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IBX Change Log version (2.3-3) Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:20:57 +0000 |
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IBX Change Log version (2.4-3 Build 12829) Sun, 17 Oct 2021 23:58:19 +0100 |
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This is rc1 for 2.2.3. |
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1. Add try-..except check when initially loading library in IDE. This should |
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ensure that IDE continues to load even when a failure occurs in IBX load |
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library. |
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1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "WireCompression". |
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If this property is set to true then the Client will request WireCompression for |
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the connection. Note: "WireCompression = true" must be set in the server's |
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"firebird.conf". This property is overridden if "WireCompression = true" is set |
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in the client "firebird.conf" when wire compression is always requested by the client. |
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2. IBXScript: now recognises a CASE...END block within a stored procedure and |
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hence will correctly detect end of the outer containing block when the block |
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contains a SELECT ... CASE ... END construct. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000 |
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3. IBExtract: some further tidying up to remove extraneous white space. |
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4. IBCustomDataSet: DefaultFieldClasses array declaration updated to avoid compile time |
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errors when extra elements are added to DB.TFieldType. |
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5. IBUpdate: updated to reflect changes to ISQLParam. |
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6. IBXScript: now correctly parses a DECLARE statement which includes a quoted string. |
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7. IBExtract: for ODS >=13, increment generator value by one for ALTER SEQUENCE statement. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.4-2 Build 12773) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:59:42 +0100 |
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1. TIBDatabaseInfo: review and tidy-up of property types. Most widen to int64 with the |
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exception of those defined to be one byte wide e.g. DBImplementationNo. |
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2. TIBSQL: Batch Update/Insert support added. |
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3. TIBStoredProc: when generating the SQL, the value of the StoredProcName property |
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is no longer automatically converted to upper case when it is syntactically a |
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SQL Identifier. This is to support the use of stored procedures defined e.g. |
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as CREATE PROCEDURE "iCASE". |
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There could be a backwards compatibility issue when the StoredProcName was entered |
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manually at design time. That is not selected from the drop down list. If the |
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StoredProcName is entered in mixed case and the procedure was declared e.g. as |
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CREATE PROCEDURE iCASE, then the SQL generation will be incorrect. You should |
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ensure that the value of the StoredProcName is all upper case, unless it was |
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declared under dialect 3 and explicitly as mixed case (i.e. delimited by double |
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quotes). |
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Note that when a stored procedure name was declared delimited in double quotes, |
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as in the first example above, the value of the StoredProcName property must not |
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include the delimiters (double quotes). |
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4. IBXUpgradeConfFile: an exception is now raised if a patch file specified in |
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upgrade.conf was not found. This replaces silently ignoring the problem. |
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5. TIBLocalDBSupport: new property "SectionHeaderTemplate". This defaults to |
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'Version.%.3d' and is used to generate the section header names (for a given |
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version no.) in the upgrade.conf file. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.4-1 Build 12550) Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:59:14 +0100 |
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1. -c command line option added to fbsql example program. Used to set connection |
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character set. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.4-0 Build 12543) Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000 |
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1. Firebird 4 support added. |
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2. New FB4 data types TIME WITH TIME ZONE, TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, DECFLOAT and |
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extended precision NUMERIC fields are supported. |
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3. TFmtBCDField is used to support access to DECFLOAT and extended precision NUMERIC fields. |
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4. TIBDateTimeField and TIBTimeField are introduced in support of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE |
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and TIME WITH TIME ZONE fields. These inherit from TDateTimeField. |
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5. IBExtract now supports FB4 enhancements: |
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- new data types as above |
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- Identity column extensions |
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- Default user role |
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- SQL Security clause for Database, Tables, Procedures, Functions and Triggers |
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- Internal Functions |
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6. IBExtract: new event: OnExtractLines. |
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7. IBExtract: revert create trigger to legacy syntax see Firebird CORE-6243, CORE-5545 and DOC-145 |
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8. IBXServices: Server version no. parsing now allows any letter before major version number |
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and is no longer restricted to 'V' e.g. "LI-T4.0.0.1436 Firebird 4.0 Beta 1" |
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9. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property TZTextOption. Used to determine the default |
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format for rendering a time zone. |
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10. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property DefaultTZDate. Used to provide the default date |
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to convert TIME WITH TIME ZONE data type values to and from GMT. |
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11. Unit name IBTypes changed to IBInternals. Internal interfaces TIBGUIInterface and TIBTimerInf renamed to |
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IIBGUIInterface and IIBTimerInf respectively. |
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12. Constants: DPBPrefix and TPBPrefix moved to IB unit. DPBConstantNames and TPBConstantNames |
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now accessible as properties of TIBDatabase and TIBTransaction respectively. |
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13. String Fields: when a fixed character with (CHAR) field is returned, it is now |
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truncated to its fixed character width rather than being right padded with |
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white space to the maximum data size. |
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14. TIBTable.Empty table. In additional to deleting all records in the underlying |
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table, the internal buffers are now also flushed ensuring that the TIBTable is |
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also empty. |
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15. TBatchSQLStatementReader: Line buffer is now cleared on call to reset. |
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16. TIBXControlService descendents: DatabaseName may now be set using a database |
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connect string. The database name is extracted from the connect string. |
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17. DBControlGrid: Minor bug fixes. avoid AV on form closure, avoid black panel |
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18. TIBExtract: Data type of COMPUTED By columns is no longer included in SQL. |
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19. Local database on Linux and with legacy API and FB 2.5 embedded server: fixed problem with password |
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not being present as required. |
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20. IBTreeView split into DBTreeView and IBTreeView. This former is an IBX indepedent |
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version that can be customised to work with other database drivers. |
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21. ISQLMonitor: use platform specific LineEnding to delimit messages. Avoids |
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unnecessary CR at end of line on Unix platforms. |
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22. ISQLMonitor: Unix: Default semaphore timeout increased from 1 second to 10 |
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seconds in order to reduce risk of message loss. |
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23. ISQLMonitor: read and write count statistics now available via: |
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property TIBSQLMonitor.ReadCount; |
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IIBSQLMonitorHook.GetWriteCount: integer; |
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24. ISQLMonitor tidy up and unit split. IPC functions moved to new unit IBIPC. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.3-5 Build 12350) Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:11:02 +0100 |
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1. TIBStringField: when a string value is read from a dataset buffer, if the |
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number of UTF8 characters exceeds the string size then string is truncated |
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to the maximum string size. This is usually a problem with fixed width columns |
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right padded with white space. |
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2. SQLFiltered and SQLFilterParams added to TIBQuery, TIBTable and TIBDataset. |
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If SQLFiltered is set then when a dataset is opened, each line in the |
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SQLFilterParams property is assumed to be a SQL condition clause and |
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ANDed into the Where clause of the SQL Select statement provided as a |
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dataset property. Each such SQL condition thus acts as an additional filter |
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on the dataset. |
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3. The Filtered property inherited from TDataset is no longer used for SQL (server |
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side filters). |
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4. IBLookupComboEditBox: Selection should no longer reset to start of text when |
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text matches complete entry. |
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5. TIBDataLink: Detail Dataset params not refreshed unless both master and detail |
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dataset are active (avoids risk of access violation if master is inactive) |
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6. TIBEvents: Registered property can now be set at design time even if database not open |
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7. TIBEvents: component now correctly re-initialised after call to UnregisterEvents. |
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This should prevent "spillover" of events between sessions. |
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8. TIBCustomDataset: GetNextRecord now called when reseting to first record of a unidirectional dataset. |
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This should ensure that the internal buffer is set up correctly and avoids |
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a duplicate initial row. |
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9. TIBStringField: DataSize now given as byte size of string less trailing any zero character. |
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That is, the DataSize should be the field size * character set width. The |
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value returned by DataSize is now the same as the Dataset buffer size reserved |
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for the field. |
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10. IBExtract: Tidyup of SQL generation. Avoid unnecessary double quotes. |
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11. TIBCustomDataset: Add checks on buffer sizes when copying data from row to field buffer |
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and vice-versa. This may result in an exception being raised (correctly) for |
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older programs when using dataset fields added to a form and the database has been |
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upgraded. For example, computed fields can change from 32-bit to 64-bit integers. |
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In such cases, the field needs to be deleted in the IDE fields editor and then |
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added back in. |
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12. IBCustomDataSet: CanInsert, CanEdit, CanDelete and CanRefresh updated to return |
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false if query contains only white space and not just empty. |
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12. IBCustomDataset: Blob data is now cleared when TDataSet.Cancel is called. This |
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should ensure that (e.g.) a TDBMemo is correctly refreshed after a dataset edit |
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is cancelled. |
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13. IBCustomDataset: SetArrayIntf should no longer cause an access violation if |
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called on a null field. |
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14. IBCustomDataSet: An access violation should no longer occur when calling CancelUpdates |
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results in an empty dataTC86 Client side Filtered Dataset 1 X |
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set. |
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15. IBCustomDataSet: OnUpdateError should now be called in all circumstances when |
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a cached update is applied and an exception is raised. |
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16. IBCustomDataSet: Avoid access violation when SetBookmarkData called with nil pointer. |
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17. Console Mode Local Database support: backup/restore should now work correctly. |
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18. Local Database Support: if an upgrade fails, a downgrade is now performed if |
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possible and an exception raised. |
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19. MinimumVersionNo added to Local Database Support. Database will not open if |
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below this version no. and upgrade not possible. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.3-4 Build 12041) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:32 +0100 |
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1. TIBXDataSet and Generators: Generator Names that are not all upper case or |
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not SQL Identifiers are now supported. |
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2. TIBXScript: Set Generator is no longer rejected as unrecognised SQL and is |
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passed to the Firebird engine for execution. |
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3. TIBDataSet: Unidirectional datasets now give an error message if an attempt |
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is made to scroll back. |
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4. New unit: IBMessages.pas. Contains only messages used by IBX and not FBIntf |
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5. TIBLookupComboEditBox: When generating auto-complete SQL, the ListField is now |
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only enclosed in double quotes in SQL dialect 3 and when it needs to be. |
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6. TIBLookupComboEditBox: when the list source opens, the ListField name is now |
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validated. If no match is found in the list of field names and the database has |
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been opened in SQL Dialect 3, then the ListField Name is converted to upper case |
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if it then matches a field name. Otherwise, a Listfield not valid exception occurs. |
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7. IBGeneratoreditor.pas: Add missing parenthesis around "IS" statement for compliance |
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with fpc 3.2. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.3-3 Build 11512) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000 |
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1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides" |
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and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This |
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includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings". |
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Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf". |
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For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side. |
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Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence |
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over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings |
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also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example |
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"WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire |
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compression to be used. |
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Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information |
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returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and |
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ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information. |
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2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This |
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is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the |
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ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed. |
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3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and |
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not "INT64". |
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4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut |
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These are: |
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property TimestampFormat: string; |
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property DateFormat: string; |
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property TimeFormat: string; |
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Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP, |
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DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format |
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characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html). |
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If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default |
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is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the |
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locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds. |
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TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other |
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two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively. |
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5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut: |
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property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true) |
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If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is |
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used to delimit each and every string in the output. |
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6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut: |
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property FieldSeparator: string; |
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property HeaderSeparator: string; |
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Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields |
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in data and header rows. Both default to ','. |
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7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut: |
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TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object; |
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property OnFormatTextString; |
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This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included |
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in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings. |
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This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT. |
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8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name. |
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Uses "FindParam" if in order to find out if a parameter with a given name exists |
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and without raising and exception if it does not. |
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9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of the TParams SQL parser in order to ensure |
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consistency with SQL queries. |
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10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery. |
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When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for |
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TIBDataSet only applies to Select query. |
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11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in |
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an IDE exception. |
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12. LocalDBSupport: initial database creation should now work correctly |
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when the schema source is an sql file. |
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13. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: new event handler "property OnProgressEvent: TOnProgressEvent" |
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when defined, this handler will be called by the internal TIBXScript during |
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initial database creation when the schema source is an sql file and may be used |
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to provide a visual indication of progress in console mode. |
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14. TCustomIBLocalDBSupport: new public property "InOnCreateDB: boolean". This is set |
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to true while a new local database is being created and its schema populated. |
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Useful in (e.g.) TIBDatabase.OnAfterConnect handler to suppress actions |
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when the database is disconnected/connected during the create DB procedure. |
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15. TIBXScript: any User/password parameters found in a CREATE DATABASE statement |
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are now always ignored and replaced by the user name and password provided as |
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the login parameters for the TIBDatabase referenced from the TIBXScript. The |
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IgnoreCreateDatabase property still applies and the CREATE DATABASE statement is |
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completely ignored if this property is true. |
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16. Code tidyup in IBTreeView: Node properties initialisation moved from TIBTreeView.AddNodes |
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to TIBTreeView.Added. An OnAddition event handler is no longer needed to initialise |
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ImageIndex and SelectImageIndex values on AddNode. |
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17. TIBDatabase.Attachment and TIBXServicesConnection.ServicesIntf properties are now |
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read/write. This should enabled (e.g.) multiple instances of TIBDatabase to share |
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the same database connection. |
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18. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery now support the TDataSet "Filter" property. |
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if provided, this should be an conditional SQL expression suitable for |
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including in an SQL Select statement "where" clause. If non-empty and the |
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"Filtered" property is true then the SQL expression provided as the value of |
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the "Filter" property is "ANDed" with any existing condition statement |
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in the SQL statement's "Where" clause. |
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If the "Filter" property is set at run time, the "Filtered" property is true |
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and the dataset is already open, then the dataset is closed and re-opened automatically. |
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The "Filter" condition may include IBX style parameters. In which case, their |
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value must be set by the dataset's "OnBeforeOpen" event handler. |
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This is a public property for TIBDataSet and TIBQuery query and intended for |
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use at run time. |
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Note: The property is a published property of TIBTable. The TIBTable functionality |
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is unaffected by this change. |
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IBX Change Log version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000 |
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1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via |
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IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console |
