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1	<	IBX Change Log  version                           (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
1	>	IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11288) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
2	>
3	>	1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
4	>	and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
5	>	includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
6	>	Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
7	>	For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
8	>
9	>	Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
10	>	over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
11	>	also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
12	>	"WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
13	>	compression to be used.
14	>
15	>	Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
16	>	returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
17	>	ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
18	>
19	>	2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
20	>	is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
21	>	ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
22	>
23	>	IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
24	>
25	>	1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
26	>	IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
27	>	mode apps.
28	>
29	>	2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
30	>	statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
31	>
32	>	3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
33	>	internal SQL tokeniser routines.
34	>
35	>	4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
36	>	as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
37	>
38	>	5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
39	>
40	>	6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
41	>	internal SQL tokeniser routines.
42	>
43	>	7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
44	>	being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
45	>
46	>	8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
47	>	FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
48	>	the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
49	>
50	>	9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
51	>	is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
52	>	services connection.
53	>
54	>	10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
55	>	or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
56	>
57	>	11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
58	>	view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
59	>	TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
60	>	ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
61	>
62	>	12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
63	>	the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
64	>	must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
65	>	this setting.
66	>
67	>	IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
68	>
69	>	1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
70	>	Utf8EscapeControlChars
71	>
72	>	IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
73	>
74	>	IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
75	>	all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
76	>
77	>	The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
78	>	IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
79	>	to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
80	>	to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
81	>	Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
82	>	packages.
83	>
84	>	1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
85	>	the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
86	>	use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
87	>	more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
88	>	As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
89	>	provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
90	>	using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
91	>
92	>	2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
93	>	finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
94	>	not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
95	>	new set of IBX packages.
96	>
97	>	3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
98	>	updated to use the new Services API components.
99	>
100	>	4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
101	>
102	>	5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
103	>	TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
104	>	as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
105	>	correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
106	>	the setting has moved to the mappings page.
107	>
108	>	6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
109	>	are ignored.
110	>
111	>	7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
112	>	closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
113	>	are also fired.
114	>
115	>	8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
116	>	is started and not just the first time.
117	>
118	>	9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
119	>	depenendency with comp type.
120	>
121	>	10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
122	>
123	>	11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
124	>	then this is recognised and not ignored.
125	>
126	>	12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
127	>	function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
128	>	function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
129	>	property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
130	>
131	>	GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
132	>	if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
133	>	counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
134	>	the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
135	>	and then GetPerfStatistics.
136	>
137	>	See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
138	>
139	>	13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
140	>	in parenthesises.
141	>
142	>	14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
143	>	SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
144	>	only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
145	>	characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
146	>
147	>	15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
148	>	are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
149	>
150	>	16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
151	>	property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
152	>
153	>	When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
154	>	through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
155	>	then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
156	>	row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
157	>	is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
158	>	to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
159	>
160	>	Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
161	>	chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
162	>	to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
163	>
164	>	17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
165	>	with Extract Option eoDatabase.
166	>
167	>	18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
168	>	When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
169	>	combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
170	>	relationship with the control's datasource (master).
171	>
172	>	19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
173	>
174	>	20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
175	>	stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
176	>
177	>	21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
178	>	DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
179	>
180	>	22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
181	>	i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
182	>	ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
183	>	iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
184	>	iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
185	>	before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
186	>	no DataSource assigned.
187	>
188	>	23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
189	>	between SQL statements.
190	>
191	>	24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
192	>	ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
193	>	names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
194	>	double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
195	>	against the metadata object name.
196	>
197	>	If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
198	>	against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
199	>
200	>	25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
201	>	with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
202	>	or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
203	>
204	>	26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
205	>	statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
206	>
207	>	27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
208	>
209	>	28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
210	>	a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
211	>	is executed.
212	>
213	>	29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
214	>
215	>	30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
216	>	converting statement to upper case.
217	>
218	>	31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
219	>	IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
220	>	in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
221	>	ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
222	>
223	>	32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
224	>
225	>	33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
226	>	types.
227	>
228	>	IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
229	>
230	>	NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
231	>	AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
232	>	RELEASE.
233	>
234	>	NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
235	>
236	>	1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
237	>
238	>	2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
239	>	The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
240	>	information). However, this is also a very useful mechanism for returning updated computed by
241	>	column values. Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
242	>	replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
243	>
244	>	Previously, if a dataset's select query included read only (computed by) fields then
245	>	an automatic row refresh was performed after an insert or update query had been processed,
246	>	irrespective of the setting of the "ForcedUpdates" property. This has changed such
247	>	that an automatic refresh is no longer performed if an insert or update query contains
248	>	a returning clause that updates one or more fields on the current row. A full row
249	>	refresh is only performed if (a) ForcedRefresh is true or (b) the query does not return any
250	>	field values and the select query contains read only fields. Use of Insert/update
251	>	returning should be significantly more efficient than executing a refresh query.
252	>
253	>	This behaviour change is intended to be backwards compatible and there should be no need to change
254	>	existing programs, other than to improve performance by using the new capability.
255	>
256	>	3. IBCustomDataSet: DELETE...RETURNING queries are now also recognised. However, as
257	>	they are called when the dataset row is being deleted, there is no value in
258	>	updating the current record from the query result. Instead, a new event handler
259	>	"OnDeleteReturning" is provided. If a DELETE...RETURNING query is execute and
260	>	an OnDeleteReturning event handler is provided then it is called with the IResults returned
261	>	by the query. The event handler can then interrogate the query results and
262	>	perform whatever action is necessary. For example to confirm, to the user,
263	>	the deletion of a row with the returned values.
264	>
265	>	4. TIBTable: generated Insert and Update SQL now include a RETURNING clause for
266	>	any Computed By or Identity Columns. The IBTables example has been updated to
267	>	illustrate the computation of the employee Full Name on update.
268	>
269	>	5. TIBTable: The GeneratorField property is now published.
270	>
271	>	6. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
272	>	When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
273	>	be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
274	>	each Identity column after the insert is executed.
275	>
276	>	7. The Modify Property Editor now generates Update SQL with Computed By fields in Update..Returning clause.
277	>	Similarly Insert Property Editor now generates Insert SQL with Computed By fields in
278	>	Insert..Returning clause.
279	>
280	>	8. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
281	>	a new value is generated.
282	>
283	>	9. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed - ensures new transaction is used.
284	>
285	>	10. Property editors will now sync table name to a System Table when "Include System
286	>	Tables" is selected and the query is for a System Table.
287	>
288	>	11. Minor Performance improvement to handling of Date/Time types in IBX datasets. Field
289	>	values are no longer converted to milliseconds from TDateTime and then back again
290	>	to TDateTime (the conversion to milliseconds is the default TDataset approach).
291	>
292	>	12. Property Editors handling of Stored Procedures.
293	>	* Select and Refresh: only show a list of stored procedures that return multiple rows (proc type 1) and
294	>	which have a non-empty list of output parameters (i.e. stored procedures that may be used in a select
295	>	query).
296	>	* Modify and Insert: only show a list of stored procedures that return at most a singleton row (proc type 2).
297	>
298	>	13. IBStoredProc: Now supports Firebird 3 Package Names. A new published property PackageName
299	>	can be used to select a package. If non-empty, the stored procedure name is
300	>	expected to be a stored procedure defined in the specified package and the
301	>	generated SQL will be as required for a stored procedure located in a package.
302	>
303	>	14. Select, Refresh, Insert, Modify, Delete and TIBSQL SQL Property Editors now include
304	>	a "Package Name" drop down box to allow selection of a Firebird 3 Package from
305	>	which a stored procedure can be selected. With no package name selected, non-package
306	>	stored procedures are listed.
307	>
308	>	15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
309	>	for password on reconnect.
310	>
311	>	16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
312	>	and character set name.
313	>
314	>	17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
315	>	DB info lookups"
316	>
317	>	18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
318	>
319	>	19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
320	>
321	>	20. IBUpdate: Ignore non-data (e.g. calculated) fields when assembling list of input
322	>	parameters. This stops an exception being raised when the field cannot be
323	>	located in the record buffer.
324	>
325	>	21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
326	>	is a System Table.
327	>
328	>	22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
329	>	This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
330	>
331	>	23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
332	>	add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
333	>	an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
334	>	database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
335	>
336	>	24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
337	>	This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
338	>
339	>	25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
340	>
341	>	26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
342	>	databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
343	>	(including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
344	>	trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
345	>	in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
346	>	from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
347	>	Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
348	>	above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
349	>	used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
350	>
351	>	27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
352	>	this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
353	>	managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
354	>	editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
355	>	is then displayed.
356	>
357	>	28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
358	>	* DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
359	>	* TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
360	>	* GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
361	>	* PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
362	>	* PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
363	>	* Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
364	>	* EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
365	>
366	>	29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
367	>
368	>	30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
369	>
370	>	31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
371	>	the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
372	>
373	>	32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
374	>	in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
375	>	firing during backup and restore.
376	>
377	>	33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
378	>	for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
379	>	see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
380	>
381	>	34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
382	>
383	>	35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
384	>	palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
385	>	services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
386	>	regular expressions. See.
387	>	https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
388	>
389	>	36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
390	>	option on a database.
391	>
392	>	37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
393	>	context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
394	>	service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
395	>	code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
396	>
397	>	38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
398	>	and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
399	>
400	>	39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
401	>	a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
402	>
403	>	40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
404	>	be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
405	>	port number is used.
406	>
407	>	41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
408	>	and not just the mouse.
409	>
410	>	42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
411	>
412	>	43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
413	>	image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
414	>
415	>	44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
416	>	then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
417	>	only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
418	>
419	>	45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
420	>	and child nodes in dataset.
421	>
422	>
423	>	IBX Change Log  version                            (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
424
425		1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
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