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1	<	IBX Change Log  version                                (2.1-1) Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:53:58 +0000
1	>	IBX Change Log  version                   (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
2
3	<	1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add addition check for null column for generator name.
3	>	1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
4	>	IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
5	>	mode apps.
6	>
7	>	2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
8	>	statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
9	>
10	>	3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
11	>	internal SQL tokeniser routines.
12	>
13	>	4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
14	>	as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
15	>
16	>	5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
17	>
18	>	6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
19	>	internal SQL tokeniser routines.
20	>
21	>	7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
22	>	being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
23	>
24	>	8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
25	>	FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
26	>	the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
27	>
28	>	9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
29	>	is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
30	>	services connection.
31	>
32	>	10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
33	>	or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
34	>
35	>	11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
36	>	view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
37	>	TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
38	>	ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
39	>
40	>	12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
41	>	the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
42	>	must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
43	>	this setting.
44	>
45	>	IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
46	>
47	>	1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
48	>	Utf8EscapeControlChars
49	>
50	>	IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
51	>
52	>	IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
53	>	all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
54	>
55	>	The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
56	>	IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
57	>	to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
58	>	to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
59	>	Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
60	>	packages.
61	>
62	>	1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
63	>	the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
64	>	use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
65	>	more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
66	>	As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
67	>	provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
68	>	using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
69	>
70	>	2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
71	>	finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
72	>	not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
73	>	new set of IBX packages.
74	>
75	>	3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
76	>	updated to use the new Services API components.
77	>
78	>	4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
79	>
80	>	5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
81	>	TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
82	>	as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
83	>	correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
84	>	the setting has moved to the mappings page.
85	>
86	>	6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
87	>	are ignored.
88	>
89	>	7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
90	>	closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
91	>	are also fired.
92	>
93	>	8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
94	>	is started and not just the first time.
95	>
96	>	9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
97	>	depenendency with comp type.
98	>
99	>	10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
100	>
101	>	11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
102	>	then this is recognised and not ignored.
103	>
104	>	12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
105	>	function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
106	>	function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
107	>	property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
108	>
109	>	GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
110	>	if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
111	>	counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
112	>	the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
113	>	and then GetPerfStatistics.
114	>
115	>	See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
116	>
117	>	13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
118	>	in parenthesises.
119	>
120	>	14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
121	>	SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
122	>	only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
123	>	characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
124	>
125	>	15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
126	>	are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
127	>
128	>	16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
129	>	property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
130	>
131	>	When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
132	>	through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
133	>	then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
134	>	row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
135	>	is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
136	>	to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
137	>
138	>	Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
139	>	chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
140	>	to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
141	>
142	>	17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
143	>	with Extract Option eoDatabase.
144	>
145	>	18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
146	>	When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
147	>	combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
148	>	relationship with the control's datasource (master).
149	>
150	>	19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
151	>
152	>	20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
153	>	stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
154	>
155	>	21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
156	>	DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
157	>
158	>	22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
159	>	i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
160	>	ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
161	>	iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
162	>	iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
163	>	before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
164	>	no DataSource assigned.
165	>
166	>	23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
167	>	between SQL statements.
168	>
169	>	24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
170	>	ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
171	>	names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
172	>	double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
173	>	against the metadata object name.
174	>
175	>	If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
176	>	against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
177	>
178	>	25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
179	>	with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
180	>	or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
181	>
182	>	26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
183	>	statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
184	>
185	>	27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
186	>
187	>	28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
188	>	a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
189	>	is executed.
190	>
191	>	29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
192	>
193	>	30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
194	>	converting statement to upper case.
195	>
196	>	31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
197	>	IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
198	>	in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
199	>	ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
200	>
201	>	32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
202	>
203	>	33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
204	>	types.
205	>
206	>	IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
207	>
208	>	NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
209	>	AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
210	>	RELEASE.
211	>
212	>	NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
213	>
214	>	1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
215
216		2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
217		The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
218	<	information). Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
219	<	replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
218	>	information). However, this is also a very useful mechanism for returning updated computed by
219	>	column values. Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
220	>	replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
221	>
222	>	Previously, if a dataset's select query included read only (computed by) fields then
223	>	an automatic row refresh was performed after an insert or update query had been processed,
224	>	irrespective of the setting of the "ForcedUpdates" property. This has changed such
225	>	that an automatic refresh is no longer performed if an insert or update query contains
226	>	a returning clause that updates one or more fields on the current row. A full row
227	>	refresh is only performed if (a) ForcedRefresh is true or (b) the query does not return any
228	>	field values and the select query contains read only fields. Use of Insert/update
229	>	returning should be significantly more efficient than executing a refresh query.
230
231	<	3. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
231	>	This behaviour change is intended to be backwards compatible and there should be no need to change
232	>	existing programs, other than to improve performance by using the new capability.
233	>
234	>	3. IBCustomDataSet: DELETE...RETURNING queries are now also recognised. However, as
235	>	they are called when the dataset row is being deleted, there is no value in
236	>	updating the current record from the query result. Instead, a new event handler
237	>	"OnDeleteReturning" is provided. If a DELETE...RETURNING query is execute and
238	>	an OnDeleteReturning event handler is provided then it is called with the IResults returned
239	>	by the query. The event handler can then interrogate the query results and
240	>	perform whatever action is necessary. For example to confirm, to the user,
241	>	the deletion of a row with the returned values.
242	>
243	>	4. TIBTable: generated Insert and Update SQL now include a RETURNING clause for
244	>	any Computed By or Identity Columns. The IBTables example has been updated to
245	>	illustrate the computation of the employee Full Name on update.
246	>
247	>	5. TIBTable: The GeneratorField property is now published.
248	>
249	>	6. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
250		When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
251		be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
252		each Identity column after the insert is executed.
253
254	+	7. The Modify Property Editor now generates Update SQL with Computed By fields in Update..Returning clause.
255	+	Similarly Insert Property Editor now generates Insert SQL with Computed By fields in
256	+	Insert..Returning clause.
257	+
258	+	8. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
259	+	a new value is generated.
260	+
261	+	9. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed - ensures new transaction is used.
262	+
263	+	10. Property editors will now sync table name to a System Table when "Include System
264	+	Tables" is selected and the query is for a System Table.
265	+
266	+	11. Minor Performance improvement to handling of Date/Time types in IBX datasets. Field
267	+	values are no longer converted to milliseconds from TDateTime and then back again
268	+	to TDateTime (the conversion to milliseconds is the default TDataset approach).
269	+
270	+	12. Property Editors handling of Stored Procedures.
271	+	* Select and Refresh: only show a list of stored procedures that return multiple rows (proc type 1) and
272	+	which have a non-empty list of output parameters (i.e. stored procedures that may be used in a select
273	+	query).
274	+	* Modify and Insert: only show a list of stored procedures that return at most a singleton row (proc type 2).
275	+
276	+	13. IBStoredProc: Now supports Firebird 3 Package Names. A new published property PackageName
277	+	can be used to select a package. If non-empty, the stored procedure name is
278	+	expected to be a stored procedure defined in the specified package and the
279	+	generated SQL will be as required for a stored procedure located in a package.
280	+
281	+	14. Select, Refresh, Insert, Modify, Delete and TIBSQL SQL Property Editors now include
282	+	a "Package Name" drop down box to allow selection of a Firebird 3 Package from
283	+	which a stored procedure can be selected. With no package name selected, non-package
284	+	stored procedures are listed.
285	+
286	+	15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
287	+	for password on reconnect.
288	+
289	+	16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
290	+	and character set name.
291	+
292	+	17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
293	+	DB info lookups"
294	+
295	+	18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
296	+
297	+	19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
298	+
299	+	20. IBUpdate: Ignore non-data (e.g. calculated) fields when assembling list of input
300	+	parameters. This stops an exception being raised when the field cannot be
301	+	located in the record buffer.
302	+
303	+	21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
304	+	is a System Table.
305	+
306	+	22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
307	+	This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
308	+
309	+	23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
310	+	add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
311	+	an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
312	+	database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
313	+
314	+	24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
315	+	This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
316	+
317	+	25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
318	+
319	+	26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
320	+	databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
321	+	(including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
322	+	trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
323	+	in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
324	+	from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
325	+	Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
326	+	above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
327	+	used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
328	+
329	+	27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
330	+	this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
331	+	managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
332	+	editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
333	+	is then displayed.
334	+
335	+	28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
336	+	* DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
337	+	* TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
338	+	* GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
339	+	* PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
340	+	* PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
341	+	* Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
342	+	* EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
343	+
344	+	29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
345	+
346	+	30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
347	+
348	+	31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
349	+	the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
350	+
351	+	32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
352	+	in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
353	+	firing during backup and restore.
354	+
355	+	33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
356	+	for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
357	+	see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
358	+
359	+	34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
360	+
361	+	35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
362	+	palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
363	+	services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
364	+	regular expressions. See.
365	+	https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
366	+
367	+	36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
368	+	option on a database.
369	+
370	+	37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
371	+	context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
372	+	service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
373	+	code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
374	+
375	+	38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
376	+	and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
377	+
378	+	39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
379	+	a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
380	+
381	+	40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
382	+	be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
383	+	port number is used.
384	+
385	+	41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
386	+	and not just the mouse.
387	+
388	+	42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
389	+
390	+	43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
391	+	image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
392	+
393	+	44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
394	+	then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
395	+	only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
396	+
397	+	45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
398	+	and child nodes in dataset.
399	+
400	+
401		IBX Change Log  version                            (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
402
403		1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf

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