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1 < IBX Change Log  version                                                    (2.2-0) Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:12:26 +0000
1 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11288) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
2 >
3 > 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
4 >   and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
5 >   includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
6 >   Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
7 >   For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
8 >
9 >   Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
10 >   over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
11 >   also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
12 >   "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
13 >   compression to be used.
14 >
15 >   Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
16 >   returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
17 >   ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
18 >
19 > 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
20 >   is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
21 >   ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
22 >
23 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
24 >
25 > 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
26 >   IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
27 >   mode apps.
28 >
29 > 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
30 >   statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
31 >
32 > 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
33 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
34 >
35 > 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
36 >   as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
37 >
38 > 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
39 >
40 > 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
41 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
42 >
43 > 7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
44 >    being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
45 >
46 > 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
47 >   FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
48 >   the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
49 >
50 > 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
51 >   is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
52 >   services connection.
53 >
54 > 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
55 >   or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
56 >
57 > 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
58 >    view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
59 >    TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
60 >    ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
61 >
62 > 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
63 >    the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
64 >    must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
65 >    this setting.
66 >
67 > IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
68 >
69 > 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
70 >   Utf8EscapeControlChars
71 >
72 > IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
73 >
74 > IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
75 > all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
76 >
77 > The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
78 > IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
79 > to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
80 > to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
81 > Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
82 > packages.
83 >
84 > 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
85 >   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
86 >   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
87 >   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
88 >   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
89 >   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
90 >   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
91 >
92 > 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
93 >   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
94 >   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
95 >   new set of IBX packages.
96 >
97 > 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
98 >   updated to use the new Services API components.
99 >
100 > 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
101 >
102 > 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
103 >   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
104 >   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
105 >   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
106 >   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
107 >
108 > 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
109 >   are ignored.
110 >
111 > 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
112 >   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
113 >   are also fired.
114 >
115 > 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
116 >   is started and not just the first time.
117 >
118 > 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
119 >   depenendency with comp type.
120 >
121 > 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
122 >
123 > 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
124 >    then this is recognised and not ignored.
125 >
126 > 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
127 >    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
128 >    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
129 >    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
130 >
131 >    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
132 >    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
133 >    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
134 >    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
135 >    and then GetPerfStatistics.
136 >
137 >    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
138 >
139 > 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
140 >    in parenthesises.
141 >
142 > 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
143 >    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
144 >    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
145 >    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
146 >
147 > 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
148 >    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
149 >
150 > 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
151 >       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
152 >
153 >    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
154 >    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
155 >    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
156 >    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
157 >    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
158 >    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
159 >
160 >    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
161 >    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
162 >    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
163 >
164 > 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
165 >    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
166 >
167 > 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
168 >    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
169 >    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
170 >    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
171 >
172 > 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
173 >
174 > 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
175 >    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
176 >
177 > 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
178 >    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
179 >
180 > 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
181 >    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
182 >    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
183 >    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
184 >    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
185 >        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
186 >        no DataSource assigned.
187 >
188 > 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
189 >    between SQL statements.
190 >
191 > 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
192 >    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
193 >    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
194 >    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
195 >    against the metadata object name.
196 >
197 >    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
198 >    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
199 >
200 > 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
201 >    with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
202 >    or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
203 >
204 > 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
205 >    statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
206 >
207 > 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
208 >
209 > 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
210 >    a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
211 >    is executed.
212 >
213 > 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
214 >
215 > 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
216 >    converting statement to upper case.
217 >
218 > 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
219 >    IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
220 >    in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
221 >    ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
222 >
223 > 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
224 >
225 > 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
226 >    types.
227 >
228 > IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
229 >
230 > NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
231 > AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
232 > RELEASE.
233 >
234 > NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
235  
236   1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
237  
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325   21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
326      is a System Table.
327  
328 < 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws and exception.
328 > 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
329      This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
330  
331   23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
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340  
341   26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
342      databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
343 <    (including trailing delimiter) or to a directory a prescribed data directory (including
343 >    (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
344      trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
345      in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
346      from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
347      Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
348      above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
349 <    used to improve application portability.
349 >    used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
350  
351   27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
352      this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
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394      service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
395      code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
396  
397 < 38. TIBDatabase: new proterties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
397 > 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
398      and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
399  
400   39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using

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