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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 (2.6-4 Build 14165) Sat, 30 Dec 2023 16:04:23 +0000
2 >
3 > 1. TIBCustomDataSet.ApplyUpdates: ensure controls are not permanently disabled
4 >   if ApplyUpdates called before a cursor exists.
5 >
6 > 2. TIBCustomDataSet.CreateBlobStream: add check for empty dataset before
7 >   creating the blob.
8 >
9 > 3. TIBCustomDataset.Requery: The display buffer pool is now also reset avoiding
10 >   issues with left over pointers to invalid internal buffers.
11 >
12 > 4. TIBCustomDataset.PrimaryKeys when used in InternalRefresh. when more than one
13 >   primary key is used by the dataset then the list of primary keys is now
14 >   properly separated by a ';'.
15 >
16 > 5. When refresh is called for a dataset without any primary keys (e.g. views and
17 >   stored procedures), the internal record number is now used to restore the cursor
18 >   following the refresh. However, it should be noted that cannot be 100% reliable.
19 >   The internal record number simply reflects the record fetch order and this can
20 >   change between successive queries if records are inserted or deleted by the
21 >   current or another user (if the read_committed transaction isolation level is used).
22 >
23 > 6. Inserting a record at the start of a grid and then resizing the grid should
24 >   no longer result in an apparent duplication of records in the grid. Note: this
25 >   was due to TDataset.SetCurrentRecord ignoring the bookmark flag (bfInserted). IBX
26 >   works around this by no longer using this bookmark flag value.
27 >
28 > IBX Change Log  version (2.6-3 Build 14080) Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:14:22 +0100
29 >
30 > 1. Update to calls to EInterbaseError to add default code page. Consequential
31 >   on change to fbintf.
32 >
33 > 2. Update some examples to replace test for null date with the NullDate constant
34 >   instead of zero. This is because Laz 3.0 changes the value of NullDate.
35 >
36 > IBX Change Log  version (2.6-2 Build 14016) Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:54:55 +0100
37 >
38 > 1. Fixed repeated "type" keyword in IBBufferCursors. This may cause a compile error
39 >   with later versions of fpc - later than 3.2.2.
40 >
41 > 2. IBUpdateSQL. update internal queries if parent dataset database changed.
42 >
43 > 3. IBUpdateSQL: Do not prepare an empty internal query.
44 >
45 > 4. IBBufferedCursors: avoid range error when max field no. is > fields.count
46 >
47 > 5. IBBufferedCursors: avoid End of File error if refresh query returns and empty row count
48 >
49 > IBX Change Log  version (2.6-1 Build 13985) Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:16:41 +0100
50 >
51 > 1. Maintenance update of 2.6.0. This version is still at beta.
52 >
53 > 2. Reverse out changes to DrawCellText signature in IBArrayGrid and IBDynamic Grid.
54 >   See https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/commit/53aaae9c5e2a5edac5b1d2f70739a8ef7b0a9623
55 >
56 > 3. ibxscript: When parsing a store procedure or function with a variable name
57 >   enclosed in doublequotes, the double quotes are no longer removed.
58 >
59 > IBX Change Log  version (2.6-0 Build 13976) Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:49:22 +0100
60 >
61 > NOTE: THIS VERSION RE-WRITES THE INTERNAL BUFFER MANAGER AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
62 >      AS BETA SOFTWARE. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS PASSED ALL REGRESSION TESTS, IT CANNOT
63 >      BE ASSUMED TO BE PRODUCTION READY UNTIL WIDER USE. PLEASE REPORT ANY
64 >      ISSUES TO support@mwasoftware.co.uk
65 >
66 > 1. Complete rewrite of internal buffer management in order to improve performance
67 >   and maintainability. Highlights:
68 >
69 >   * Extending the size of the buffer pool no longer has to copy the entire record
70 >     cache. Instead, a new extent is simply added to the buffer pool.
71 >   * A memory to memory copy of each display buffer now is avoided when scolling the
72 >     dataset.
73 >   * A separate set of buffers is now used for calculated fields. This avoids
74 >     having to keep copies of calculated field values in the buffer cache.
75 >   * Compact bitmaps are used to record null status and need to refresh in each
76 >     buffer.
77 >   * Display buffer type changed from PChar to TRecordBuffer in line with change of
78 >     buffer type in FCL-DB.
79 >
80 > 2. TIBUpdateSQL: changes to SQL text will close linked dataset if open. This is
81 >   to ensure same behaviour as TIBDataset, TIBTable and TIBStoredProcedure.
82 >
83 > 3. TField Provider Flags: pfRefreshOnInsert and pfRefreshOnUpdate are now supported.
84 >   If either or both of these flags are set at design time (using the fields editor)
85 >   then this forces a row refresh on respectively insert or update, or both, when the
86 >   corresponding field is not present in an SQL RETURNING clause.
87 >
88 > 4. TIBCustomDataset.FieldDefsFromQuery moved to a helper class (TFieldDefsMaker) in order to improve
89 >   maintainability and readability and to add identification of primary key fields.
90 >
91 > 5. TIBQuery, TIBDataset and TIBTable. Traditionally, IBX has implemented the Refresh method
92 >   as a refresh of the current row. However, this is different behaviour to that described
93 >   in the FPC documentation for TDataset.Refresh which is described as "refetches the data in
94 >   the dataset from the underlying database, and attempts to reposition the cursor on
95 >   the same record as it was". IBX now complies with the FPC definition of Refresh.
96 >
97 > 6. A progammatic Row Refresh should no longer be required.
98 >   Use Insert/Update... returning to refresh any fields that may change following an
99 >   insert or update i.e. Identify fields on Insert only, Computed By, Blob and array fields
100 >   on both. If there are any other fields (e.g. updated by triggers) set the appropriate ProviderFlag
101 >   for the field at Design Time to force a row refresh if not in the returning clause.
102 >
103 > 7. It should now be possible to insert a row into an empty unidirectional dataset.
104 >
105 > 8. New TIBQuery, TIBDataSet and TIBTable property: BufferChunksInFirstBlock (default 50).
106 >   This gives the number of buffers in the initial block for the buffer pool in
107 >   bi-directional datasets. BufferChunks (default 1000) gives the number of buffers
108 >   in subsequent buffer pool blocks. This avoids large and mostly unused memory allocations
109 >   for small datasets.
110 >
111 > IBX Change Log  version (2.5-1 Build 13927) Tue, 6 Dec 2022 23:13:00 +0000
112 >
113 > 1. IBCustomDataset: avoid problem with additions to TFieldType by using a subset instead.
114 >
115 > 2. TIBDynamicGrid: change DrawCellText declaration to comply with laz 2.3.0
116 >
117 > 3. TIBArrayGrid: change DrawCellText declaration to comply with laz 2.3.0
118 >
119 > IBX Change Log  version (2.5-0 Build 13868) Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:52:01 +0100
120 >
121 > 1. TIBTransaction: new properties
122 >    property TransactionID: integer read GetTransactionID;
123 >    property IsReadOnly: boolean read GetIsReadOnly;
124 >    {published}
125 >    property TransactionName: string read FTransactionName write SetTransactionName;
126 >
127 > 2. IBCustomDataset: per row blob and array buffer cached clear before processing
128 >   Insert or Update...Returning. This allows blobs and arrays to be returned
129 >   by the statement.
130 >
131 > 3. TSQLXMLReader moved from IBXScript to package fbintf unit IBUtils.
132 >
133 > 4. TransactionName initialised to a newly generated GUID if empty.
134 >
135 > 5. New unit: IBJournal. This provides the TIBJournal component which is a wrapper
136 >   for the fbintf package's journaling capability. TIBJournal is used to set the
137 >   file path and filename for the journal file and to Enabled (start journaling) and
138 >   disable (stop journaling). See fbintf/doc/README.ClientSideJournaling.pdf for
139 >   more information, and comments in IBJournal.pas.
140 >
141 > 6. TIBDatabase.InternalTransaction is now a read only transaction.
142 >
143 > 7. Bug fix: blob id no longer set to null on update when blob has not been
144 >   retrieved.
145 >
146 > 8. Row auto refreshed on update/insert if blob or array field updated and field
147 >   not in a returning clause.
148 >
149 > 9. ColumnCount moved from record buffer header to a single per dataset count. Reduces
150 >   buffer overhead and avoids problem when refresh query has a different column
151 >   count to select query i.e. incorrectly changing number of columns.
152 >
153 > 10. IBExtract: support added for UDR Functions, Procedure and Trigger declarations.
154 >
155 > 11. TIBDatabaseInfo. New property FirebirdVersion. This returns the current Firebird version
156 >    string. Note that the Version property returns an InterBase compatible version string.
157 >
158 > 12. IBExtract: ensure sql identifiers returned as a LIST are always quoted.
159 >
160 > IBX Change Log  version (2.5-0 Build 12933) Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:59:54 +0000
161 >
162 > 1. IBCustomDataset: Modify TISQL component now defaults to GoToFirstRecordOnExecute := true.
163 >   This is for compatibility with Firebird 5 where Update...Returning can return
164 >   a cursor.
165 >
166 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-3 Build 12886) Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:58:30 +0100
167 >
168 > 1. Add try-..except check when initially loading library in IDE. This should
169 > ensure that IDE continues to load even when a failure occurs in IBX load
170 > library.
171 >
172 > 2. IBXScript: now recognises a CASE...END block within a stored procedure and
173 >   hence will correctly detect end of the outer containing block when the block
174 >   contains a SELECT ... CASE ... END construct.
175 >
176 > 3. IBExtract: some further tidying up to remove extraneous white space.
177 >
178 > 4. IBCustomDataSet: DefaultFieldClasses array declaration updated to avoid compile time
179 >   errors when extra elements are added to DB.TFieldType.
180 >
181 > 5. IBUpdate: updated to reflect changes to ISQLParam.
182 >
183 > 6. IBXScript: now correctly parses a DECLARE statement which includes a quoted string.
184 >
185 > 7. IBExtract: for ODS >=13, increment generator value by one for ALTER SEQUENCE statement.
186 >
187 > 8. IBSQL: Support for scrollable cursors added (note: local databases only)
188 >
189 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-2 Build 12773) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:59:42 +0100
190 >
191 > 1. TIBDatabaseInfo: review and tidy-up of property types. Most widen to int64 with the
192 >   exception of those defined to be one byte wide e.g. DBImplementationNo.
193 >
194 > 2. TIBSQL: Batch Update/Insert support added.
195 >
196 > 3. TIBStoredProc: when generating the SQL, the value of the StoredProcName property
197 >   is no longer automatically converted to upper case when it is syntactically a
198 >   SQL Identifier. This is to support the use of stored procedures defined e.g.
199 >   as CREATE PROCEDURE "iCASE".
200 >
201 >   There could be a backwards compatibility issue when the StoredProcName was entered
202 >   manually at design time. That is not selected from the drop down list. If the
203 >   StoredProcName is entered in mixed case and the procedure was declared e.g. as
204 >   CREATE PROCEDURE iCASE, then the SQL generation will be incorrect. You should
205 >   ensure that the value of the StoredProcName is all upper case, unless it was
206 >   declared under dialect 3 and explicitly as mixed case (i.e. delimited by double
207 >   quotes).
208 >
209 >   Note that when a stored procedure name was declared delimited in double quotes,
210 >   as in the first example above, the value of the StoredProcName property must not
211 >   include the delimiters (double quotes).
212 >
213 > 4. IBXUpgradeConfFile: an exception is now raised if a patch file specified in
214 >   upgrade.conf was not found. This replaces silently ignoring the problem.
215 >
216 > 5. TIBLocalDBSupport: new property "SectionHeaderTemplate". This defaults to
217 >   'Version.%.3d' and is used to generate the section header names (for a given
218 >   version no.) in the upgrade.conf file.
219 >
220 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-1 Build 12550) Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:59:14 +0100
221 >
222 > 1. -c command line option added to fbsql example program. Used to set connection
223 >   character set.
224 >
225 > IBX Change Log  version (2.4-0 Build 12543) Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000
226 >
227 > 1. Firebird 4 support added.
228 >
229 > 2. New FB4 data types TIME WITH TIME ZONE, TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, DECFLOAT and
230 >   extended precision NUMERIC fields are supported.
231 >
232 > 3. TFmtBCDField is used to support access to DECFLOAT and extended precision NUMERIC fields.
233 >
234 > 4. TIBDateTimeField and TIBTimeField are introduced in support of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
235 >   and TIME WITH TIME ZONE fields. These inherit from TDateTimeField.
236 >
237 > 5. IBExtract now supports FB4 enhancements:
238 >   - new data types as above
239 >   - Identity column extensions
240 >   - Default user role
241 >   - SQL Security clause for Database, Tables, Procedures, Functions and Triggers
242 >   - Internal Functions
243 >
244 > 6. IBExtract: new event: OnExtractLines.
245 >
246 > 7. IBExtract: revert create trigger to legacy syntax see Firebird CORE-6243, CORE-5545 and DOC-145
247 >
248 > 8. IBXServices: Server version no. parsing now allows any letter before major version number
249 >   and is no longer restricted to 'V' e.g. "LI-T4.0.0.1436 Firebird 4.0 Beta 1"
250 >
251 > 9. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property TZTextOption. Used to determine the default
252 >   format for rendering a time zone.
253 >
254 > 10. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property DefaultTZDate. Used to provide the default date
255 >     to convert TIME WITH TIME ZONE data type values to and from GMT.
256 >
257 > 11. Unit name IBTypes changed to IBInternals. Internal interfaces TIBGUIInterface and TIBTimerInf renamed to
258 >    IIBGUIInterface and IIBTimerInf respectively.
259 >
260 > 12. Constants: DPBPrefix and TPBPrefix moved to IB unit. DPBConstantNames and TPBConstantNames
261 >    now accessible as properties of TIBDatabase and TIBTransaction respectively.
262 >
263 > 13. String Fields: when a fixed character with (CHAR) field is returned, it is now
264 >    truncated to its fixed character width rather than being right padded with
265 >    white space to the maximum data size.
266 >
267 > 14. TIBTable.Empty table. In additional to deleting all records in the underlying
268 >    table, the internal buffers are now also flushed ensuring that the TIBTable is
269 >    also empty.
270 >
271 > 15. TBatchSQLStatementReader: Line buffer is now cleared on call to reset.
272 >
273 > 16. TIBXControlService descendents: DatabaseName may now be set using a database
274 >    connect string. The database name is extracted from the connect string.
275 >
276 > 17. DBControlGrid: Minor bug fixes. avoid AV on form closure, avoid black panel
277 >
278 > 18. TIBExtract: Data type of COMPUTED By columns is no longer included in SQL.
279 >
280 > 19. Local database on Linux and with legacy API and FB 2.5 embedded server: fixed problem with password
281 >    not being present as required.
282 >
283 > 20. IBTreeView split into DBTreeView and IBTreeView. This former is an IBX indepedent
284 >    version that can be customised to work with other database drivers.
285 >
286 > 21. ISQLMonitor: use platform specific LineEnding to delimit messages. Avoids
287 >    unnecessary CR at end of line on Unix platforms.
288 >
289 > 22. ISQLMonitor: Unix: Default semaphore timeout increased from 1 second to 10
290 >    seconds in order to reduce risk of message loss.
291 >
292 > 23. ISQLMonitor: read and write count statistics now available via:
293 >      property TIBSQLMonitor.ReadCount;
294 >      IIBSQLMonitorHook.GetWriteCount: integer;
295 >
296 > 24. ISQLMonitor tidy up and unit split. IPC functions moved to new unit IBIPC.
297 >
298 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-5 Build 12350) Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:11:02 +0100
299 >
300 > 1.  TIBStringField: when a string value is read from a dataset buffer, if the
301 >    number of UTF8 characters exceeds the string size then string is truncated
302 >    to the maximum string size. This is  usually a problem with fixed width columns
303 >    right padded with white space.
304 >
305 > 2.  SQLFiltered and SQLFilterParams added to TIBQuery, TIBTable and TIBDataset.
306 >    If SQLFiltered is set then when a dataset is opened, each line in the
307 >    SQLFilterParams property is assumed to be a SQL condition clause and
308 >    ANDed into the Where clause of the SQL Select statement provided as a
309 >    dataset property. Each such SQL condition thus acts as an additional filter
310 >    on the dataset.
311 >
312 > 3.  The Filtered property inherited from TDataset is no longer used for SQL (server
313 >    side filters).
314 >
315 > 4. IBLookupComboEditBox: Selection should no longer reset to start of text when
316 >   text matches complete entry.
317 >
318 > 5. TIBDataLink: Detail Dataset params not refreshed unless both master and detail
319 >   dataset are active (avoids risk of access violation if master is inactive)
320 >
321 > 6. TIBEvents: Registered property can now be set at design time even if database not open
322 >
323 > 7. TIBEvents: component now correctly re-initialised after call to UnregisterEvents.
324 >   This should prevent "spillover" of events between sessions.
325 >
326 > 8. TIBCustomDataset: GetNextRecord now called when reseting to first record of a unidirectional dataset.
327 >   This should ensure that the internal buffer is set up correctly and avoids
328 >   a duplicate initial row.
329 >
330 > 9. TIBStringField: DataSize now given as byte size of string less trailing any zero character.
331 >   That is, the DataSize should be the field size * character set width. The
332 >   value returned by DataSize is now the same as the Dataset buffer size reserved
333 >   for the field.
334 >
335 > 10. IBExtract: Tidyup of SQL generation. Avoid unnecessary double quotes.
336 >
337 > 11. TIBCustomDataset: Add checks on buffer sizes when copying data from row to field buffer
338 >    and vice-versa. This may result in an exception being raised (correctly) for
339 >    older programs when using dataset fields added to a form and the database has been
340 >    upgraded. For example, computed fields can change from 32-bit to 64-bit integers.
341 >    In such cases, the field needs to be deleted in the IDE fields editor and then
342 >    added back in.
343 >
344 > 12. IBCustomDataSet: CanInsert, CanEdit, CanDelete and CanRefresh updated to return
345 >    false if query contains only white space and not just empty.
346 >
347 > 12. IBCustomDataset: Blob data is now cleared when TDataSet.Cancel is called. This
348 >    should ensure that (e.g.) a TDBMemo is correctly refreshed after a dataset edit
349 >    is cancelled.
350 >
351 > 13. IBCustomDataset: SetArrayIntf should no longer cause an access violation if
352 >    called on a null field.
353 >
354 > 14. IBCustomDataSet: An access violation should no longer occur when calling CancelUpdates
355 >    results in an empty dataTC86                Client side Filtered Dataset    1       X
356 > set.
357 >
358 > 15. IBCustomDataSet: OnUpdateError should now be called in all circumstances when
359 >    a cached update is applied and an exception is raised.
360 >
361 > 16. IBCustomDataSet: Avoid access violation when SetBookmarkData called with nil pointer.
362 >
363 > 17. Console Mode Local Database support: backup/restore should now work correctly.
364 >
365 > 18. Local Database Support: if an upgrade fails, a downgrade is now performed if
366 >    possible and an exception raised.
367 >
368 > 19. MinimumVersionNo added to Local Database Support. Database will not open if
369 >    below this version no. and upgrade not possible.
370 >
371 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-4 Build 12041) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:32 +0100
372 >
373 > 1.  TIBXDataSet and Generators: Generator Names that are not all upper case or
374 >    not SQL Identifiers are now supported.
375 >
376 > 2.  TIBXScript: Set Generator is no longer rejected as unrecognised SQL and is
377 >    passed to the Firebird engine for execution.
378 >
379 > 3.  TIBDataSet: Unidirectional datasets now give an error message if an attempt
380 >    is made to scroll back.
381 >
382 > 4.  New unit: IBMessages.pas. Contains only messages used by IBX and not FBIntf
383 >
384 > 5. TIBLookupComboEditBox: When generating auto-complete SQL, the ListField is now
385 >   only enclosed in double quotes in SQL dialect 3 and when it needs to be.
386 >
387 > 6. TIBLookupComboEditBox: when the list source opens, the ListField name is now
388 >   validated. If no match is found in the list of field names and the database has
389 >   been opened in SQL Dialect 3, then the ListField Name is converted to upper case
390 >   if it then matches a field name. Otherwise, a Listfield not valid exception occurs.
391 >
392 > 7. IBGeneratoreditor.pas: Add missing parenthesis around "IS" statement for compliance
393 >   with fpc 3.2.
394 >
395 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11512) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
396 >
397 >
398 > 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
399 >   and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
400 >   includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
401 >   Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
402 >   For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
403 >
404 >   Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
405 >   over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
406 >   also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
407 >   "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
408 >   compression to be used.
409 >
410 >   Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
411 >   returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
412 >   ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
413 >
414 > 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
415 >   is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
416 >   ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
417 >
418 > 3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and
419 >   not "INT64".
420 >
421 > 4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut
422 >   These are:
423 >    property TimestampFormat: string;
424 >    property DateFormat: string;
425 >    property TimeFormat: string;
426 >
427 >   Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP,
428 >   DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format
429 >   characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html).
430 >
431 >   If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default
432 >   is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the
433 >   locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds.
434 >
435 >   TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other
436 >   two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively.
437 >
438 > 5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut:
439 >     property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true)
440 >
441 >   If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is
442 >   used to delimit each and every string in the output.
443 >
444 > 6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut:
445 >    property FieldSeparator: string;
446 >    property HeaderSeparator: string;
447 >
448 >   Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields
449 >   in data and header rows. Both default to ','.
450 >
451 > 7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut:
452 >    TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object;
453 >    property OnFormatTextString;
454 >
455 >   This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included
456 >   in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings.
457 >   This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT.
458 >
459 > 8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name.
460 >   Uses "FindParam" if in order to find out if a parameter with a given name exists
461 >   and without raising and exception if it does not.
462 >
463 > 9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of the TParams SQL parser in order to ensure
464 >   consistency with SQL queries.
465 >
466 > 10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery.
467 >    When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for
468 >    TIBDataSet only applies to Select query.
469 >
470 > 11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in
471 >    an IDE exception.
472 >
473 > 12. LocalDBSupport: initial database creation should now work correctly
474 >    when the schema source is an sql file.
475 >
476 > 13. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: new event handler "property OnProgressEvent: TOnProgressEvent"
477 >    when defined, this handler will be called by the internal TIBXScript during
478 >    initial database creation when the schema source is an sql file and may be used
479 >    to provide a visual indication of progress in console mode.
480 >
481 > 14. TCustomIBLocalDBSupport: new public property "InOnCreateDB: boolean". This is set
482 >    to true while a new local database is being created and its schema populated.
483 >    Useful in (e.g.) TIBDatabase.OnAfterConnect handler to suppress actions
484 >    when the database is disconnected/connected during the create DB procedure.
485 >
486 > 15. TIBXScript: any User/password parameters found in a CREATE DATABASE statement
487 >    are now always ignored and replaced by the user name and password provided as
488 >    the login parameters for the TIBDatabase referenced from the TIBXScript. The
489 >    IgnoreCreateDatabase property still applies and the CREATE DATABASE statement is
490 >    completely ignored if this property is true.
491 >
492 > 16. Code tidyup in IBTreeView: Node properties initialisation moved from TIBTreeView.AddNodes
493 >    to TIBTreeView.Added. An OnAddition event handler is no longer needed to initialise
494 >    ImageIndex and SelectImageIndex values on AddNode.
495 >
496 > 17. TIBDatabase.Attachment and TIBXServicesConnection.ServicesIntf properties are now
497 >    read/write. This should enabled (e.g.) multiple instances of TIBDatabase to share
498 >    the same database connection.
499 >
500 > 18. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery now support the TDataSet "Filter" property.
501 >    if provided, this should be an conditional SQL expression suitable for
502 >    including in an SQL Select statement "where" clause. If non-empty and the
503 >    "Filtered" property is true then the SQL expression provided as the value of
504 >    the "Filter" property is "ANDed" with any existing condition statement
505 >    in the SQL statement's "Where" clause.
506 >
507 >    If the "Filter" property is set at run time, the "Filtered" property is true
508 >    and the dataset is already open, then the dataset is closed and re-opened automatically.
509 >
510 >    The "Filter" condition may include IBX style parameters. In which case, their
511 >    value must be set by the dataset's "OnBeforeOpen" event handler.
512 >
513 >    This is a public property for TIBDataSet and TIBQuery query and intended for
514 >    use at run time.
515 >
516 >    Note: The property is a published property of TIBTable. The TIBTable functionality
517 >    is unaffected by this change.
518 >
519 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
520 >
521 > 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
522 >   IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
523 >   mode apps.
524 >
525 > 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
526 >   statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
527 >
528 > 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
529 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
530 >
531 > 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
532 >   as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
533 >
534 > 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
535 >
536 > 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
537 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
538 >
539 > 7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
540 >    being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
541 >
542 > 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
543 >   FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
544 >   the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
545 >
546 > 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
547 >   is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
548 >   services connection.
549 >
550 > 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
551 >   or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
552 >
553 > 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
554 >    view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
555 >    TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
556 >    ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
557 >
558 > 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
559 >    the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
560 >    must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
561 >    this setting.
562 >
563 > IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
564 >
565 > 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
566 >   Utf8EscapeControlChars
567 >
568 > IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
569 >
570 > IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
571 > all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
572 >
573 > The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
574 > IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
575 > to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
576 > to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
577 > Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
578 > packages.
579 >
580 > 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
581 >   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
582 >   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
583 >   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
584 >   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
585 >   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
586 >   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
587 >
588 > 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
589 >   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
590 >   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
591 >   new set of IBX packages.
592 >
593 > 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
594 >   updated to use the new Services API components.
595 >
596 > 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
597 >
598 > 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
599 >   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
600 >   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
601 >   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
602 >   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
603 >
604 > 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
605 >   are ignored.
606 >
607 > 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
608 >   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
609 >   are also fired.
610 >
611 > 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
612 >   is started and not just the first time.
613 >
614 > 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
615 >   depenendency with comp type.
616 >
617 > 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
618 >
619 > 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
620 >    then this is recognised and not ignored.
621 >
622 > 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
623 >    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
624 >    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
625 >    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
626 >
627 >    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
628 >    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
629 >    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
630 >    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
631 >    and then GetPerfStatistics.
632 >
633 >    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
634 >
635 > 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
636 >    in parenthesises.
637 >
638 > 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
639 >    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
640 >    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
641 >    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
642 >
643 > 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
644 >    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
645 >
646 > 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
647 >       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
648 >
649 >    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
650 >    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
651 >    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
652 >    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
653 >    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
654 >    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
655 >
656 >    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
657 >    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
658 >    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
659 >
660 > 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
661 >    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
662 >
663 > 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
664 >    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
665 >    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
666 >    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
667 >
668 > 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
669 >
670 > 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
671 >    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
672 >
673 > 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
674 >    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
675 >
676 > 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
677 >    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
678 >    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
679 >    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
680 >    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
681 >        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
682 >        no DataSource assigned.
683 >
684 > 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
685 >    between SQL statements.
686 >
687 > 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
688 >    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
689 >    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
690 >    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
691 >    against the metadata object name.
692 >
693 >    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
694 >    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
695 >
696 > 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
697 >    with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
698 >    or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
699 >
700 > 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
701 >    statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
702 >
703 > 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
704 >
705 > 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
706 >    a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
707 >    is executed.
708 >
709 > 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
710 >
711 > 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
712 >    converting statement to upper case.
713 >
714 > 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
715 >    IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
716 >    in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
717 >    ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
718 >
719 > 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
720 >
721 > 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
722 >    types.
723 >
724 > IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
725 >
726 > NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
727 > AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
728 > RELEASE.
729 >
730 > NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
731  
732   1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
733  
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804   15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
805      for password on reconnect.
806  
807 < 16. IBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
807 > 16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
808      and character set name.
809  
810   17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
811      DB info lookups"
812  
813 < 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers.
813 > 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
814  
815   19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
816  
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821   21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
822      is a System Table.
823  
824 < 22. FB3UserManager example added to illustrate use if IBX for managing user logins, passwords
825 <    and connections using IBX and with single or multiple security databases.
824 > 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
825 >    This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
826 >
827 > 23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
828 >    add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
829 >    an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
830 >    database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
831 >
832 > 24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
833 >    This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
834 >
835 > 25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
836 >
837 > 26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
838 >    databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
839 >    (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
840 >    trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
841 >    in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
842 >    from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
843 >    Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
844 >    above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
845 >    used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
846 >
847 > 27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
848 >    this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
849 >    managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
850 >    editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
851 >    is then displayed.
852 >
853 > 28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
854 >     * DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
855 >     * TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
856 >     * GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
857 >     * PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
858 >     * PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
859 >     * Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
860 >     * EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
861 >
862 > 29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
863 >
864 > 30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
865 >
866 > 31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
867 >    the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
868 >
869 > 32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
870 >    in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
871 >    firing during backup and restore.
872 >
873 > 33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
874 >    for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
875 >    see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
876 >
877 > 34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
878 >
879 > 35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
880 >    palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
881 >    services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
882 >    regular expressions. See.
883 >    https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
884 >
885 > 36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
886 >    option on a database.
887 >
888 > 37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
889 >    context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
890 >    service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
891 >    code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
892 >
893 > 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
894 >    and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
895 >
896 > 39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
897 >    a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
898 >
899 > 40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
900 >    be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
901 >    port number is used.
902 >
903 > 41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
904 >    and not just the mouse.
905 >
906 > 42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
907 >
908 > 43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
909 >    image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
910 >
911 > 44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
912 >    then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
913 >    only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
914 >
915 > 45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
916 >    and child nodes in dataset.
917  
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