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1 + IBX Change Log  version          (2.3-0) Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:03:02 +0100
2 +
3 + IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
4 + all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
5 +
6 + The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
7 + IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
8 + to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
9 + to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
10 + Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
11 + packages.
12 +
13 + 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
14 +   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
15 +   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
16 +   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
17 +   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
18 +   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
19 +   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
20 +
21 + 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
22 +   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
23 +   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
24 +   new set of IBX packages.
25 +
26 + 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
27 +   updated to use the new Services API components.
28 +
29 + 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
30 +
31 + 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
32 +   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
33 +   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
34 +   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
35 +   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
36 +
37 + 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
38 +   are ignored.
39 +
40 + 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
41 +   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
42 +   are also fired.
43 +
44 + 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
45 +   is started and not just the first time.
46 +
47 + 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
48 +   depenendency with comp type.
49 +
50 + 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
51 +
52 + 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
53 +    then this is recognised and not ignored.
54 +
55 + 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
56 +    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
57 +    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
58 +    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
59 +
60 +    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
61 +    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
62 +    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
63 +    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
64 +    and then GetPerfStatistics.
65 +
66 +    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
67 +
68 + 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
69 +    in parenthesises.
70 +
71 + 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
72 +    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
73 +    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
74 +    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
75 +
76 + 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
77 +    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
78 +
79 + 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
80 +       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
81 +
82 +    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
83 +    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
84 +    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
85 +    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
86 +    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
87 +    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
88 +
89 +    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
90 +    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
91 +    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
92 +
93 + 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
94 +    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
95 +
96 + 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
97 +    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
98 +    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
99 +    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
100 +
101 + 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
102 +
103 + 20. Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
104 +    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
105 +
106 + 21. TIBExtact: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
107 +    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
108 +
109 + 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
110 +    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
111 +    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
112 +    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
113 +    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
114 +        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
115 +        no DataSource assigned.
116 +
117 + 23. Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
118 +    between SQL statements.
119 +
120 + 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
121 +    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
122 +    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
123 +    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
124 +    against the metadata object name.
125 +
126 +    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
127 +    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
128 +
129 + IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
130 +
131 + NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
132 + AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
133 + RELEASE.
134 +
135 + NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
136 +
137 + 1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
138 +
139 + 2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
140 +   The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
141 +   information). However, this is also a very useful mechanism for returning updated computed by
142 +   column values. Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
143 +   replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
144 +
145 +   Previously, if a dataset's select query included read only (computed by) fields then
146 +   an automatic row refresh was performed after an insert or update query had been processed,
147 +   irrespective of the setting of the "ForcedUpdates" property. This has changed such
148 +   that an automatic refresh is no longer performed if an insert or update query contains
149 +   a returning clause that updates one or more fields on the current row. A full row
150 +   refresh is only performed if (a) ForcedRefresh is true or (b) the query does not return any
151 +   field values and the select query contains read only fields. Use of Insert/update
152 +   returning should be significantly more efficient than executing a refresh query.
153 +
154 +   This behaviour change is intended to be backwards compatible and there should be no need to change
155 +   existing programs, other than to improve performance by using the new capability.
156 +
157 + 3. IBCustomDataSet: DELETE...RETURNING queries are now also recognised. However, as
158 +   they are called when the dataset row is being deleted, there is no value in
159 +   updating the current record from the query result. Instead, a new event handler
160 +   "OnDeleteReturning" is provided. If a DELETE...RETURNING query is execute and
161 +   an OnDeleteReturning event handler is provided then it is called with the IResults returned
162 +   by the query. The event handler can then interrogate the query results and
163 +   perform whatever action is necessary. For example to confirm, to the user,
164 +   the deletion of a row with the returned values.
165 +
166 + 4. TIBTable: generated Insert and Update SQL now include a RETURNING clause for
167 +   any Computed By or Identity Columns. The IBTables example has been updated to
168 +   illustrate the computation of the employee Full Name on update.
169 +
170 + 5. TIBTable: The GeneratorField property is now published.
171 +
172 + 6. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
173 +   When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
174 +   be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
175 +   each Identity column after the insert is executed.
176 +
177 + 7. The Modify Property Editor now generates Update SQL with Computed By fields in Update..Returning clause.
178 +   Similarly Insert Property Editor now generates Insert SQL with Computed By fields in
179 +   Insert..Returning clause.
180 +
181 + 8. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
182 +   a new value is generated.
183 +
184 + 9. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed - ensures new transaction is used.
185 +
186 + 10. Property editors will now sync table name to a System Table when "Include System
187 +    Tables" is selected and the query is for a System Table.
188 +
189 + 11. Minor Performance improvement to handling of Date/Time types in IBX datasets. Field
190 +    values are no longer converted to milliseconds from TDateTime and then back again
191 +    to TDateTime (the conversion to milliseconds is the default TDataset approach).
192 +
193 + 12. Property Editors handling of Stored Procedures.
194 +    * Select and Refresh: only show a list of stored procedures that return multiple rows (proc type 1) and
195 +      which have a non-empty list of output parameters (i.e. stored procedures that may be used in a select
196 +      query).
197 +    * Modify and Insert: only show a list of stored procedures that return at most a singleton row (proc type 2).
198 +
199 + 13. IBStoredProc: Now supports Firebird 3 Package Names. A new published property PackageName
200 +    can be used to select a package. If non-empty, the stored procedure name is
201 +    expected to be a stored procedure defined in the specified package and the
202 +    generated SQL will be as required for a stored procedure located in a package.
203 +
204 + 14. Select, Refresh, Insert, Modify, Delete and TIBSQL SQL Property Editors now include
205 +    a "Package Name" drop down box to allow selection of a Firebird 3 Package from
206 +    which a stored procedure can be selected. With no package name selected, non-package
207 +    stored procedures are listed.
208 +
209 + 15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
210 +    for password on reconnect.
211 +
212 + 16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
213 +    and character set name.
214 +
215 + 17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
216 +    DB info lookups"
217 +
218 + 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
219 +
220 + 19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
221 +
222 + 20. IBUpdate: Ignore non-data (e.g. calculated) fields when assembling list of input
223 +    parameters. This stops an exception being raised when the field cannot be
224 +    located in the record buffer.
225 +
226 + 21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
227 +    is a System Table.
228 +
229 + 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
230 +    This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
231 +
232 + 23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
233 +    add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
234 +    an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
235 +    database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
236 +
237 + 24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
238 +    This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
239 +
240 + 25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
241 +
242 + 26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
243 +    databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
244 +    (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
245 +    trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
246 +    in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
247 +    from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
248 +    Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
249 +    above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
250 +    used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
251 +
252 + 27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
253 +    this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
254 +    managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
255 +    editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
256 +    is then displayed.
257 +
258 + 28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
259 +     * DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
260 +     * TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
261 +     * GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
262 +     * PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
263 +     * PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
264 +     * Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
265 +     * EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
266 +
267 + 29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
268 +
269 + 30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
270 +
271 + 31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
272 +    the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
273 +
274 + 32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
275 +    in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
276 +    firing during backup and restore.
277 +
278 + 33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
279 +    for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
280 +    see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
281 +
282 + 34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
283 +
284 + 35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
285 +    palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
286 +    services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
287 +    regular expressions. See.
288 +    https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
289 +
290 + 36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
291 +    option on a database.
292 +
293 + 37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
294 +    context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
295 +    service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
296 +    code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
297 +
298 + 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
299 +    and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
300 +
301 + 39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
302 +    a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
303 +
304 + 40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
305 +    be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
306 +    port number is used.
307 +
308 + 41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
309 +    and not just the mouse.
310 +
311 + 42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
312 +
313 + 43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
314 +    image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
315 +
316 + 44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
317 +    then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
318 +    only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
319 +
320 + 45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
321 +    and child nodes in dataset.
322 +
323 +
324 + IBX Change Log  version                            (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
325 +
326 + 1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
327 +   changes.
328 +
329 + 2. IBCustomDataset: Fixed use of incorrect datasize in TIBStringField.SetAsString.
330 +   Bug could result in truncated multi-byte character set values.
331 +
332 + 3. Changes consequential on moving fbintf character set utility functions from
333 +   IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment.
334 +
335 + 4. Avoid "Object is nil" error when opening a database with DefaultSystemCodePage = true
336 +
337 + 5. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition when autocompleting text that occasionally
338 +   results in autocomplete ignoring prefix text.
339 +
340 + 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that cursor is not reset to start of text when
341 +   entering a new name into the text box.
342 +
343 + 7. IBCustomDataset: ensure that TIBStringField uses the field size reported by
344 +   Firebird rather than recomputing it.
345 +
346 + 8. Property Editor positioning tidy up: All IBX Property editors should now be
347 +   screen centre. Previously some were "poDesigned" which may be inappropriate
348 +   for multi monitor desktops.
349 +
350 + 10. TIBTreeView.FindNode: protect against error if zero length path or empty tree node.
351 +
352 + 11. TIBTransaction: On Force Disconnect do not raise an exception when problem ending
353 +    a transaction and always reset the object.
354 +
355 + 12. TIBQuery tidyup: remove unnecessary call to GetAffectedRows.
356 +
357 + 13. TIBXScript: Allow for override of database filename in Create Database statements.
358 +
359 + 14. IBLocaldb: Support initialisation of the database from an SQL script in addition
360 +    to a gbak format archive.
361 +
362 + 15. IBLocaldb: fix problem that stopped the OnSharedDataDir event from being recognised.
363 +
364 + 16. IBLocaldb: Drop database if error creating an empty database.
365 +
366 + 17. TIBTreeView: improve performance when selecting node - avoid refreshing dataset
367 +    unless selected node not in current dataset.
368 +
369 + 18. IBServices: SetDBParams method moved from TCustomIBLocalDBSupport (in IBLocalDB package)
370 +    to TIBCustomService, and IBlocalDB code tidy up.
371 +
372 + 19. IBTreeView: Initialise TIBTreeNode KeyValue to null to avoid unpredictable
373 +    behaviour due to uninitialised variable.
374 +
375 + 20. IBServices: Correct encoding of isc_spb_prp_write_mode in TIBConfigService from
376 +    integer to byte. Ditto isc_spb_prp_reserve_space and isc_spb_prp_access_mode.
377 +
378 + 21. IBSQL: When Database changed ensure that all resources are freed.
379 +
380 + 22. IBCustomDataset: When database changed ensure that queries an unprepared.
381 +
382 + 23. SQL Property Editors now use SynEdit with SQL Highlighter. New features include:
383 +    * Line Wrap on SQL Token boundaries (on user command)
384 +    * auto-complete table names in drop down list of table names
385 +    * Double click on tablename or field name adds to SQL text
386 +
387 + 24. IBDataOutput: print statistics using float (%f) format instead of decimal (%d).
388 +
389 + 25. IBTreeView: Call to FindNode: param type change from "array of Variant" to
390 +    TVariantArray. Seems to avoid memory corruption in Windows (probably a
391 +    workaround for a problem in fpc 3.0.4 win64).
392 +
393 + 26. IBDatabaseInfo: Code tidy up. Add check for database not assigned or not open.
394 +
395 + 27. IBDatabaseInfo: Remove memory leak when accessing database operation counts.
396 +
397 + IBX Change Log  version                   (2.0-2) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
398 +
399 + 1. TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase: extract full DB Name from SQL using reg ex in order to
400 +   include remote system name.
401 +
402 + 2. TIBExtract: No longer include comment header and COMMIT statement for empty
403 +   tables when data included in output.
404 +
405 + 3. Profiling: IBSQL now has conditional compilation flags to enable query performance
406 +   and timing information to be written to stdout. This may be used to locate
407 +   performance bottlenecks.
408 +
409 + 4. SQLParser: only call "OnChanging" event handler when value is different.
410 +
411 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Update handling of navigation keys for a TDateEdit
412 +
413 + 6. IBCustomDataset: Set internalunprepared flag when transaction ends. This ensures
414 +   that BindFields is called when the query is next activated. Avoids FieldName
415 +   not found error.
416 +
417 + 7. IBUpdate: This is a new IBX component similar to TIBUpdateSQL. It is more general
418 +   purpose and allows the programmer to define any action they want for Update, Insert
419 +   or Delete. This may be complex SQL (similar to a Trigger), application specific
420 +   filtering of updates, or use of statements such as Grant or Revoke instead of
421 +   normal DML. See User Manual for more information.
422 +
423 + IBX Change Log  version                  (2.0-1) Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:31:49 +0000
424 +
425 + 1. TIBEvents: Fix uninitialised variable that could result in lost events.
426 +
427 + 2. TIBExtract: Added support for FB3 "USAGE" privilege.
428 +
429 + 3. TIBExtract: data formatted as Charset set "octets" is now output using
430 +   hexadecimal notation.
431 +
432 + 4. TIBExtract: Binary Blobs and array data can now be embedded in INSERT statements
433 +   using a simple XML format.
434 +
435 + 5. TIBExtract: extract of individual Triggers and Stored Procedures can now include
436 +   grants to these objects.
437 +
438 + 6. TIBExtract: Stored Procedures and Views output in dependency order to avoid
439 +   dependency problems restoring complex databases.
440 +
441 + 7. TIBXScript: This component has been restructured to allow for the processing of
442 +   embedded XML in INSERT statements and to support interactive sources in addition
443 +   to non-interactive data sources such as files.
444 +
445 + 8. TIBXScript: CREATE DATABASE, DROP DATABASE, CONNECT statements are now supported.
446 +
447 + 9. TIBXScript: ISQL compatiable Set statements are now supported:
448 +   SET SQL DIALECT
449 +   SET TERM
450 +   SET AUTODDL
451 +   SET BAIL
452 +   SET ECHO
453 +   SET COUNT
454 +   SET STATS
455 +   SET NAMES <character set>
456 +
457 + 10. IBVersion unit added to hold current IBX Version Number information.
458 +
459 + 11. TIBExtract: Use character rather than byte length for VarChar procedure arguments.,
460 +    and domain definitions.
461 +
462 + 12. TIBExtract: Triggers now use SQL2003 syntax and database and transaction triggers
463 +    fully supported.
464 +
465 + 13. TIBExtract: when a database dump includes data, the generator values are now also set.
466 +
467 + 14: IBSQLEdit: Unit LCLPlatformDef added to uses clauses for lazarus 1.7 and later.
468 +
469 + IBX Change Log  version     (2.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:44 +0000
470 +
471 + See also doc/IBX4LazarusGuide.pdf for important information on
472 + upgrading to IBX2.
473 +
474 + 1. Size property of TIBStringField is now the width in characters of the field
475 +   and not the byte length. This applies only to multi-byte character sets such
476 +   as UTF8. The original approach aligned with TStringField. However, the TStringField
477 +   code is not recognised as a bug and hence this change to align the behaviour.
478 +   The TStringField change is expected in fpc 3.2.0.
479 +
480 + 2. A new property AutoFieldSize: boolean has been added to TIBStringField. When
481 +   true (default) then Size property value saved in the lfm is ignored. Size is
482 +   always set from the dynamic information read from the database. It is unclear
483 +   why anyone would want to override this and set Size to false.
484 +
485 + 3. ibxscript: should now handle correctly a Case..End statement within a procedure
486 +   block.
487 +
488 + 4. IBDatabase: new property - CreateIfNotExists. If true and database does not
489 +   exist when an attempt is made to connect to it (run time only) then an attempt
490 +   is made to create the database.
491 +
492 + 5. IBDatabase: new event - OnCreateDatabase. This event is called after a database
493 +   has been successfully created as a result of a call to CreateDatabase or when
494 +   creating a database after it was found not to exist.
495 +
496 + 6.  DBControlGrid: a race condition could result in the wrong row image being
497 +    written to the cache. This has been avoided by a trip round the message
498 +    loop before rendering the row image.
499 +
500 + 7.  DBControlGrid: It is strongly recommended not to open the source DataSet for
501 +    a DBControlGrid during a Form's "OnShow" event handler. Under GTK2 this is
502 +    known to risk corrupt rendering of row images when the control is first
503 +    displayed. If necessary use "Application.QueueAsyncCall" to delay opening
504 +    of the dataset (see DBControlGrid examples) until the Form's Window has been created.
505 +
506 + 8.  DBControlGrid & IBDynamicGrid: Navigation keys should now work correctly with
507 +    a TDateEdit control located on an editor panel.
508 +
509 + 9.  TIBExtract: brought up-to-date plus many bug fixes.
510 +
511 + 10. DBControlGrid: Removed memory leak when updating rows.
512 +
513 + 11. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: fixed invalid free on upgrade.
514 +
515 + IBX Change Log  version                                           (1.4-3) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:10:15 +0100
516 +
517 + 1. IBCustomDataset: When calling SetCodePage, no longer request transliteration
518 +   when target codepage is CP_NONE. This is a workaround for
519 +   http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30622.
520 +
521 + 2. DBLog option removed from TIBStatisticalService - not supported by server
522 +   since Firebird 1.5.
523 +
524 + 3. ibxscript: An error is no longer generated for "on commit preserve rows" or
525 +   similar.
526 +
527 + 4. IBCodePage: updated mapping between codepages and character id.
528 +
529 + 5. ftWideString and ftWideMemo withdrawn. There is no UTF16 character set in
530 +   Firebird. Character sets with a char width of two are not UTF16.
531 +
532 + 6. Strings received from the database are now always transliterated into UTF8
533 +   regardless of the database character set or connection character set. This
534 +   is for compatibility with the LCL.
535 +
536 + IBX Change Log  version  (1.4-2) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:25:27 +0100
537 +
538 + 1. IBBlob: Defer reading of blob until read method called. This avoids having to
539 +   read in an entire blob just to get the size of the blob. General performance
540 +   improvement when opening datasets containing blobs.
541 +
542 + 2. Clearing a  Blob now sets the corresponding field's modified flag.
543 +
544 + 3. IBLookupCombo: When not performing auto-complete, original query sort order
545 +   is now used.
546 +
547 + 4. IBDynamicGrid: Add OnSelectEditor event. Allows editor panel to be dynamically
548 +   determined.
549 +
550 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Recompute column widths after dataset closed and re-opened.
551 +
552 + 6. IBLookupCombo: LazUTF8 added to uses clause to avoid compilation problems post
553 +   lazarus 1.6.0
554 +
555 + 7. IBControls. Removed "runtime" from list of paths to avoid "multiple packages"
556 +   compilation error.
557 +
558 + IBX Change Log  version                                 (1.4-1) Tue, 17 May 2016 09:14:51 +0100
559 +
560 + 1. No character set specified for connection: when a text blob is retrieved, the
561 +  character set is determined by looking up the native character set using then
562 +  Firebird API. Otherwise a text mode blob is assumed to have the same character
563 +  set as the connection.
564 +
565 + 2. TIBGUIInterface: this is an internal interface. Minor type changes to allow
566 +   for Login Dialog returing a change to the database path.
567 +
568 + 3. Design Time Database and Server login Dialogs now allow the Database Name/Server Name
569 +   to be changed from that given in the TIBDatabase/TIBServer component and for the
570 +   entered value to be saved on a project specific basis (design time only).
571 +
572 + 4. IBDynamicGrid: TDBLookupCellEditor now compares its DataFieldName with the
573 +   column fieldname. If they are the same then it is acts as a look up for the KeyValue
574 +   Otherwise, it sets the column text to the selected ListField Value.
575 +
576 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Only visible columns are now taken into account When recalculating
577 +   column width.
578 +
579 + 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Fix error with autocomplete query when a RelationName is given
580 +   and a case insensitive search is requested.
581 +
582 + 7. IBDynamicGrid: No longer ignores notifications removing Column Totals controls
583 +   or column ListSource.
584 +
585 + 8. IBQuery: no longer performs unnecessary refresh of SQL Text (and hence avoids an
586 +   unprepare) when closing and the text has not changed.
587 +
588 + 9. IBSQL: Base the cursor name on a GUID instead of a hexstr version of the class pointer.
589 +   Less likely to cause a cursor re-use error on Windows.
590 +
591 + 10.SV5IPC: include workaround for OSX. FPC 3.0.0 has broken ipc module for darwin.
592 +   Expected to be fixed in 3.0.2. Hence workaround only applies to 3.0.0.
593 +
594 + 11. TIBTreeView: Guard against nil destination on record changed
595 +
596 + 12. AnsiString Code page support: TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString now return a
597 +    string type with the code page set to reflect the returned field encoding after
598 +    Firebird driver transliteration, if any.  FPC 3.0.0 onwards only. Behaviour unchanged for
599 +    earlier versions.
600 +
601 + 13. AnsiString Code page support: Assigning to TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString
602 +    will now result in transliteration to the code page specified for the Firebird driver
603 +    if the assigned string has a different code page. FPC 3.0.0 onwards only.
604 +
605 + 14. TIBDatabase: new property UseDefaultSystemCodePage. When set any lc_ctype parameter
606 +    is ignored and the lc_ctype value, when the database is opened, is set to align with
607 +    the DefaultSystemCodePage (FPC 3.0.0 onwards). Normally, this is what you want and should ensure
608 +    platform independence. Note: this applies to FPC 3.0.0 and earlier versions. Pre FPC
609 +    3.0.0, when this property is true, the lc_ctype is UTF8 except under windows when
610 +    the GETACP is used to determine the Windows code page.
611 +
612 + 15. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCharSetName. This is the Firebird character set
613 +    name used as the lc_ctype when the database was opened. Only valid while the
614 +    Database is connected.
615 +
616 + 16. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCodePage (FPC >=3.0.0 only). This is the codepage
617 +    id that corresponds to the DefaultCharSetName.
618 +
619 + IBX Change Log  version                          (1.4-0) Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:44:24 +0000
620 +
621 + 1. Unix: If Firebird Embedded Server shared object is loaded and a local database
622 +   path is given and database attach fails due to access permission issues on the
623 +   temp directory or security database, then the attach is retried with "localhost:"
624 +   prefixing the databasename. This should avoid problems when the database has to
625 +   be accessed by a local (e.g. classic) server and libfbembed is used.
626 +
627 + 2. Windows: revised search order for Firebird DLL:
628 +     i.   The Firebird Embedded Server in the application Directory.
629 +     ii.  If the FIREBIRD environment variable is set then the directory this
630 +          points to is searched for the FB Client DLL and then then underlying
631 +          "bin" directory.
632 +     iii. Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird Server\Instances
633 +          is used to locate the Firebird installation directory and the underlying
634 +          "bin" directory is searched for the FB Client DLL.
635 +     iv.  The Default installation directories C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_x
636 +          are searched for the FB Client DLL.
637 +     v.   The PATH Environment variable is used to search for the FB Client DLL.
638 +     vi.  Finally the  PATH Environment variable is used to search for IBASE.DLL.
639 +
640 + 3. New Component: TIBXScript. This is an ISQL compatible SQL script execution engine.
641 +   See doc/readme.scriptengine and example applications.
642 +
643 + 4. New Component: TIBlocalDBSupport. This is a TIBDatabase support component intended to
644 +   simplify the use of the embedded firebird server on both Linux and Windows platforms.
645 +   See dpc/readme.localdatabase and example applications.
646 +
647 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Reordering on column header click should now also work for
648 +   dynamic columns.
649 +
650 + 6. ISQLMonitor: (Windows only). Mutex added to TMultilockGate to avoid race condition
651 +   between incrementing/decrementing the lock count and signalling the event.
652 +
653 + IBX Change Log  version           (1.3-2) Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:39:54 +0000
654 +
655 + 1.3.2 was never formally released and only made available as beta copies.
656 +
657 + 1. DBControlGrid,IBDynamicGrid: Ignore down arrow and up arrow in TCustomMemo
658 +
659 + 2. IBDynamicGrid: Now deals correctly with a single column grid which has no indicator and autosize column
660 +
661 + 3. IBLookupComboEditBox: reset timer on each key press - avoids timer going off too early
662 +
663 + 4. IBDynamicGrid: Call event OnUpdateSortOrder even when aliasname not found in dataset
664 +   i.e. when it is a calculated field
665 +
666 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Fix problem selecting a different row when expanded row at end of grid.
667 +   This problem was due to a race condition between recalculating row heights and
668 +   determining which row was selected by the mouse click. The row height calculation
669 +   is now deferred by an extra trip round the message loop allowing the row to
670 +   be always calculated on the current grid layout rather than risking it being
671 +   calculated on the grid layout after the expanded row has been shrunk.
672 +
673 + 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition between cm_killfocus and cm_exit on
674 +   Windows.
675 +
676 + 7. TIBStringField: Now has two new public properties: CharacterSetName: string and CharacterSetSize: integer;
677 +   These properties allow the (Firebird) character set name for the field and the max number of bytes per character
678 +   to be determined at runtime. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
679 +
680 + 8. TIBWideStringField: This is a new field type with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
681 +   TWideStringField. This field type is used with the character size reported by Firebird is two. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
682 +
683 + 9. TIBMemoField and TIBWideMemoField: new field types with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
684 +   TMemoField and TWideMemoField respectively. These field types are used with Blob subtype 1 and a characterset size of
685 +   1, 3 or 4 (TIBMemoField) or 2 (TIBWideMemoField). See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
686 +
687 +   Both also have a new published property "DisplayTextAsClassName". If false (default) the displaytext is generated
688 +   from the blob text by truncating the string to the displaywidth (in characters not bytes). A displaywidth of zero
689 +   implies no truncation.
690 +
691 + 10. IBLookupComboEditBox: Force autocomplete when EditingDone called and timer active.
692 +
693 + 11. IBDynamicGrid: Call DataSet.Append when entering edit mode and dataset empty and not in insert state
694 +   (avoids "Not in Edit Mode" error).
695 +
696 + 12. IBDynamicGrid: Correctly resize grid when one column width plus indicator.
697 +
698 + 13. IBDynamicGrid: Ensure Editor Panel has focus when shown - avoids Windows API calling
699 +    DBGrid.DoExit on subsequent mouse click (e.g. on child control such as a tabbed page control.
700 +
701 + 14. IBDynamicGrid: ignore up, down tab and return when editorpanel open and focus in a TCustomGrid descendent.
702 +
703 + 15. DBControlGrid: Stop flashing grid when dataset closed and then re-opened while DisabledControls
704 +
705 + 16. IBQuery: Bug fixed that prevented SQL being set programmatically once the Parser had been invoked.
706 +
707 + 17. IBCustomDataSet: On close, parser is now freed and Select SQL reverts to value before DataSet Opened.
708 +
709 + IBX Change Log  version        (1.3-1) Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:30:50 +0100
710 +
711 + 1.   OnCloseUp Event Handler added to TDBLookupProperties
712 +
713 + 2.   IBDynamicGrid: Call to OnEditorPanelHide is now last editor hide action - avoids
714 +     problem with row size when exception is called.
715 +
716 + 3.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Force pending autocomplete on combobox exit.
717 +
718 + 4.   IBDynamicGrid and DBControlGrid: Keyhandler now ignores up, down, escape and return keys if
719 +     in a TCustomComboBox and ignores return key if in a TCustomMemo
720 +
721 + 5.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that KeyValue is set correctly when full text
722 +     keyed in i.e. when autocomplete not performed
723 +
724 + 6.   Cleanup of "Uses" clauses and add console mode support. IBX should now support
725 +     console mode applications with all LCL required functions (builtin dialogs and
726 +     cursor management) centralised in the  IBDialogs unit. As long as "IBDialogs" is
727 +     not included in your project, IBX should compile and link with a console mode program.
728 +     See consolemode example and its "readme"for further guidence. DO NOT add the ibexpress package to a
729 +     console mode application or the IDE will automatically assume that your
730 +     application is GUI based. Instead, you should include the ibexpressconsolemode package.
731 +
732 +     IMPORTANT NOTE: IBDialogs must be included in GUI applications in order
733 +     to use the built in dialogs and cursor management. IBDialogs is
734 +     included by default if "ibexpress" is in your project source's "uses" clause.
735 +     This should be the case for all projects created through the IDE. This is why
736 +     you do not want to add the ibexpress package to console mode applications. The
737 +     ibexpressconsolemode package has been created to allow console mode programs
738 +     to avoid adding LCL dependencies when using IBX, while still having the
739 +     unit search paths set up correctly.
740 +
741 +     Existing users should check to ensure that the "ibexpress" unit is included in
742 +     each project's source file (*.lpr).
743 +
744 +     You may find that in order for the IDE to recognise that ibexpressconsolemode
745 +     exists, you have to first open the package in the IDE and then close it. This
746 +     adds it to the most recently accessed packages list. To make it permanently
747 +     available, add the package name to lazarus' staticpackages.inc file.
748 +
749 +         Thanks to Julio Jiménez for suggesting support of console mode.
750 +
751 + 7.   SQL Parser can now accept quoted strings that include new lines
752 +
753 + 8.   IBDynamicGrid: Lookup Cell Editor - the cursor is now positioned at end
754 +     of text on start of edit. This is particularly useful when tabbing to a
755 +     column and then inserting text.
756 +
757 + 9.   New Examples provided for IB Services and ISQLMonitor.
758 +
759 + 10. Fix error when writing to blob streams that recorded only the last buffer
760 +    write in the blob stream. In most cases, this did not cause a problem as the
761 +    IB Blob Stream is written in a single write. However, with the TDBImage, write
762 +    of a graphic type prefix was lost which caused a problem when the image could
763 +        not be automatically recognised.
764 +
765 + 11. Improve generation of random cursor names in TIBSQL - avoid risk of "cursor
766 +    already open" errors due to random numbers used for the cursor name being identical.
767 +
768 + 12. IBTable: corrected error that could result in an "Index out of bounds" error
769 +    when opening the table and the Primary Key is the last or only column in the
770 +    table. Thanks to Rick Hoover for the fix.
771 +
772 + 13. Fix TIBDatabase initialisation of lc_ctype under unix. Set to "UTF8" instead
773 +    of "UTF-8", and update list of available database character sets. Existing
774 +    users should check the current lc_ctype setting in their applications.
775 +
776 + IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-4) Sat, 09 May 2015 12:38:29 +0100
777 +
778 + 1.  Firebird Services: avoid List Index error when opening a service with an
779 +    empty Params property.
780 +
781 + 2.  IBControls: Fix problem with new link mechanism introduced in 1.2.3.
782 +    Link now set up in Loaded method - avoids occasional failure to apply
783 +    SQL markup on initial open.
784 +
785 + 3.  "Employees" example performance improvements when scrolling.
786 +
787 + 4.  DBControlGrid: Correctly handle edit panel removal when panel is child control of a
788 +    TFrame. Force recaching of selected frame to avoid GTK race (results in a
789 +    random image cached).
790 +
791 + 5.  DBControlGrid: Should now react to changes in panel height at run time.
792 +
793 + 6.  IBDynamicGrid: Redraws rows below on panel editor hide - avoids blank space at end of grid  
794 +    even when further rows exist.
795 +
796 + 7.  DBControlGrid: DefaultRowHeight is no longer a published property as it should
797 +    always be derived from panel height and setting this property can cause confusion.
798 +    Note for existing projects: to avoid a missing property error at run time,
799 +    each form using the DBControlGrid must be opened, updated and saved in the IDE
800 +    in order to remove the property value from the lfm.
801 +
802 +
803 + IBX Change Log  version (1.2-3) Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:11:17 +0100
804 +
805 + 1.  TIBStoredProc. Prepare now called by ParamByName to avoid need to always
806 +    call Prepare before setting parameter values.
807 +
808 + 2.  Error message on ParamByName (all cases) not found now includes name of missing parameter.
809 +
810 + 3.  Code tidyup and more robust handling of dsql information result vector.
811 +
812 + 4.  Support for centralised handling of transaction status changes. TIBTransaction
813 +    has been given additional events "AfterEdit", "AfterInsert", "AfterDelete", "AfterPost"
814 +    and "AfterExecQuery". The first three are called after the same event is called
815 +    for an IBCustomDataSet descendent using the Transaction. The fourth is called
816 +    after a call to TIBSQL.ExecQuery, again using this transaction. These new events
817 +    enable monitoring of transaction status changes for a given transaction to be
818 +    handled in a single place. For example, when a change to the dataset occurs
819 +    an indicator can be set that shows the user that in order to save changes,
820 +    the transaction should be committed.  Rather than doing this per dataset, this
821 +    can now be done per transaction.
822 +
823 + 5.  TDataSet.CheckBrowseMode automatically posts changes to the current row when
824 +    the dataset is scrolled. However, any changes to the current row are, by default,
825 +    discarded when the dataset is closed. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery and TIBTable now
826 +    have a new property "DataSetCloseAction" that adds automatic posting of changes
827 +    on dataset close. If this property is set to dcDiscardChanges (default) then the
828 +    behaviour is unchanged from previous versions. if the value is set to dcSaveChanges
829 +    then IBX will attempt to post any unsaved changes before the dataset is closed
830 +    (and after the BeforeClose event handler is called). The exception is when the
831 +    dataset is being closed as a result of a transaction rollback. In this case,
832 +    no action is taken and any unsaved  changes are discarded. This avoids both
833 +    unnecessary overhead and the risk that a validation error may occur in the Post
834 +    raising an exception and thereby preventing a rollback.
835 +
836 + 6.  String Field sizes and Display Widths should now be correct for multi-byte character sets.
837 +    In earlier versions, the Display Width was set to the maximum byte width rather than the character
838 +    width. Display Widths are now corrected by dividing by the max byte width per character.
839 +    For UTF8 character sets, the byte width is four and hence the Display Width will be
840 +    the byte width divided by 4. The byte width of each character set is determined
841 +    dynamically when the database connection is estabished from the RDB$CHARACTER_SETS
842 +    system table. (see also http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=27766).
843 +
844 + 7.  SQLParser will now correctly parse SQL Text which contains ':' within quoted string.
845 +
846 + 8.  IBLookupComboEditBox: List should now always be restored to full list when the
847 +    control loses focus. Default Key press default interval reduced to 200ms.
848 +
849 + 9.  DBControlGrid: Ensure that selection is changed to newly appended row, even
850 +    when dataset rows are less than visible rows.
851 +
852 + 10. IBDynamicGrid: Editor Panel is not shown on indicator click if Datasource
853 +    does not exist or DataSet is empty. More responsive on dataset open. New event
854 +    OnRestorePosition. Column sort disabled if no header row.
855 +
856 + 11. IBTreeView: improved handling of response to "Add Node". Avoid scrolling dataset
857 +    while dataset state is dsInsert. Avoids posting errors.
858 +
859 + 12. IBControls: New mechanism for distributing UpdateSQL and UpdateParams events. This is to
860 +    avoid conflict with DisableControls/EnableControls with Master/Detail linked tables.
861 +
862 + 13. IBLookupComboEditBox: Now avoids SQL Errors when combo box text contains single quotes.
863 +
864 + 14. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new Event - OnValidatePost. This event has been introduced
865 +    to solve a specific problem. That is when the dataset cursor is moved (e.g. by
866 +    a grid mouse click and the current row is being edited or inserted. In this case, TDataset
867 +    always "posts" the current record regardless or whether or not it may be more appropriate
868 +    to cancel any changes; the post occurs before the "BeforeScroll" event fires due to the way the
869 +    "MoveBy" function is implemented by TDataSet. The OnValidatePost event is called
870 +    as the first action of the "Post" method and allows the handler to convert the Post
871 +    into a Cancel if that is the appropriate action on moving to a different row. This is
872 +    achieved by returning with "CancelPost" argument set to true. Note that an exception could be
873 +    raised here, but it may still be more appropriate to validate a post and signal
874 +    a problem in the "BeforePost" event handler. See readme.automaticposts.xhtml)
875 +
876 + 15. On Unix derived systems, the Firebird library name can now be given as a colon
877 +    separated list. Each library name on the list is tried in turn, in left to right
878 +    order with the first found being used as the firebird library. By default, on Linux,
879 +    the library name list is 'libfbembed.so.2.5:libfbembed.so.2.1:libfbclient.so.2'. This can be
880 +    overidden by the FBLIB environment variable or the OnGetLibraryName function.
881 +
882 +    Note: when using the libfbembed.so, if you prefix the database name with "localhost:"
883 +    then it will still attempt to access the database via the Firebird Server and will
884 +    require a username and password. If only the pathname is given, then the username
885 +    and password should be omitted and the unix file permissions are used to grant
886 +    access.
887 +
888 + IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-2) Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:35:04 +0000
889 +
890 + 1.  A new IBControl - TDBControlGrid has been added. TDBControlGrid a lookalike
891 +    rather than a clone for the Delphi TDBCrtlGrid. TDBControlGrid is a single column grid
892 +    that replicates a TWinControl - typically a TPanel or a TFrame in each row. Each row
893 +    corresponds to a row of the linked DataSource. Any data aware control on the
894 +    replicated (e.g.) TPanel will then appear to have the appropriate value for the row.
895 +
896 + 2. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "SQLHourGlass" has been added to TIBDatabase.
897 +   When set to false (default true), the Hour Glass cursor is supcpressed and no cursor change
898 +   takes place during database access. This may be useful when there are performance issues with
899 +   the change of cursor. Setting the property to false suppresses the change of cursor.
900 +
901 + 3. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "AutoCommit" has been added to TIBDataSet, TIBQuery
902 +   and TIBTable. When set to acCommitRetaining (Default: acDisabled), a call is made to
903 +   Transaction.CommitRetaining immediately after every Post or Delete. This has the effect of
904 +   making all changes permanent immediately rather than when the transaction is explicitly
905 +   committed.
906 +
907 + 4. Experimental support for the Firebird 3 SQL_BOOLEAN type has been added while still
908 +   using the legacy Firebird API. Thanks to Gabor Boros for helping to test this feature.
909 +
910 + IBX Change Log  version      (1.2-1) Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:14:15 +0000
911 +
912 + Development version only.
913 +
914 + IBX Change Log  version   (1.2-0) Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:34:04 +0000
915 +
916 + 1. An internal select SQL Parser is now available for TIBCustomDataset descendents.
917 +   This is typically used during an "OnBeforeOpen" event handler to manipulate the
918 +   "Where" and "Having" clauses to implement user specified filters of arbitrary
919 +   complexity.
920 +
921 + 2. A new Component Palette entry "Firebird Data Controls" is now available. This has
922 +   three new data aware controls dependent on IBX and which make use of the SQL Parser.
923 +   These are:
924 +
925 +   - TIBLookupComboEditBox
926 +   - TIBDynamicGrid
927 +   - TIBTreeview
928 +
929 +   TIBLookupComboEditBox is a TDBLookupComboBox descendent that implements "autocomplete"
930 +   of typed in text and "autoinsert" of new entries. Autocomplete uses SQL manipulation
931 +   to revise the available list and restrict it to items that are prefixed by the
932 +   typed text (either case sensitive or case insensitive). Autoinsert allows a
933 +   newly typed entry to be added to the list dataset and included in the available
934 +   list items.
935 +
936 +   TIBDynamicGrid is a TDBGrid descendent that provides for:
937 +   - automatic resizing of selected columns to fill the available row length
938 +   - automatic positioning and sizing of a "totals" control, typically at the
939 +     column footer, on a per column basis.
940 +   - DataSet resorting on header row click, sorting the dataset by the selected column.
941 +     A second click on the same header cell reversed the sort order.
942 +   - Support for a "Panel Editor". That is on clicking the indicator column, the row
943 +     is automatically expanded and a panel superimposed on it. The panel can have any
944 +     number of child controls, typically data aware controls with the same datasource
945 +     as the grid allowing for editing of additional fields and more complex editors.
946 +   - Reselection of the same row following resorting.
947 +   - A new cell editor that provides the same functionality as TIBLookupComboEditBox.
948 +     Its properties are specified on a per column basis and allows for one or more
949 +     columns to have their values selected from a list provided by a dataset.
950 +     Autocomplete and autoinsert are also available. The existing picklist editor
951 +     is unaffected by the extension.
952 +
953 +   TIBTreeView is a data aware TCustomTreeView.
954 +
955 + 3. When getting a field value using FieldByName.AsVariant, an SQL_INT64 with a
956 +   zero scale will no longer return an error. An Int64 will be returned instead.
957 +
958 + 4. TIBTransaction now has events for Before and After Transaction End and a new function
959 +   "GetEndAction" allowing the EndAction to be accessed by these event handlers.
960 +
961 + 5. TIBQuery can now handle correctly queries which contain the same keyword parameter
962 +   repeated multiple times.
963 +
964 + 6. TIBUpdateSQL will no longer return an error when "RowsAffected" is <> 1. This error
965 +   check used to get in the way of using Stored Procedures, and "Update or Insert"
966 +   statements.
967 +
968 + 7. Insert, Modify and Delete property Editors now support Query Generation from
969 +   Stored Procedures.
970 +
971 + 8. Three new examples illustrate the use of the new IB Controls
972 +
973 +
974 + IBX Change Log  version  (1.1-0) Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:01:07 +0100
975 +
976 + 1. TIBXSQLVAR code clean up and optimisation to improve client side "prepare" and parameter
977 +   setting performance. See "readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.(Thanks to
978 +   Gabor Boros for reporting this problem and for testing the improvements).
979 +
980 + 2. IBX can now support dialect 3 quoted column names that contain spaces and which differ only in their case.
981 +   See readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.
982 +
983 + 3. IBX SQL Editors will now automatically add double quotes around column names when the database
984 +   dialect is "3" and the column name contains spaces or is a Firebird 2.5 SQL Reserved Word.
985 +
986 + 4. Param Type LargeInt now supported in TIBQuery and TIBStoredProc
987 +
988 + 5. TIBSQL.ExecQuery retry on failure removed to avoid problems with "at most once"
989 +   actions.
990 +
991 + 6. TIBTransaction.SetDefaultDatabase uses SetObjectProp instead of mis-using SetOrdProp (with
992 +   thanks to Yuriy Kopnin for pointing this out).
993 +
994 + 7. GenerateParamName is now a published property of TIBSQL, TIBQuery and TIBDataSet.
995 +
996 + 8. varWord, varShortInt and varInt64 added to TIBXSQLVAR.SetAsVariant and hence now available as variant types
997 +   for both fields and parameter setting.
998 +
999 + 9. Changes to the Select SQL in an IBCustomDataset descendent should now be
1000 +   visible in the Fields Editor immediately afterwards - rather than only after cycling the "active" property.
1001 +
1002 + 10. TIBSQL SQL editor will operate correctly and not report an SQL syntax error on SQL test,
1003 +    when DSQL ('?') parameter placeholders are used and the TIBSQL.GenerateParamNames property is set to true.
1004 +
1005 + 11. TIBTable now has a property editor for "MasterFields"
1006 +
1007 + 12. SQL Property Editors now include a checkbox "Allow DSQL Placeholder". This corresponds to the
1008 +    GenerateParamNames property and should be set when using DSQL (i.e. '?') style parameters.
1009 +
1010 + 13. The IBTransaction editor now has a radio button ("Unspecified") which is set when the combination
1011 +    of settings is unrecognised. Selecting this radio button has no effect on the settings.
1012 +  
1013 +
1014   IBX Change Log  version                 (1.0-5) Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:22:23 +0000
1015  
1016   1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to >= 2.7.0 to match revised availability of change.

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