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1 < IBX Change Log  version                                              (2.2-0) Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:56:39 +0000
1 > IBX Change Log  version (2.5-1 Build nnn) Tue, 6 Dec 2022 23:13:00 +0000
2 >
3 > 1. IBCustomDataset: avoid problem with additions to TFieldType by using a subset instead.
4 >
5 > 2. TIBDynamicGrid: change DrawCellText declaration to comply with laz 2.3.0
6 >
7 > 3. TIBArrayGrid: change DrawCellText declaration to comply with laz 2.3.0
8 >
9 > IBX Change Log  version (2.5-0 Build 13868) Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:52:01 +0100
10 >
11 > 1. TIBTransaction: new properties
12 >    property TransactionID: integer read GetTransactionID;
13 >    property IsReadOnly: boolean read GetIsReadOnly;
14 >    {published}
15 >    property TransactionName: string read FTransactionName write SetTransactionName;
16 >
17 > 2. IBCustomDataset: per row blob and array buffer cached clear before processing
18 >   Insert or Update...Returning. This allows blobs and arrays to be returned
19 >   by the statement.
20 >
21 > 3. TSQLXMLReader moved from IBXScript to package fbintf unit IBUtils.
22 >
23 > 4. TransactionName initialised to a newly generated GUID if empty.
24 >
25 > 5. New unit: IBJournal. This provides the TIBJournal component which is a wrapper
26 >   for the fbintf package's journaling capability. TIBJournal is used to set the
27 >   file path and filename for the journal file and to Enabled (start journaling) and
28 >   disable (stop journaling). See fbintf/doc/README.ClientSideJournaling.pdf for
29 >   more information, and comments in IBJournal.pas.
30 >
31 > 6. TIBDatabase.InternalTransaction is now a read only transaction.
32 >
33 > 7. Bug fix: blob id no longer set to null on update when blob has not been
34 >   retrieved.
35 >
36 > 8. Row auto refreshed on update/insert if blob or array field updated and field
37 >   not in a returning clause.
38 >
39 > 9. ColumnCount moved from record buffer header to a single per dataset count. Reduces
40 >   buffer overhead and avoids problem when refresh query has a different column
41 >   count to select query i.e. incorrectly changing number of columns.
42 >
43 > 10. IBExtract: support added for UDR Functions, Procedure and Trigger declarations.
44 >
45 > 11. TIBDatabaseInfo. New property FirebirdVersion. This returns the current Firebird version
46 >    string. Note that the Version property returns an InterBase compatible version string.
47 >
48 > 12. IBExtract: ensure sql identifiers returned as a LIST are always quoted.
49 >
50 > IBX Change Log  version (2.5-0 Build 12933) Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:59:54 +0000
51 >
52 > 1. IBCustomDataset: Modify TISQL component now defaults to GoToFirstRecordOnExecute := true.
53 >   This is for compatibility with Firebird 5 where Update...Returning can return
54 >   a cursor.
55 >
56 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-3 Build 12886) Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:58:30 +0100
57 >
58 > 1. Add try-..except check when initially loading library in IDE. This should
59 > ensure that IDE continues to load even when a failure occurs in IBX load
60 > library.
61 >
62 > 2. IBXScript: now recognises a CASE...END block within a stored procedure and
63 >   hence will correctly detect end of the outer containing block when the block
64 >   contains a SELECT ... CASE ... END construct.
65 >
66 > 3. IBExtract: some further tidying up to remove extraneous white space.
67 >
68 > 4. IBCustomDataSet: DefaultFieldClasses array declaration updated to avoid compile time
69 >   errors when extra elements are added to DB.TFieldType.
70 >
71 > 5. IBUpdate: updated to reflect changes to ISQLParam.
72 >
73 > 6. IBXScript: now correctly parses a DECLARE statement which includes a quoted string.
74 >
75 > 7. IBExtract: for ODS >=13, increment generator value by one for ALTER SEQUENCE statement.
76 >
77 > 8. IBSQL: Support for scrollable cursors added (note: local databases only)
78 >
79 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-2 Build 12773) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:59:42 +0100
80 >
81 > 1. TIBDatabaseInfo: review and tidy-up of property types. Most widen to int64 with the
82 >   exception of those defined to be one byte wide e.g. DBImplementationNo.
83 >
84 > 2. TIBSQL: Batch Update/Insert support added.
85 >
86 > 3. TIBStoredProc: when generating the SQL, the value of the StoredProcName property
87 >   is no longer automatically converted to upper case when it is syntactically a
88 >   SQL Identifier. This is to support the use of stored procedures defined e.g.
89 >   as CREATE PROCEDURE "iCASE".
90 >
91 >   There could be a backwards compatibility issue when the StoredProcName was entered
92 >   manually at design time. That is not selected from the drop down list. If the
93 >   StoredProcName is entered in mixed case and the procedure was declared e.g. as
94 >   CREATE PROCEDURE iCASE, then the SQL generation will be incorrect. You should
95 >   ensure that the value of the StoredProcName is all upper case, unless it was
96 >   declared under dialect 3 and explicitly as mixed case (i.e. delimited by double
97 >   quotes).
98 >
99 >   Note that when a stored procedure name was declared delimited in double quotes,
100 >   as in the first example above, the value of the StoredProcName property must not
101 >   include the delimiters (double quotes).
102 >
103 > 4. IBXUpgradeConfFile: an exception is now raised if a patch file specified in
104 >   upgrade.conf was not found. This replaces silently ignoring the problem.
105 >
106 > 5. TIBLocalDBSupport: new property "SectionHeaderTemplate". This defaults to
107 >   'Version.%.3d' and is used to generate the section header names (for a given
108 >   version no.) in the upgrade.conf file.
109 >
110 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-1 Build 12550) Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:59:14 +0100
111 >
112 > 1. -c command line option added to fbsql example program. Used to set connection
113 >   character set.
114 >
115 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-0 Build 12543) Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000
116 >
117 > 1. Firebird 4 support added.
118 >
119 > 2. New FB4 data types TIME WITH TIME ZONE, TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, DECFLOAT and
120 >   extended precision NUMERIC fields are supported.
121 >
122 > 3. TFmtBCDField is used to support access to DECFLOAT and extended precision NUMERIC fields.
123 >
124 > 4. TIBDateTimeField and TIBTimeField are introduced in support of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
125 >   and TIME WITH TIME ZONE fields. These inherit from TDateTimeField.
126 >
127 > 5. IBExtract now supports FB4 enhancements:
128 >   - new data types as above
129 >   - Identity column extensions
130 >   - Default user role
131 >   - SQL Security clause for Database, Tables, Procedures, Functions and Triggers
132 >   - Internal Functions
133 >
134 > 6. IBExtract: new event: OnExtractLines.
135 >
136 > 7. IBExtract: revert create trigger to legacy syntax see Firebird CORE-6243, CORE-5545 and DOC-145
137 >
138 > 8. IBXServices: Server version no. parsing now allows any letter before major version number
139 >   and is no longer restricted to 'V' e.g. "LI-T4.0.0.1436 Firebird 4.0 Beta 1"
140 >
141 > 9. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property TZTextOption. Used to determine the default
142 >   format for rendering a time zone.
143 >
144 > 10. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property DefaultTZDate. Used to provide the default date
145 >     to convert TIME WITH TIME ZONE data type values to and from GMT.
146 >
147 > 11. Unit name IBTypes changed to IBInternals. Internal interfaces TIBGUIInterface and TIBTimerInf renamed to
148 >    IIBGUIInterface and IIBTimerInf respectively.
149 >
150 > 12. Constants: DPBPrefix and TPBPrefix moved to IB unit. DPBConstantNames and TPBConstantNames
151 >    now accessible as properties of TIBDatabase and TIBTransaction respectively.
152 >
153 > 13. String Fields: when a fixed character with (CHAR) field is returned, it is now
154 >    truncated to its fixed character width rather than being right padded with
155 >    white space to the maximum data size.
156 >
157 > 14. TIBTable.Empty table. In additional to deleting all records in the underlying
158 >    table, the internal buffers are now also flushed ensuring that the TIBTable is
159 >    also empty.
160 >
161 > 15. TBatchSQLStatementReader: Line buffer is now cleared on call to reset.
162 >
163 > 16. TIBXControlService descendents: DatabaseName may now be set using a database
164 >    connect string. The database name is extracted from the connect string.
165 >
166 > 17. DBControlGrid: Minor bug fixes. avoid AV on form closure, avoid black panel
167 >
168 > 18. TIBExtract: Data type of COMPUTED By columns is no longer included in SQL.
169 >
170 > 19. Local database on Linux and with legacy API and FB 2.5 embedded server: fixed problem with password
171 >    not being present as required.
172 >
173 > 20. IBTreeView split into DBTreeView and IBTreeView. This former is an IBX indepedent
174 >    version that can be customised to work with other database drivers.
175 >
176 > 21. ISQLMonitor: use platform specific LineEnding to delimit messages. Avoids
177 >    unnecessary CR at end of line on Unix platforms.
178 >
179 > 22. ISQLMonitor: Unix: Default semaphore timeout increased from 1 second to 10
180 >    seconds in order to reduce risk of message loss.
181 >
182 > 23. ISQLMonitor: read and write count statistics now available via:
183 >      property TIBSQLMonitor.ReadCount;
184 >      IIBSQLMonitorHook.GetWriteCount: integer;
185 >
186 > 24. ISQLMonitor tidy up and unit split. IPC functions moved to new unit IBIPC.
187 >
188 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-5 Build 12350) Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:11:02 +0100
189 >
190 > 1.  TIBStringField: when a string value is read from a dataset buffer, if the
191 >    number of UTF8 characters exceeds the string size then string is truncated
192 >    to the maximum string size. This is  usually a problem with fixed width columns
193 >    right padded with white space.
194 >
195 > 2.  SQLFiltered and SQLFilterParams added to TIBQuery, TIBTable and TIBDataset.
196 >    If SQLFiltered is set then when a dataset is opened, each line in the
197 >    SQLFilterParams property is assumed to be a SQL condition clause and
198 >    ANDed into the Where clause of the SQL Select statement provided as a
199 >    dataset property. Each such SQL condition thus acts as an additional filter
200 >    on the dataset.
201 >
202 > 3.  The Filtered property inherited from TDataset is no longer used for SQL (server
203 >    side filters).
204 >
205 > 4. IBLookupComboEditBox: Selection should no longer reset to start of text when
206 >   text matches complete entry.
207 >
208 > 5. TIBDataLink: Detail Dataset params not refreshed unless both master and detail
209 >   dataset are active (avoids risk of access violation if master is inactive)
210 >
211 > 6. TIBEvents: Registered property can now be set at design time even if database not open
212 >
213 > 7. TIBEvents: component now correctly re-initialised after call to UnregisterEvents.
214 >   This should prevent "spillover" of events between sessions.
215 >
216 > 8. TIBCustomDataset: GetNextRecord now called when reseting to first record of a unidirectional dataset.
217 >   This should ensure that the internal buffer is set up correctly and avoids
218 >   a duplicate initial row.
219 >
220 > 9. TIBStringField: DataSize now given as byte size of string less trailing any zero character.
221 >   That is, the DataSize should be the field size * character set width. The
222 >   value returned by DataSize is now the same as the Dataset buffer size reserved
223 >   for the field.
224 >
225 > 10. IBExtract: Tidyup of SQL generation. Avoid unnecessary double quotes.
226 >
227 > 11. TIBCustomDataset: Add checks on buffer sizes when copying data from row to field buffer
228 >    and vice-versa. This may result in an exception being raised (correctly) for
229 >    older programs when using dataset fields added to a form and the database has been
230 >    upgraded. For example, computed fields can change from 32-bit to 64-bit integers.
231 >    In such cases, the field needs to be deleted in the IDE fields editor and then
232 >    added back in.
233 >
234 > 12. IBCustomDataSet: CanInsert, CanEdit, CanDelete and CanRefresh updated to return
235 >    false if query contains only white space and not just empty.
236 >
237 > 12. IBCustomDataset: Blob data is now cleared when TDataSet.Cancel is called. This
238 >    should ensure that (e.g.) a TDBMemo is correctly refreshed after a dataset edit
239 >    is cancelled.
240 >
241 > 13. IBCustomDataset: SetArrayIntf should no longer cause an access violation if
242 >    called on a null field.
243 >
244 > 14. IBCustomDataSet: An access violation should no longer occur when calling CancelUpdates
245 >    results in an empty dataTC86                Client side Filtered Dataset    1       X
246 > set.
247 >
248 > 15. IBCustomDataSet: OnUpdateError should now be called in all circumstances when
249 >    a cached update is applied and an exception is raised.
250 >
251 > 16. IBCustomDataSet: Avoid access violation when SetBookmarkData called with nil pointer.
252 >
253 > 17. Console Mode Local Database support: backup/restore should now work correctly.
254 >
255 > 18. Local Database Support: if an upgrade fails, a downgrade is now performed if
256 >    possible and an exception raised.
257 >
258 > 19. MinimumVersionNo added to Local Database Support. Database will not open if
259 >    below this version no. and upgrade not possible.
260 >
261 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-4 Build 12041) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:32 +0100
262 >
263 > 1.  TIBXDataSet and Generators: Generator Names that are not all upper case or
264 >    not SQL Identifiers are now supported.
265 >
266 > 2.  TIBXScript: Set Generator is no longer rejected as unrecognised SQL and is
267 >    passed to the Firebird engine for execution.
268 >
269 > 3.  TIBDataSet: Unidirectional datasets now give an error message if an attempt
270 >    is made to scroll back.
271 >
272 > 4.  New unit: IBMessages.pas. Contains only messages used by IBX and not FBIntf
273 >
274 > 5. TIBLookupComboEditBox: When generating auto-complete SQL, the ListField is now
275 >   only enclosed in double quotes in SQL dialect 3 and when it needs to be.
276 >
277 > 6. TIBLookupComboEditBox: when the list source opens, the ListField name is now
278 >   validated. If no match is found in the list of field names and the database has
279 >   been opened in SQL Dialect 3, then the ListField Name is converted to upper case
280 >   if it then matches a field name. Otherwise, a Listfield not valid exception occurs.
281 >
282 > 7. IBGeneratoreditor.pas: Add missing parenthesis around "IS" statement for compliance
283 >   with fpc 3.2.
284 >
285 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11512) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
286 >
287 >
288 > 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
289 >   and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
290 >   includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
291 >   Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
292 >   For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
293 >
294 >   Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
295 >   over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
296 >   also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
297 >   "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
298 >   compression to be used.
299 >
300 >   Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
301 >   returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
302 >   ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
303 >
304 > 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
305 >   is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
306 >   ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
307 >
308 > 3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and
309 >   not "INT64".
310 >
311 > 4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut
312 >   These are:
313 >    property TimestampFormat: string;
314 >    property DateFormat: string;
315 >    property TimeFormat: string;
316 >
317 >   Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP,
318 >   DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format
319 >   characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html).
320 >
321 >   If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default
322 >   is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the
323 >   locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds.
324 >
325 >   TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other
326 >   two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively.
327 >
328 > 5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut:
329 >     property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true)
330 >
331 >   If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is
332 >   used to delimit each and every string in the output.
333 >
334 > 6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut:
335 >    property FieldSeparator: string;
336 >    property HeaderSeparator: string;
337 >
338 >   Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields
339 >   in data and header rows. Both default to ','.
340 >
341 > 7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut:
342 >    TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object;
343 >    property OnFormatTextString;
344 >
345 >   This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included
346 >   in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings.
347 >   This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT.
348 >
349 > 8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name.
350 >   Uses "FindParam" if in order to find out if a parameter with a given name exists
351 >   and without raising and exception if it does not.
352 >
353 > 9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of the TParams SQL parser in order to ensure
354 >   consistency with SQL queries.
355 >
356 > 10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery.
357 >    When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for
358 >    TIBDataSet only applies to Select query.
359 >
360 > 11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in
361 >    an IDE exception.
362 >
363 > 12. LocalDBSupport: initial database creation should now work correctly
364 >    when the schema source is an sql file.
365 >
366 > 13. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: new event handler "property OnProgressEvent: TOnProgressEvent"
367 >    when defined, this handler will be called by the internal TIBXScript during
368 >    initial database creation when the schema source is an sql file and may be used
369 >    to provide a visual indication of progress in console mode.
370 >
371 > 14. TCustomIBLocalDBSupport: new public property "InOnCreateDB: boolean". This is set
372 >    to true while a new local database is being created and its schema populated.
373 >    Useful in (e.g.) TIBDatabase.OnAfterConnect handler to suppress actions
374 >    when the database is disconnected/connected during the create DB procedure.
375 >
376 > 15. TIBXScript: any User/password parameters found in a CREATE DATABASE statement
377 >    are now always ignored and replaced by the user name and password provided as
378 >    the login parameters for the TIBDatabase referenced from the TIBXScript. The
379 >    IgnoreCreateDatabase property still applies and the CREATE DATABASE statement is
380 >    completely ignored if this property is true.
381 >
382 > 16. Code tidyup in IBTreeView: Node properties initialisation moved from TIBTreeView.AddNodes
383 >    to TIBTreeView.Added. An OnAddition event handler is no longer needed to initialise
384 >    ImageIndex and SelectImageIndex values on AddNode.
385 >
386 > 17. TIBDatabase.Attachment and TIBXServicesConnection.ServicesIntf properties are now
387 >    read/write. This should enabled (e.g.) multiple instances of TIBDatabase to share
388 >    the same database connection.
389 >
390 > 18. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery now support the TDataSet "Filter" property.
391 >    if provided, this should be an conditional SQL expression suitable for
392 >    including in an SQL Select statement "where" clause. If non-empty and the
393 >    "Filtered" property is true then the SQL expression provided as the value of
394 >    the "Filter" property is "ANDed" with any existing condition statement
395 >    in the SQL statement's "Where" clause.
396 >
397 >    If the "Filter" property is set at run time, the "Filtered" property is true
398 >    and the dataset is already open, then the dataset is closed and re-opened automatically.
399 >
400 >    The "Filter" condition may include IBX style parameters. In which case, their
401 >    value must be set by the dataset's "OnBeforeOpen" event handler.
402 >
403 >    This is a public property for TIBDataSet and TIBQuery query and intended for
404 >    use at run time.
405 >
406 >    Note: The property is a published property of TIBTable. The TIBTable functionality
407 >    is unaffected by this change.
408 >
409 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
410 >
411 > 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
412 >   IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
413 >   mode apps.
414 >
415 > 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
416 >   statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
417 >
418 > 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
419 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
420 >
421 > 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
422 >   as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
423 >
424 > 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
425 >
426 > 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
427 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
428 >
429 > 7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
430 >    being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
431 >
432 > 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
433 >   FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
434 >   the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
435 >
436 > 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
437 >   is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
438 >   services connection.
439 >
440 > 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
441 >   or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
442 >
443 > 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
444 >    view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
445 >    TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
446 >    ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
447 >
448 > 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
449 >    the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
450 >    must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
451 >    this setting.
452 >
453 > IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
454 >
455 > 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
456 >   Utf8EscapeControlChars
457 >
458 > IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
459 >
460 > IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
461 > all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
462 >
463 > The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
464 > IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
465 > to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
466 > to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
467 > Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
468 > packages.
469 >
470 > 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
471 >   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
472 >   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
473 >   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
474 >   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
475 >   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
476 >   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
477 >
478 > 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
479 >   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
480 >   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
481 >   new set of IBX packages.
482 >
483 > 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
484 >   updated to use the new Services API components.
485 >
486 > 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
487 >
488 > 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
489 >   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
490 >   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
491 >   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
492 >   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
493 >
494 > 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
495 >   are ignored.
496 >
497 > 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
498 >   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
499 >   are also fired.
500 >
501 > 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
502 >   is started and not just the first time.
503 >
504 > 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
505 >   depenendency with comp type.
506 >
507 > 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
508 >
509 > 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
510 >    then this is recognised and not ignored.
511 >
512 > 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
513 >    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
514 >    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
515 >    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
516 >
517 >    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
518 >    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
519 >    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
520 >    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
521 >    and then GetPerfStatistics.
522 >
523 >    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
524 >
525 > 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
526 >    in parenthesises.
527 >
528 > 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
529 >    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
530 >    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
531 >    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
532 >
533 > 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
534 >    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
535 >
536 > 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
537 >       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
538 >
539 >    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
540 >    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
541 >    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
542 >    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
543 >    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
544 >    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
545 >
546 >    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
547 >    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
548 >    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
549 >
550 > 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
551 >    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
552 >
553 > 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
554 >    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
555 >    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
556 >    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
557 >
558 > 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
559 >
560 > 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
561 >    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
562 >
563 > 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
564 >    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
565 >
566 > 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
567 >    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
568 >    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
569 >    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
570 >    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
571 >        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
572 >        no DataSource assigned.
573 >
574 > 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
575 >    between SQL statements.
576 >
577 > 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
578 >    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
579 >    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
580 >    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
581 >    against the metadata object name.
582 >
583 >    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
584 >    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
585 >
586 > 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
587 >    with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
588 >    or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
589 >
590 > 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
591 >    statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
592 >
593 > 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
594 >
595 > 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
596 >    a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
597 >    is executed.
598 >
599 > 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
600 >
601 > 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
602 >    converting statement to upper case.
603 >
604 > 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
605 >    IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
606 >    in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
607 >    ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
608 >
609 > 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
610 >
611 > 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
612 >    types.
613 >
614 > IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
615 >
616 > NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
617 > AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
618 > RELEASE.
619 >
620 > NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
621  
622   1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
623  
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694   15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
695      for password on reconnect.
696  
697 < 16. IBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
697 > 16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
698      and character set name.
699  
700   17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
701      DB info lookups"
702  
703 < 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers.
703 > 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
704  
705   19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
706  
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711   21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
712      is a System Table.
713  
714 < 22. FB3UserManager example added to illustrate use if IBX for managing user logins, passwords
715 <    and connections using IBX and with single or multiple security databases.
714 > 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
715 >    This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
716 >
717 > 23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
718 >    add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
719 >    an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
720 >    database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
721 >
722 > 24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
723 >    This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
724 >
725 > 25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
726 >
727 > 26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
728 >    databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
729 >    (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
730 >    trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
731 >    in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
732 >    from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
733 >    Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
734 >    above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
735 >    used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
736 >
737 > 27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
738 >    this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
739 >    managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
740 >    editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
741 >    is then displayed.
742 >
743 > 28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
744 >     * DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
745 >     * TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
746 >     * GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
747 >     * PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
748 >     * PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
749 >     * Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
750 >     * EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
751 >
752 > 29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
753 >
754 > 30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
755 >
756 > 31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
757 >    the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
758 >
759 > 32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
760 >    in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
761 >    firing during backup and restore.
762 >
763 > 33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
764 >    for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
765 >    see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
766 >
767 > 34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
768 >
769 > 35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
770 >    palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
771 >    services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
772 >    regular expressions. See.
773 >    https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
774 >
775 > 36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
776 >    option on a database.
777 >
778 > 37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
779 >    context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
780 >    service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
781 >    code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
782 >
783 > 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
784 >    and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
785 >
786 > 39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
787 >    a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
788 >
789 > 40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
790 >    be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
791 >    port number is used.
792 >
793 > 41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
794 >    and not just the mouse.
795 >
796 > 42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
797 >
798 > 43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
799 >    image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
800 >
801 > 44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
802 >    then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
803 >    only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
804 >
805 > 45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
806 >    and child nodes in dataset.
807  
808  
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