes.
559
560 14. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new Event - OnValidatePost. This event has been introduced
561    to solve a specific problem. That is when the dataset cursor is moved (e.g. by
562    a grid mouse click and the current row is being edited or inserted. In this case, TDataset
563    always "posts" the current record regardless or whether or not it may be more appropriate
564    to cancel any changes; the post occurs before the "BeforeScroll" event fires due to the way the
565    "MoveBy" function is implemented by TDataSet. The OnValidatePost event is called
566    as the first action of the "Post" method and allows the handler to convert the Post
567    into a Cancel if that is the appropriate action on moving to a different row. This is
568    achieved by returning with "CancelPost" argument set to true. Note that an exception could be
569    raised here, but it may still be more appropriate to validate a post and signal
570    a problem in the "BeforePost" event handler. See readme.automaticposts.xhtml)
571
572 15. On Unix derived systems, the Firebird library name can now be given as a colon
573    separated list. Each library name on the list is tried in turn, in left to right
574    order with the first found being used as the firebird library. By default, on Linux,
575    the library name list is 'libfbembed.so.2.5:libfbembed.so.2.1:libfbclient.so.2'. This can be
576    overidden by the FBLIB environment variable or the OnGetLibraryName function.
577
578    Note: when using the libfbembed.so, if you prefix the database name with "localhost:"
579    then it will still attempt to access the database via the Firebird Server and will
580    require a username and password. If only the pathname is given, then the username
581    and password should be omitted and the unix file permissions are used to grant
582    access.
583
584 IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-2) Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:35:04 +0000
585
586 1.  A new IBControl - TDBControlGrid has been added. TDBControlGrid a lookalike
587    rather than a clone for the Delphi TDBCrtlGrid. TDBControlGrid is a single column grid
588    that replicates a TWinControl - typically a TPanel or a TFrame in each row. Each row
589    corresponds to a row of the linked DataSource. Any data aware control on the
590    replicated (e.g.) TPanel will then appear to have the appropriate value for the row.
591
592 2. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "SQLHourGlass" has been added to TIBDatabase.
593   When set to false (default true), the Hour Glass cursor is supcpressed and no cursor change
594   takes place during database access. This may be useful when there are performance issues with
595   the change of cursor. Setting the property to false suppresses the change of cursor.
596
597 3. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "AutoCommit" has been added to TIBDataSet, TIBQuery
598   and TIBTable. When set to acCommitRetaining (Default: acDisabled), a call is made to
599   Transaction.CommitRetaining immediately after every Post or Delete. This has the effect of
600   making all changes permanent immediately rather than when the transaction is explicitly
601   committed.
602
603 4. Experimental support for the Firebird 3 SQL_BOOLEAN type has been added while still
604   using the legacy Firebird API. Thanks to Gabor Boros for helping to test this feature.
605
606 IBX Change Log  version      (1.2-1) Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:14:15 +0000
607
608 Development version only.
609
610 IBX Change Log  version   (1.2-0) Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:34:04 +0000
611
612 1. An internal select SQL Parser is now available for TIBCustomDataset descendents.
613   This is typically used during an "OnBeforeOpen" event handler to manipulate the
614   "Where" and "Having" clauses to implement user specified filters of arbitrary
615   complexity.
616
617 2. A new Component Palette entry "Firebird Data Controls" is now available. This has
618   three new data aware controls dependent on IBX and which make use of the SQL Parser.
619   These are:
620
621   - TIBLookupComboEditBox
622   - TIBDynamicGrid
623   - TIBTreeview
624
625   TIBLookupComboEditBox is a TDBLookupComboBox descendent that implements "autocomplete"
626   of typed in text and "autoinsert" of new entries. Autocomplete uses SQL manipulation
627   to revise the available list and restrict it to items that are prefixed by the
628   typed text (either case sensitive or case insensitive). Autoinsert allows a
629   newly typed entry to be added to the list dataset and included in the available
630   list items.
631
632   TIBDynamicGrid is a TDBGrid descendent that provides for:
633   - automatic resizing of selected columns to fill the available row length
634   - automatic positioning and sizing of a "totals" control, typically at the
635     column footer, on a per column basis.
636   - DataSet resorting on header row click, sorting the dataset by the selected column.
637     A second click on the same header cell reversed the sort order.
638   - Support for a "Panel Editor". That is on clicking the indicator column, the row
639     is automatically expanded and a panel superimposed on it. The panel can have any
640     number of child controls, typically data aware controls with the same datasource
641     as the grid allowing for editing of additional fields and more complex editors.
642   - Reselection of the same row following resorting.
643   - A new cell editor that provides the same functionality as TIBLookupComboEditBox.
644     Its properties are specified on a per column basis and allows for one or more
645     columns to have their values selected from a list provided by a dataset.
646     Autocomplete and autoinsert are also available. The existing picklist editor
647     is unaffected by the extension.
648
649   TIBTreeView is a data aware TCustomTreeView.
650
651 3. When getting a field value using FieldByName.AsVariant, an SQL_INT64 with a
652   zero scale will no longer return an error. An Int64 will be returned instead.
653
654 4. TIBTransaction now has events for Before and After Transaction End and a new function
655   "GetEndAction" allowing the EndAction to be accessed by these event handlers.
656
657 5. TIBQuery can now handle correctly queries which contain the same keyword parameter
658   repeated multiple times.
659
660 6. TIBUpdateSQL will no longer return an error when "RowsAffected" is <> 1. This error
661   check used to get in the way of using Stored Procedures, and "Update or Insert"
662   statements.
663
664 7. Insert, Modify and Delete property Editors now support Query Generation from
665   Stored Procedures.
666
667 8. Three new examples illustrate the use of the new IB Controls
668
669
670 IBX Change Log  version  (1.1-0) Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:01:07 +0100
671
672 1. TIBXSQLVAR code clean up and optimisation to improve client side "prepare" and parameter
673   setting performance. See "readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.(Thanks to
674   Gabor Boros for reporting this problem and for testing the improvements).
675
676 2. IBX can now support dialect 3 quoted column names that contain spaces and which differ only in their case.
677   See readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.
678
679 3. IBX SQL Editors will now automatically add double quotes around column names when the database
680   dialect is "3" and the column name contains spaces or is a Firebird 2.5 SQL Reserved Word.
681
682 4. Param Type LargeInt now supported in TIBQuery and TIBStoredProc
683
684 5. TIBSQL.ExecQuery retry on failure removed to avoid problems with "at most once"
685   actions.
686
687 6. TIBTransaction.SetDefaultDatabase uses SetObjectProp instead of mis-using SetOrdProp (with
688   thanks to Yuriy Kopnin for pointing this out).
689
690 7. GenerateParamName is now a published property of TIBSQL, TIBQuery and TIBDataSet.
691
692 8. varWord, varShortInt and varInt64 added to TIBXSQLVAR.SetAsVariant and hence now available as variant types
693   for both fields and parameter setting.
694
695 9. Changes to the Select SQL in an IBCustomDataset descendent should now be
696   visible in the Fields Editor immediately afterwards - rather than only after cycling the "active" property.
697
698 10. TIBSQL SQL editor will operate correctly and not report an SQL syntax error on SQL test,
699    when DSQL ('?') parameter placeholders are used and the TIBSQL.GenerateParamNames property is set to true.
700
701 11. TIBTable now has a property editor for "MasterFields"
702
703 12. SQL Property Editors now include a checkbox "Allow DSQL Placeholder". This corresponds to the
704    GenerateParamNames property and should be set when using DSQL (i.e. '?') style parameters.
705
706 13. The IBTransaction editor now has a radio button ("Unspecified") which is set when the combination
707    of settings is unrecognised. Selecting this radio button has no effect on the settings.
708  
709
710 IBX Change Log  version                 (1.0-5) Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:22:23 +0000
711
712 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to >= 2.7.0 to match revised availability of change.
713
714 IBX Change Log  version          (1.0-4) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:56:13 +0000
715
716 1. In a TIBCustomDataset descendent, a generator now only sets the value when
717   it is null. This allows for alternative user defined setting of the generator
718
719   Many thanks to Julio Jiménez for this fix
720
721 2. An Error Dialog is now displayed in the Lazarus IDE if IBX cannot find the Firebird Library
722   and suggests that the user may have forgotten to install it.
723
724 IBX Change Log  version         (1.0-3) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:53:39 +0000
725
726 1. Conditional compilation used to limit registration of TIntegerField to
727   Lazarus versions less than 1.1
728
729 2. When a database connection is created, character set is now by default set
730   to UTF8 (Unix) or to the current Windows code page (Windows) if in the range
731   1250 to 1254.
732
733
734 IBX Change Log  version     (1.0-2) Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:10:30 +0100
735
736 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to > 2.6.2 to match expected availability of change.
737
738
739 IBX Change Log  version    (1.0-1) Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:00:04 +0100
740
741 1. In IBCustomDataset. Changed CurBookmark from string to TBookmark for compiler versions > 2.6.0
742   Necessary because of TBookmark type and TDataSet.Bookmark property change in fpc 2.7.1
743
744 2. IBX now registers TIntegerField as a "No Icon" component. This may be removed if the fpc DB
745   package is changed to do this (which it should do).
746
747 IBX Change Log  version (1.0-0)  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0100
748
749 1. Add "if active then active := false" to TIBCustomDataset destructor. (Avoid error on database close).
750
751 2. Make use of $STATIC conditional in IBSQLMonitor (Needed for FPC 2.6.0 compliance)
752
753 3. Database Property Editor: Character Set drop down box now uses "OnChange" rather than "OnCloseUp" to react to changes
754
755 4. Property editors should now correctly resize.
756
757 5. In IBDatabaseEdit.TestClick, the LoginPrompt is now set to the state of the LoginPrompt Checkbox
758   (restored original functionality)
759
760 6. Under OSX, if IBX fails to load libfbclient.dylib, it will now try and load the firebird
761   library using the absolute path /Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Firebird.

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