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1 + IBX Change Log  version (2.5-0 Build 13868) Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:52:01 +0100
2 +
3 + 1. TIBTransaction: new properties
4 +    property TransactionID: integer read GetTransactionID;
5 +    property IsReadOnly: boolean read GetIsReadOnly;
6 +    {published}
7 +    property TransactionName: string read FTransactionName write SetTransactionName;
8 +
9 + 2. IBCustomDataset: per row blob and array buffer cached clear before processing
10 +   Insert or Update...Returning. This allows blobs and arrays to be returned
11 +   by the statement.
12 +
13 + 3. TSQLXMLReader moved from IBXScript to package fbintf unit IBUtils.
14 +
15 + 4. TransactionName initialised to a newly generated GUID if empty.
16 +
17 + 5. New unit: IBJournal. This provides the TIBJournal component which is a wrapper
18 +   for the fbintf package's journaling capability. TIBJournal is used to set the
19 +   file path and filename for the journal file and to Enabled (start journaling) and
20 +   disable (stop journaling). See fbintf/doc/README.ClientSideJournaling.pdf for
21 +   more information, and comments in IBJournal.pas.
22 +
23 + 6. TIBDatabase.InternalTransaction is now a read only transaction.
24 +
25 + 7. Bug fix: blob id no longer set to null on update when blob has not been
26 +   retrieved.
27 +
28 + 8. Row auto refreshed on update/insert if blob or array field updated and field
29 +   not in a returning clause.
30 +
31 + 9. ColumnCount moved from record buffer header to a single per dataset count. Reduces
32 +   buffer overhead and avoids problem when refresh query has a different column
33 +   count to select query i.e. incorrectly changing number of columns.
34 +
35 + 10. IBExtract: support added for UDR Functions, Procedure and Trigger declarations.
36 +
37 + 11. TIBDatabaseInfo. New property FirebirdVersion. This returns the current Firebird version
38 +    string. Note that the Version property returns an InterBase compatible version string.
39 +
40 + 12. IBExtract: ensure sql identifiers returned as a LIST are always quoted.
41 +
42 + IBX Change Log  version (2.5-0 Build 12933) Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:59:54 +0000
43 +
44 + 1. IBCustomDataset: Modify TISQL component now defaults to GoToFirstRecordOnExecute := true.
45 +   This is for compatibility with Firebird 5 where Update...Returning can return
46 +   a cursor.
47 +
48 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-3 Build 12886) Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:58:30 +0100
49 +
50 + 1. Add try-..except check when initially loading library in IDE. This should
51 + ensure that IDE continues to load even when a failure occurs in IBX load
52 + library.
53 +
54 + 2. IBXScript: now recognises a CASE...END block within a stored procedure and
55 +   hence will correctly detect end of the outer containing block when the block
56 +   contains a SELECT ... CASE ... END construct.
57 +
58 + 3. IBExtract: some further tidying up to remove extraneous white space.
59 +
60 + 4. IBCustomDataSet: DefaultFieldClasses array declaration updated to avoid compile time
61 +   errors when extra elements are added to DB.TFieldType.
62 +
63 + 5. IBUpdate: updated to reflect changes to ISQLParam.
64 +
65 + 6. IBXScript: now correctly parses a DECLARE statement which includes a quoted string.
66 +
67 + 7. IBExtract: for ODS >=13, increment generator value by one for ALTER SEQUENCE statement.
68 +
69 + 8. IBSQL: Support for scrollable cursors added (note: local databases only)
70 +
71 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-2 Build 12773) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:59:42 +0100
72 +
73 + 1. TIBDatabaseInfo: review and tidy-up of property types. Most widen to int64 with the
74 +   exception of those defined to be one byte wide e.g. DBImplementationNo.
75 +
76 + 2. TIBSQL: Batch Update/Insert support added.
77 +
78 + 3. TIBStoredProc: when generating the SQL, the value of the StoredProcName property
79 +   is no longer automatically converted to upper case when it is syntactically a
80 +   SQL Identifier. This is to support the use of stored procedures defined e.g.
81 +   as CREATE PROCEDURE "iCASE".
82 +
83 +   There could be a backwards compatibility issue when the StoredProcName was entered
84 +   manually at design time. That is not selected from the drop down list. If the
85 +   StoredProcName is entered in mixed case and the procedure was declared e.g. as
86 +   CREATE PROCEDURE iCASE, then the SQL generation will be incorrect. You should
87 +   ensure that the value of the StoredProcName is all upper case, unless it was
88 +   declared under dialect 3 and explicitly as mixed case (i.e. delimited by double
89 +   quotes).
90 +
91 +   Note that when a stored procedure name was declared delimited in double quotes,
92 +   as in the first example above, the value of the StoredProcName property must not
93 +   include the delimiters (double quotes).
94 +
95 + 4. IBXUpgradeConfFile: an exception is now raised if a patch file specified in
96 +   upgrade.conf was not found. This replaces silently ignoring the problem.
97 +
98 + 5. TIBLocalDBSupport: new property "SectionHeaderTemplate". This defaults to
99 +   'Version.%.3d' and is used to generate the section header names (for a given
100 +   version no.) in the upgrade.conf file.
101 +
102 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-1 Build 12550) Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:59:14 +0100
103 +
104 + 1. -c command line option added to fbsql example program. Used to set connection
105 +   character set.
106 +
107 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-0 Build 12543) Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000
108 +
109 + 1. Firebird 4 support added.
110 +
111 + 2. New FB4 data types TIME WITH TIME ZONE, TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, DECFLOAT and
112 +   extended precision NUMERIC fields are supported.
113 +
114 + 3. TFmtBCDField is used to support access to DECFLOAT and extended precision NUMERIC fields.
115 +
116 + 4. TIBDateTimeField and TIBTimeField are introduced in support of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
117 +   and TIME WITH TIME ZONE fields. These inherit from TDateTimeField.
118 +
119 + 5. IBExtract now supports FB4 enhancements:
120 +   - new data types as above
121 +   - Identity column extensions
122 +   - Default user role
123 +   - SQL Security clause for Database, Tables, Procedures, Functions and Triggers
124 +   - Internal Functions
125 +
126 + 6. IBExtract: new event: OnExtractLines.
127 +
128 + 7. IBExtract: revert create trigger to legacy syntax see Firebird CORE-6243, CORE-5545 and DOC-145
129 +
130 + 8. IBXServices: Server version no. parsing now allows any letter before major version number
131 +   and is no longer restricted to 'V' e.g. "LI-T4.0.0.1436 Firebird 4.0 Beta 1"
132 +
133 + 9. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property TZTextOption. Used to determine the default
134 +   format for rendering a time zone.
135 +
136 + 10. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property DefaultTZDate. Used to provide the default date
137 +     to convert TIME WITH TIME ZONE data type values to and from GMT.
138 +
139 + 11. Unit name IBTypes changed to IBInternals. Internal interfaces TIBGUIInterface and TIBTimerInf renamed to
140 +    IIBGUIInterface and IIBTimerInf respectively.
141 +
142 + 12. Constants: DPBPrefix and TPBPrefix moved to IB unit. DPBConstantNames and TPBConstantNames
143 +    now accessible as properties of TIBDatabase and TIBTransaction respectively.
144 +
145 + 13. String Fields: when a fixed character with (CHAR) field is returned, it is now
146 +    truncated to its fixed character width rather than being right padded with
147 +    white space to the maximum data size.
148 +
149 + 14. TIBTable.Empty table. In additional to deleting all records in the underlying
150 +    table, the internal buffers are now also flushed ensuring that the TIBTable is
151 +    also empty.
152 +
153 + 15. TBatchSQLStatementReader: Line buffer is now cleared on call to reset.
154 +
155 + 16. TIBXControlService descendents: DatabaseName may now be set using a database
156 +    connect string. The database name is extracted from the connect string.
157 +
158 + 17. DBControlGrid: Minor bug fixes. avoid AV on form closure, avoid black panel
159 +
160 + 18. TIBExtract: Data type of COMPUTED By columns is no longer included in SQL.
161 +
162 + 19. Local database on Linux and with legacy API and FB 2.5 embedded server: fixed problem with password
163 +    not being present as required.
164 +
165 + 20. IBTreeView split into DBTreeView and IBTreeView. This former is an IBX indepedent
166 +    version that can be customised to work with other database drivers.
167 +
168 + 21. ISQLMonitor: use platform specific LineEnding to delimit messages. Avoids
169 +    unnecessary CR at end of line on Unix platforms.
170 +
171 + 22. ISQLMonitor: Unix: Default semaphore timeout increased from 1 second to 10
172 +    seconds in order to reduce risk of message loss.
173 +
174 + 23. ISQLMonitor: read and write count statistics now available via:
175 +      property TIBSQLMonitor.ReadCount;
176 +      IIBSQLMonitorHook.GetWriteCount: integer;
177 +
178 + 24. ISQLMonitor tidy up and unit split. IPC functions moved to new unit IBIPC.
179 +
180 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-5 Build 12350) Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:11:02 +0100
181 +
182 + 1.  TIBStringField: when a string value is read from a dataset buffer, if the
183 +    number of UTF8 characters exceeds the string size then string is truncated
184 +    to the maximum string size. This is  usually a problem with fixed width columns
185 +    right padded with white space.
186 +
187 + 2.  SQLFiltered and SQLFilterParams added to TIBQuery, TIBTable and TIBDataset.
188 +    If SQLFiltered is set then when a dataset is opened, each line in the
189 +    SQLFilterParams property is assumed to be a SQL condition clause and
190 +    ANDed into the Where clause of the SQL Select statement provided as a
191 +    dataset property. Each such SQL condition thus acts as an additional filter
192 +    on the dataset.
193 +
194 + 3.  The Filtered property inherited from TDataset is no longer used for SQL (server
195 +    side filters).
196 +
197 + 4. IBLookupComboEditBox: Selection should no longer reset to start of text when
198 +   text matches complete entry.
199 +
200 + 5. TIBDataLink: Detail Dataset params not refreshed unless both master and detail
201 +   dataset are active (avoids risk of access violation if master is inactive)
202 +
203 + 6. TIBEvents: Registered property can now be set at design time even if database not open
204 +
205 + 7. TIBEvents: component now correctly re-initialised after call to UnregisterEvents.
206 +   This should prevent "spillover" of events between sessions.
207 +
208 + 8. TIBCustomDataset: GetNextRecord now called when reseting to first record of a unidirectional dataset.
209 +   This should ensure that the internal buffer is set up correctly and avoids
210 +   a duplicate initial row.
211 +
212 + 9. TIBStringField: DataSize now given as byte size of string less trailing any zero character.
213 +   That is, the DataSize should be the field size * character set width. The
214 +   value returned by DataSize is now the same as the Dataset buffer size reserved
215 +   for the field.
216 +
217 + 10. IBExtract: Tidyup of SQL generation. Avoid unnecessary double quotes.
218 +
219 + 11. TIBCustomDataset: Add checks on buffer sizes when copying data from row to field buffer
220 +    and vice-versa. This may result in an exception being raised (correctly) for
221 +    older programs when using dataset fields added to a form and the database has been
222 +    upgraded. For example, computed fields can change from 32-bit to 64-bit integers.
223 +    In such cases, the field needs to be deleted in the IDE fields editor and then
224 +    added back in.
225 +
226 + 12. IBCustomDataSet: CanInsert, CanEdit, CanDelete and CanRefresh updated to return
227 +    false if query contains only white space and not just empty.
228 +
229 + 12. IBCustomDataset: Blob data is now cleared when TDataSet.Cancel is called. This
230 +    should ensure that (e.g.) a TDBMemo is correctly refreshed after a dataset edit
231 +    is cancelled.
232 +
233 + 13. IBCustomDataset: SetArrayIntf should no longer cause an access violation if
234 +    called on a null field.
235 +
236 + 14. IBCustomDataSet: An access violation should no longer occur when calling CancelUpdates
237 +    results in an empty dataTC86                Client side Filtered Dataset    1       X
238 + set.
239 +
240 + 15. IBCustomDataSet: OnUpdateError should now be called in all circumstances when
241 +    a cached update is applied and an exception is raised.
242 +
243 + 16. IBCustomDataSet: Avoid access violation when SetBookmarkData called with nil pointer.
244 +
245 + 17. Console Mode Local Database support: backup/restore should now work correctly.
246 +
247 + 18. Local Database Support: if an upgrade fails, a downgrade is now performed if
248 +    possible and an exception raised.
249 +
250 + 19. MinimumVersionNo added to Local Database Support. Database will not open if
251 +    below this version no. and upgrade not possible.
252 +
253 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-4 Build 12041) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:32 +0100
254 +
255 + 1.  TIBXDataSet and Generators: Generator Names that are not all upper case or
256 +    not SQL Identifiers are now supported.
257 +
258 + 2.  TIBXScript: Set Generator is no longer rejected as unrecognised SQL and is
259 +    passed to the Firebird engine for execution.
260 +
261 + 3.  TIBDataSet: Unidirectional datasets now give an error message if an attempt
262 +    is made to scroll back.
263 +
264 + 4.  New unit: IBMessages.pas. Contains only messages used by IBX and not FBIntf
265 +
266 + 5. TIBLookupComboEditBox: When generating auto-complete SQL, the ListField is now
267 +   only enclosed in double quotes in SQL dialect 3 and when it needs to be.
268 +
269 + 6. TIBLookupComboEditBox: when the list source opens, the ListField name is now
270 +   validated. If no match is found in the list of field names and the database has
271 +   been opened in SQL Dialect 3, then the ListField Name is converted to upper case
272 +   if it then matches a field name. Otherwise, a Listfield not valid exception occurs.
273 +
274 + 7. IBGeneratoreditor.pas: Add missing parenthesis around "IS" statement for compliance
275 +   with fpc 3.2.
276 +
277 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11512) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
278 +
279 +
280 + 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
281 +   and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
282 +   includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
283 +   Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
284 +   For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
285 +
286 +   Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
287 +   over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
288 +   also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
289 +   "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
290 +   compression to be used.
291 +
292 +   Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
293 +   returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
294 +   ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
295 +
296 + 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
297 +   is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
298 +   ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
299 +
300 + 3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and
301 +   not "INT64".
302 +
303 + 4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut
304 +   These are:
305 +    property TimestampFormat: string;
306 +    property DateFormat: string;
307 +    property TimeFormat: string;
308 +
309 +   Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP,
310 +   DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format
311 +   characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html).
312 +
313 +   If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default
314 +   is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the
315 +   locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds.
316 +
317 +   TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other
318 +   two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively.
319 +
320 + 5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut:
321 +     property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true)
322 +
323 +   If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is
324 +   used to delimit each and every string in the output.
325 +
326 + 6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut:
327 +    property FieldSeparator: string;
328 +    property HeaderSeparator: string;
329 +
330 +   Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields
331 +   in data and header rows. Both default to ','.
332 +
333 + 7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut:
334 +    TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object;
335 +    property OnFormatTextString;
336 +
337 +   This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included
338 +   in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings.
339 +   This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT.
340 +
341 + 8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name.
342 +   Uses "FindParam" if in order to find out if a parameter with a given name exists
343 +   and without raising and exception if it does not.
344 +
345 + 9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of the TParams SQL parser in order to ensure
346 +   consistency with SQL queries.
347 +
348 + 10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery.
349 +    When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for
350 +    TIBDataSet only applies to Select query.
351 +
352 + 11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in
353 +    an IDE exception.
354 +
355 + 12. LocalDBSupport: initial database creation should now work correctly
356 +    when the schema source is an sql file.
357 +
358 + 13. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: new event handler "property OnProgressEvent: TOnProgressEvent"
359 +    when defined, this handler will be called by the internal TIBXScript during
360 +    initial database creation when the schema source is an sql file and may be used
361 +    to provide a visual indication of progress in console mode.
362 +
363 + 14. TCustomIBLocalDBSupport: new public property "InOnCreateDB: boolean". This is set
364 +    to true while a new local database is being created and its schema populated.
365 +    Useful in (e.g.) TIBDatabase.OnAfterConnect handler to suppress actions
366 +    when the database is disconnected/connected during the create DB procedure.
367 +
368 + 15. TIBXScript: any User/password parameters found in a CREATE DATABASE statement
369 +    are now always ignored and replaced by the user name and password provided as
370 +    the login parameters for the TIBDatabase referenced from the TIBXScript. The
371 +    IgnoreCreateDatabase property still applies and the CREATE DATABASE statement is
372 +    completely ignored if this property is true.
373 +
374 + 16. Code tidyup in IBTreeView: Node properties initialisation moved from TIBTreeView.AddNodes
375 +    to TIBTreeView.Added. An OnAddition event handler is no longer needed to initialise
376 +    ImageIndex and SelectImageIndex values on AddNode.
377 +
378 + 17. TIBDatabase.Attachment and TIBXServicesConnection.ServicesIntf properties are now
379 +    read/write. This should enabled (e.g.) multiple instances of TIBDatabase to share
380 +    the same database connection.
381 +
382 + 18. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery now support the TDataSet "Filter" property.
383 +    if provided, this should be an conditional SQL expression suitable for
384 +    including in an SQL Select statement "where" clause. If non-empty and the
385 +    "Filtered" property is true then the SQL expression provided as the value of
386 +    the "Filter" property is "ANDed" with any existing condition statement
387 +    in the SQL statement's "Where" clause.
388 +
389 +    If the "Filter" property is set at run time, the "Filtered" property is true
390 +    and the dataset is already open, then the dataset is closed and re-opened automatically.
391 +
392 +    The "Filter" condition may include IBX style parameters. In which case, their
393 +    value must be set by the dataset's "OnBeforeOpen" event handler.
394 +
395 +    This is a public property for TIBDataSet and TIBQuery query and intended for
396 +    use at run time.
397 +
398 +    Note: The property is a published property of TIBTable. The TIBTable functionality
399 +    is unaffected by this change.
400 +
401 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
402 +
403 + 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
404 +   IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
405 +   mode apps.
406 +
407 + 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
408 +   statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
409 +
410 + 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
411 +   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
412 +
413 + 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
414 +   as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
415 +
416 + 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
417 +
418 + 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
419 +   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
420 +
421 + 7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
422 +    being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
423 +
424 + 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
425 +   FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
426 +   the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
427 +
428 + 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
429 +   is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
430 +   services connection.
431 +
432 + 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
433 +   or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
434 +
435 + 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
436 +    view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
437 +    TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
438 +    ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
439 +
440 + 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
441 +    the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
442 +    must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
443 +    this setting.
444 +
445 + IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
446 +
447 + 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
448 +   Utf8EscapeControlChars
449 +
450 + IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
451 +
452 + IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
453 + all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
454 +
455 + The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
456 + IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
457 + to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
458 + to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
459 + Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
460 + packages.
461 +
462 + 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
463 +   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
464 +   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
465 +   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
466 +   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
467 +   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
468 +   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
469 +
470 + 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
471 +   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
472 +   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
473 +   new set of IBX packages.
474 +
475 + 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
476 +   updated to use the new Services API components.
477 +
478 + 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
479 +
480 + 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
481 +   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
482 +   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
483 +   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
484 +   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
485 +
486 + 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
487 +   are ignored.
488 +
489 + 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
490 +   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
491 +   are also fired.
492 +
493 + 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
494 +   is started and not just the first time.
495 +
496 + 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
497 +   depenendency with comp type.
498 +
499 + 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
500 +
501 + 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
502 +    then this is recognised and not ignored.
503 +
504 + 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
505 +    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
506 +    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
507 +    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
508 +
509 +    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
510 +    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
511 +    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
512 +    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
513 +    and then GetPerfStatistics.
514 +
515 +    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
516 +
517 + 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
518 +    in parenthesises.
519 +
520 + 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
521 +    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
522 +    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
523 +    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
524 +
525 + 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
526 +    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
527 +
528 + 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
529 +       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
530 +
531 +    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
532 +    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
533 +    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
534 +    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
535 +    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
536 +    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
537 +
538 +    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
539 +    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
540 +    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
541 +
542 + 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
543 +    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
544 +
545 + 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
546 +    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
547 +    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
548 +    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
549 +
550 + 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
551 +
552 + 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
553 +    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
554 +
555 + 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
556 +    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
557 +
558 + 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
559 +    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
560 +    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
561 +    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
562 +    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
563 +        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
564 +        no DataSource assigned.
565 +
566 + 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
567 +    between SQL statements.
568 +
569 + 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
570 +    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
571 +    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
572 +    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
573 +    against the metadata object name.
574 +
575 +    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
576 +    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
577 +
578 + 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
579 +    with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
580 +    or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
581 +
582 + 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
583 +    statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
584 +
585 + 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
586 +
587 + 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
588 +    a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
589 +    is executed.
590 +
591 + 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
592 +
593 + 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
594 +    converting statement to upper case.
595 +
596 + 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
597 +    IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
598 +    in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
599 +    ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
600 +
601 + 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
602 +
603 + 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
604 +    types.
605 +
606 + IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
607 +
608 + NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
609 + AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
610 + RELEASE.
611 +
612 + NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
613 +
614 + 1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
615 +
616 + 2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
617 +   The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
618 +   information). However, this is also a very useful mechanism for returning updated computed by
619 +   column values. Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
620 +   replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
621 +
622 +   Previously, if a dataset's select query included read only (computed by) fields then
623 +   an automatic row refresh was performed after an insert or update query had been processed,
624 +   irrespective of the setting of the "ForcedUpdates" property. This has changed such
625 +   that an automatic refresh is no longer performed if an insert or update query contains
626 +   a returning clause that updates one or more fields on the current row. A full row
627 +   refresh is only performed if (a) ForcedRefresh is true or (b) the query does not return any
628 +   field values and the select query contains read only fields. Use of Insert/update
629 +   returning should be significantly more efficient than executing a refresh query.
630 +
631 +   This behaviour change is intended to be backwards compatible and there should be no need to change
632 +   existing programs, other than to improve performance by using the new capability.
633 +
634 + 3. IBCustomDataSet: DELETE...RETURNING queries are now also recognised. However, as
635 +   they are called when the dataset row is being deleted, there is no value in
636 +   updating the current record from the query result. Instead, a new event handler
637 +   "OnDeleteReturning" is provided. If a DELETE...RETURNING query is execute and
638 +   an OnDeleteReturning event handler is provided then it is called with the IResults returned
639 +   by the query. The event handler can then interrogate the query results and
640 +   perform whatever action is necessary. For example to confirm, to the user,
641 +   the deletion of a row with the returned values.
642 +
643 + 4. TIBTable: generated Insert and Update SQL now include a RETURNING clause for
644 +   any Computed By or Identity Columns. The IBTables example has been updated to
645 +   illustrate the computation of the employee Full Name on update.
646 +
647 + 5. TIBTable: The GeneratorField property is now published.
648 +
649 + 6. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
650 +   When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
651 +   be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
652 +   each Identity column after the insert is executed.
653 +
654 + 7. The Modify Property Editor now generates Update SQL with Computed By fields in Update..Returning clause.
655 +   Similarly Insert Property Editor now generates Insert SQL with Computed By fields in
656 +   Insert..Returning clause.
657 +
658 + 8. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
659 +   a new value is generated.
660 +
661 + 9. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed - ensures new transaction is used.
662 +
663 + 10. Property editors will now sync table name to a System Table when "Include System
664 +    Tables" is selected and the query is for a System Table.
665 +
666 + 11. Minor Performance improvement to handling of Date/Time types in IBX datasets. Field
667 +    values are no longer converted to milliseconds from TDateTime and then back again
668 +    to TDateTime (the conversion to milliseconds is the default TDataset approach).
669 +
670 + 12. Property Editors handling of Stored Procedures.
671 +    * Select and Refresh: only show a list of stored procedures that return multiple rows (proc type 1) and
672 +      which have a non-empty list of output parameters (i.e. stored procedures that may be used in a select
673 +      query).
674 +    * Modify and Insert: only show a list of stored procedures that return at most a singleton row (proc type 2).
675 +
676 + 13. IBStoredProc: Now supports Firebird 3 Package Names. A new published property PackageName
677 +    can be used to select a package. If non-empty, the stored procedure name is
678 +    expected to be a stored procedure defined in the specified package and the
679 +    generated SQL will be as required for a stored procedure located in a package.
680 +
681 + 14. Select, Refresh, Insert, Modify, Delete and TIBSQL SQL Property Editors now include
682 +    a "Package Name" drop down box to allow selection of a Firebird 3 Package from
683 +    which a stored procedure can be selected. With no package name selected, non-package
684 +    stored procedures are listed.
685 +
686 + 15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
687 +    for password on reconnect.
688 +
689 + 16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
690 +    and character set name.
691 +
692 + 17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
693 +    DB info lookups"
694 +
695 + 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
696 +
697 + 19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
698 +
699 + 20. IBUpdate: Ignore non-data (e.g. calculated) fields when assembling list of input
700 +    parameters. This stops an exception being raised when the field cannot be
701 +    located in the record buffer.
702 +
703 + 21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
704 +    is a System Table.
705 +
706 + 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
707 +    This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
708 +
709 + 23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
710 +    add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
711 +    an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
712 +    database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
713 +
714 + 24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
715 +    This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
716 +
717 + 25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
718 +
719 + 26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
720 +    databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
721 +    (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
722 +    trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
723 +    in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
724 +    from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
725 +    Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
726 +    above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
727 +    used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
728 +
729 + 27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
730 +    this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
731 +    managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
732 +    editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
733 +    is then displayed.
734 +
735 + 28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
736 +     * DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
737 +     * TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
738 +     * GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
739 +     * PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
740 +     * PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
741 +     * Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
742 +     * EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
743 +
744 + 29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
745 +
746 + 30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
747 +
748 + 31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
749 +    the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
750 +
751 + 32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
752 +    in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
753 +    firing during backup and restore.
754 +
755 + 33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
756 +    for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
757 +    see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
758 +
759 + 34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
760 +
761 + 35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
762 +    palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
763 +    services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
764 +    regular expressions. See.
765 +    https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
766 +
767 + 36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
768 +    option on a database.
769 +
770 + 37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
771 +    context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
772 +    service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
773 +    code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
774 +
775 + 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
776 +    and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
777 +
778 + 39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
779 +    a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
780 +
781 + 40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
782 +    be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
783 +    port number is used.
784 +
785 + 41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
786 +    and not just the mouse.
787 +
788 + 42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
789 +
790 + 43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
791 +    image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
792 +
793 + 44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
794 +    then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
795 +    only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
796 +
797 + 45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
798 +    and child nodes in dataset.
799 +
800 +
801 + IBX Change Log  version                            (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
802 +
803 + 1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
804 +   changes.
805 +
806 + 2. IBCustomDataset: Fixed use of incorrect datasize in TIBStringField.SetAsString.
807 +   Bug could result in truncated multi-byte character set values.
808 +
809 + 3. Changes consequential on moving fbintf character set utility functions from
810 +   IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment.
811 +
812 + 4. Avoid "Object is nil" error when opening a database with DefaultSystemCodePage = true
813 +
814 + 5. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition when autocompleting text that occasionally
815 +   results in autocomplete ignoring prefix text.
816 +
817 + 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that cursor is not reset to start of text when
818 +   entering a new name into the text box.
819 +
820 + 7. IBCustomDataset: ensure that TIBStringField uses the field size reported by
821 +   Firebird rather than recomputing it.
822 +
823 + 8. Property Editor positioning tidy up: All IBX Property editors should now be
824 +   screen centre. Previously some were "poDesigned" which may be inappropriate
825 +   for multi monitor desktops.
826 +
827 + 10. TIBTreeView.FindNode: protect against error if zero length path or empty tree node.
828 +
829 + 11. TIBTransaction: On Force Disconnect do not raise an exception when problem ending
830 +    a transaction and always reset the object.
831 +
832 + 12. TIBQuery tidyup: remove unnecessary call to GetAffectedRows.
833 +
834 + 13. TIBXScript: Allow for override of database filename in Create Database statements.
835 +
836 + 14. IBLocaldb: Support initialisation of the database from an SQL script in addition
837 +    to a gbak format archive.
838 +
839 + 15. IBLocaldb: fix problem that stopped the OnSharedDataDir event from being recognised.
840 +
841 + 16. IBLocaldb: Drop database if error creating an empty database.
842 +
843 + 17. TIBTreeView: improve performance when selecting node - avoid refreshing dataset
844 +    unless selected node not in current dataset.
845 +
846 + 18. IBServices: SetDBParams method moved from TCustomIBLocalDBSupport (in IBLocalDB package)
847 +    to TIBCustomService, and IBlocalDB code tidy up.
848 +
849 + 19. IBTreeView: Initialise TIBTreeNode KeyValue to null to avoid unpredictable
850 +    behaviour due to uninitialised variable.
851 +
852 + 20. IBServices: Correct encoding of isc_spb_prp_write_mode in TIBConfigService from
853 +    integer to byte. Ditto isc_spb_prp_reserve_space and isc_spb_prp_access_mode.
854 +
855 + 21. IBSQL: When Database changed ensure that all resources are freed.
856 +
857 + 22. IBCustomDataset: When database changed ensure that queries an unprepared.
858 +
859 + 23. SQL Property Editors now use SynEdit with SQL Highlighter. New features include:
860 +    * Line Wrap on SQL Token boundaries (on user command)
861 +    * auto-complete table names in drop down list of table names
862 +    * Double click on tablename or field name adds to SQL text
863 +
864 + 24. IBDataOutput: print statistics using float (%f) format instead of decimal (%d).
865 +
866 + 25. IBTreeView: Call to FindNode: param type change from "array of Variant" to
867 +    TVariantArray. Seems to avoid memory corruption in Windows (probably a
868 +    workaround for a problem in fpc 3.0.4 win64).
869 +
870 + 26. IBDatabaseInfo: Code tidy up. Add check for database not assigned or not open.
871 +
872 + 27. IBDatabaseInfo: Remove memory leak when accessing database operation counts.
873 +
874   IBX Change Log  version                   (2.0-2) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
875  
876   1. TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase: extract full DB Name from SQL using reg ex in order to
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891     that BindFields is called when the query is next activated. Avoids FieldName
892     not found error.
893  
894 + 7. IBUpdate: This is a new IBX component similar to TIBUpdateSQL. It is more general
895 +   purpose and allows the programmer to define any action they want for Update, Insert
896 +   or Delete. This may be complex SQL (similar to a Trigger), application specific
897 +   filtering of updates, or use of statements such as Grant or Revoke instead of
898 +   normal DML. See User Manual for more information.
899 +
900   IBX Change Log  version                  (2.0-1) Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:31:49 +0000
901  
902   1. TIBEvents: Fix uninitialised variable that could result in lost events.

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