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1 < IBX Change Log  version                                                      (2.2-0) Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:49:23 +0000
1 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-4 Build 11661) Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:43:38 +0100
2 >
3 > 1.  TIBXDataSet and Generators: Generator Names that are not all upper case or
4 >    not SQL Identifiers are now supported.
5 >
6 > 2.  TIBXScript: Set Generator is no longer rejected as unrecognised SQL and is
7 >    passed to the Firebird engine for execution.
8 >
9 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11512) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
10 >
11 >
12 > 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
13 >   and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
14 >   includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
15 >   Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
16 >   For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
17 >
18 >   Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
19 >   over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
20 >   also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
21 >   "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
22 >   compression to be used.
23 >
24 >   Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
25 >   returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
26 >   ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
27 >
28 > 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
29 >   is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
30 >   ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
31 >
32 > 3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and
33 >   not "INT64".
34 >
35 > 4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut
36 >   These are:
37 >    property TimestampFormat: string;
38 >    property DateFormat: string;
39 >    property TimeFormat: string;
40 >
41 >   Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP,
42 >   DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format
43 >   characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html).
44 >
45 >   If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default
46 >   is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the
47 >   locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds.
48 >
49 >   TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other
50 >   two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively.
51 >
52 > 5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut:
53 >     property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true)
54 >
55 >   If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is
56 >   used to delimit each and every string in the output.
57 >
58 > 6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut:
59 >    property FieldSeparator: string;
60 >    property HeaderSeparator: string;
61 >
62 >   Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields
63 >   in data and header rows. Both default to ','.
64 >
65 > 7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut:
66 >    TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object;
67 >    property OnFormatTextString;
68 >
69 >   This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included
70 >   in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings.
71 >   This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT.
72 >
73 > 8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name.
74 >   Uses "FindParam" if in order to find out if a parameter with a given name exists
75 >   and without raising and exception if it does not.
76 >
77 > 9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of the TParams SQL parser in order to ensure
78 >   consistency with SQL queries.
79 >
80 > 10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery.
81 >    When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for
82 >    TIBDataSet only applies to Select query.
83 >
84 > 11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in
85 >    an IDE exception.
86 >
87 > 12. LocalDBSupport: initial database creation should now work correctly
88 >    when the schema source is an sql file.
89 >
90 > 13. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: new event handler "property OnProgressEvent: TOnProgressEvent"
91 >    when defined, this handler will be called by the internal TIBXScript during
92 >    initial database creation when the schema source is an sql file and may be used
93 >    to provide a visual indication of progress in console mode.
94 >
95 > 14. TCustomIBLocalDBSupport: new public property "InOnCreateDB: boolean". This is set
96 >    to true while a new local database is being created and its schema populated.
97 >    Useful in (e.g.) TIBDatabase.OnAfterConnect handler to suppress actions
98 >    when the database is disconnected/connected during the create DB procedure.
99 >
100 > 15. TIBXScript: any User/password parameters found in a CREATE DATABASE statement
101 >    are now always ignored and replaced by the user name and password provided as
102 >    the login parameters for the TIBDatabase referenced from the TIBXScript. The
103 >    IgnoreCreateDatabase property still applies and the CREATE DATABASE statement is
104 >    completely ignored if this property is true.
105 >
106 > 16. Code tidyup in IBTreeView: Node properties initialisation moved from TIBTreeView.AddNodes
107 >    to TIBTreeView.Added. An OnAddition event handler is no longer needed to initialise
108 >    ImageIndex and SelectImageIndex values on AddNode.
109 >
110 > 17. TIBDatabase.Attachment and TIBXServicesConnection.ServicesIntf properties are now
111 >    read/write. This should enabled (e.g.) multiple instances of TIBDatabase to share
112 >    the same database connection.
113 >
114 > 18. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery now support the TDataSet "Filter" property.
115 >    if provided, this should be an conditional SQL expression suitable for
116 >    including in an SQL Select statement "where" clause. If non-empty and the
117 >    "Filtered" property is true then the SQL expression provided as the value of
118 >    the "Filter" property is "ANDed" with any existing condition statement
119 >    in the SQL statement's "Where" clause.
120 >
121 >    If the "Filter" property is set at run time, the "Filtered" property is true
122 >    and the dataset is already open, then the dataset is closed and re-opened automatically.
123 >
124 >    The "Filter" condition may include IBX style parameters. In which case, their
125 >    value must be set by the dataset's "OnBeforeOpen" event handler.
126 >
127 >    This is a public property for TIBDataSet and TIBQuery query and intended for
128 >    use at run time.
129 >
130 >    Note: The property is a published property of TIBTable. The TIBTable functionality
131 >    is unaffected by this change.
132 >
133 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
134 >
135 > 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
136 >   IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
137 >   mode apps.
138 >
139 > 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
140 >   statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
141 >
142 > 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
143 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
144 >
145 > 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
146 >   as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
147 >
148 > 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
149 >
150 > 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
151 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
152 >
153 > 7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
154 >    being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
155 >
156 > 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
157 >   FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
158 >   the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
159 >
160 > 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
161 >   is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
162 >   services connection.
163 >
164 > 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
165 >   or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
166 >
167 > 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
168 >    view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
169 >    TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
170 >    ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
171 >
172 > 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
173 >    the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
174 >    must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
175 >    this setting.
176 >
177 > IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
178 >
179 > 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
180 >   Utf8EscapeControlChars
181 >
182 > IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
183 >
184 > IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
185 > all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
186 >
187 > The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
188 > IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
189 > to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
190 > to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
191 > Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
192 > packages.
193 >
194 > 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
195 >   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
196 >   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
197 >   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
198 >   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
199 >   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
200 >   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
201 >
202 > 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
203 >   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
204 >   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
205 >   new set of IBX packages.
206 >
207 > 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
208 >   updated to use the new Services API components.
209 >
210 > 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
211 >
212 > 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
213 >   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
214 >   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
215 >   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
216 >   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
217 >
218 > 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
219 >   are ignored.
220 >
221 > 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
222 >   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
223 >   are also fired.
224 >
225 > 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
226 >   is started and not just the first time.
227 >
228 > 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
229 >   depenendency with comp type.
230 >
231 > 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
232 >
233 > 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
234 >    then this is recognised and not ignored.
235 >
236 > 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
237 >    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
238 >    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
239 >    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
240 >
241 >    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
242 >    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
243 >    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
244 >    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
245 >    and then GetPerfStatistics.
246 >
247 >    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
248 >
249 > 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
250 >    in parenthesises.
251 >
252 > 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
253 >    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
254 >    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
255 >    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
256 >
257 > 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
258 >    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
259 >
260 > 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
261 >       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
262 >
263 >    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
264 >    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
265 >    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
266 >    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
267 >    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
268 >    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
269 >
270 >    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
271 >    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
272 >    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
273 >
274 > 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
275 >    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
276 >
277 > 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
278 >    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
279 >    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
280 >    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
281 >
282 > 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
283 >
284 > 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
285 >    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
286 >
287 > 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
288 >    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
289 >
290 > 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
291 >    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
292 >    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
293 >    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
294 >    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
295 >        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
296 >        no DataSource assigned.
297 >
298 > 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
299 >    between SQL statements.
300 >
301 > 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
302 >    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
303 >    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
304 >    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
305 >    against the metadata object name.
306 >
307 >    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
308 >    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
309 >
310 > 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
311 >    with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
312 >    or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
313 >
314 > 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
315 >    statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
316 >
317 > 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
318 >
319 > 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
320 >    a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
321 >    is executed.
322 >
323 > 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
324 >
325 > 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
326 >    converting statement to upper case.
327 >
328 > 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
329 >    IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
330 >    in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
331 >    ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
332 >
333 > 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
334 >
335 > 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
336 >    types.
337 >
338 > IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
339  
340   NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
341 < AVOID DUPLICATE PPU ERRORS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
341 > AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
342   RELEASE.
343  
344   NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.

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