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1 < IBX Change Log  version                   (2.0.3) tba, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
1 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-6 Build 12214) Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:10:11 +0100
2  
3 < 1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
4 <   changes.
3 > 1. GetImplementationVersion now correctly returns '3.0' for Firebird 3 API
4 >   with a Firebrid 3 client library.
5  
6 < 2. IBCustomDataset: Fixed use of incorrect datasize in TIBStringField.SetAsString.
7 <   Bug could result in truncated multi-byte character set values.
6 > 2. Linux Only: FIREBIRD environment variable is now checked when loading the client library.
7 >    If a client library path is not explicitly provided and the FIREBIRD environment
8 >    variable is set then the directory given by this variable and any 'lib' subdirectory
9 >    are searched for the Firebird client library. Only if none is found, is the default
10 >    client library used.
11  
12 < IBX Change Log  version                   (2.0-2) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
12 > 3.  IUtil.FormatStatus now used to format error messages when using new API
13  
14 < 1. TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase: extract full DB Name from SQL using reg ex in order to
12 <   include remote system name.
14 > 4.  Fixed Array SDL: array_desc_scale now correctly encoded as a signed integer.
15  
16 < 2. TIBExtract: No longer include comment header and COMMIT statement for empty
17 <   tables when data included in output.
16 > 5.  SQL_TEXT handling changed. When the value of an SQL_TEXT (i.e. fixed width string) column is
17 >    returned using GetAsString and the string codepage is UTF8, the string is truncated so
18 >    that the byte length corresponds to the number of characters specified for the column.
19 >    SQL_TEXT strings are no longer automatically trimmed to remove all trailing white space. This is
20 >    correct behaviour but may affect some implementations that relied upon automatic
21 >    trimming of trailing white space.
22  
23 < 3. Profiling: IBSQL now has conditional compilation flags to enable query performance
24 <   and timing information to be written to stdout. This may be used to locate
25 <   performance bottlenecks.
23 > 6.  New IFirebirdAPI Calls:
24 >      function GetClientMajor: integer;
25 >      function GetClientMinor: integer;
26  
21 4. SQLParser: only call "OnChanging" event handler when value is different.
27  
28 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Update handling of navigation keys for a TDateEdit
28 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-5 Build 12044) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:30:01 +0100
29  
30 < 6. IBCustomDataset: Set internalunprepared flag when transaction ends. This ensures
31 <   that BindFields is called when the query is next activated. Avoids FieldName
27 <   not found error.
30 > 1. ISQLParams.GetHasCaseSensitiveParams added. Returns true if param names are
31 >   case sensitive
32  
33 < IBX Change Log  version                  (2.0-1) Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:31:49 +0000
33 > 2. Single line SQL comments starting with '--' are now recognised by SQL Parser.
34  
35 < 1. TIBEvents: Fix uninitialised variable that could result in lost events.
35 > 3. New API Calls:
36 >        IColumnMetaData.GetStatement
37 >        IColumnMetaData.GetTransaction
38 >        ISQLData.GetStrLength
39 >        IResults.GetStatement
40 >        IAttachment.OpenBlob (using Blob metadata)
41 >        IAttachment.OpenArray (using array metadata)
42  
43 < 2. TIBExtract: Added support for FB3 "USAGE" privilege.
43 > 4. FBMessages: removal of unused messages
44  
45 < 3. TIBExtract: data formatted as Charset set "octets" is now output using
36 <   hexadecimal notation.
45 > 5. TFBArray.Create (2nd case): ensure that FFirebirdClientAPI is correctly set.
46  
47 < 4. TIBExtract: Binary Blobs and array data can now be embedded in INSERT statements
39 <   using a simple XML format.
47 > 6. TIBSQLStatementType: SQLSavePoint added to end of enumeration.
48  
49 < 5. TIBExtract: extract of individual Triggers and Stored Procedures can now include
42 <   grants to these objects.
49 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-4 Build 11515)  Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:19 +0000
50  
51 < 6. TIBExtract: Stored Procedures and Views output in dependency order to avoid
52 <   dependency problems restoring complex databases.
51 > 1. Fix a problem with the SQL parameter parser that failed to recognise parameters
52 >   where the second character of the parameter name is a numeric.
53  
54 < 7. TIBXScript: This component has been restructured to allow for the processing of
55 <   embedded XML in INSERT statements and to support interactive sources in addition
56 <   to non-interactive data sources such as files.
54 > 2. New method for IAttachment: procedure getFBVersion(version: TStrings);
55 >   This returns the isc_version connection information as one or more lines.
56 >   This is the same information as returned by isql with the -z option.
57  
58 < 8. TIBXScript: CREATE DATABASE, DROP DATABASE, CONNECT statements are now supported.
58 > 3. If -dFIREBIRD3APIONLY is used as a compiler option then the legacy Firebird API
59 >   is no longer compiled in. Likewise, if -dLEGACYFIREBIRDAPIONLY is used as a
60 >   compiler option then the Firebird 3 API is no longer compiled in.
61  
62 < 9. TIBXScript: ISQL compatiable Set statements are now supported:
54 <   SET SQL DIALECT
55 <   SET TERM
56 <   SET AUTODDL
57 <   SET BAIL
58 <   SET ECHO
59 <   SET COUNT
60 <   SET STATS
61 <   SET NAMES <character set>
62 > 4. IColumnMetaData: new method.
63  
64 < 10. IBVersion unit added to hold current IBX Version Number information.
64 >   TIBDateTimeFormats = (dfTimestamp, {SQL TIMESTAMP}
65 >                        dfDateTime,   {SQL DATETIME}
66 >                        dfTime);
67  
68 < 11. TIBExtract: Use character rather than byte length for VarChar procedure arguments.,
66 <    and domain definitions.
68 >   function GetDateTimeStrLength(DateTimeFormat: TIBDateTimeFormats): integer;
69  
70 < 12. TIBExtract: Triggers now use SQL2003 syntax and database and transaction triggers
71 <    fully supported.
70 >   This returns the max. number of characters returned by the "AsString" method
71 >   when the SQL type of the column is respectively TIMESTAMP, DATETIME or TIME.
72  
73 < 13. TIBExtract: when a database dump includes data, the generator values are now also set.
73 > 5. Additional argument for IAttachment.PrepareWithNamedParameters -
74 >     CaseSensitiveParams: boolean = false
75  
76 < 14: IBSQLEdit: Unit LCLPlatformDef added to uses clauses for lazarus 1.7 and later.
76 >   If this argument is set to true then SQL parameter names are assumed to be case
77 >   sensitive and must be referenced (using ISQLParams.ByName) using the case
78 >   sensitive name.
79  
80 < IBX Change Log  version     (2.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:44 +0000
80 > 6. Bug fix: when setting a query parameter, it is now possible, when the parameter
81 >   is of type VarChar or Char to set the parameter to a numeric value (e.g. using
82 >   .AsCurrency) and then subsequently to update the value to a non-numeric string
83 >   using .AsString.
84  
77 See also doc/IBX4LazarusGuide.pdf for important information on
78 upgrading to IBX2.
85  
80 1. Size property of TIBStringField is now the width in characters of the field
81   and not the byte length. This applies only to multi-byte character sets such
82   as UTF8. The original approach aligned with TStringField. However, the TStringField
83   code is not recognised as a bug and hence this change to align the behaviour.
84   The TStringField change is expected in fpc 3.2.0.
86  
87 < 2. A new property AutoFieldSize: boolean has been added to TIBStringField. When
87 <   true (default) then Size property value saved in the lfm is ignored. Size is
88 <   always set from the dynamic information read from the database. It is unclear
89 <   why anyone would want to override this and set Size to false.
87 > FBINTF Change Log  version                  (1.1-3) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:28:10 +0000
88  
89 < 3. ibxscript: should now handle correctly a Case..End statement within a procedure
92 <   block.
89 > 1. DARWIN only syntax error: fix missing semi-colon in TFBClientAPI.LoadIBLibrary
90  
91 < 4. IBDatabase: new property - CreateIfNotExists. If true and database does not
92 <   exist when an attempt is made to connect to it (run time only) then an attempt
96 <   is made to create the database.
91 > 2. Restrict IsMultiThread check to Unix only for compatibility with
92 >   https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30535
93  
94 < 5. IBDatabase: new event - OnCreateDatabase. This event is called after a database
95 <   has been successfully created as a result of a call to CreateDatabase or when
96 <   creating a database after it was found not to exist.
94 > 3. New SQL Tokeniser added to IBUtils. This is used to pre-process SQL with
95 >   named parameters and is intended to avoid problems with (e.g.) Execute Block
96 >   and processing internal parameters as statement parameters.
97  
98 < 6.  DBControlGrid: a race condition could result in the wrong row image being
99 <    written to the cache. This has been avoided by a trip round the message
104 <    loop before rendering the row image.
98 > 4. New interface IFirebirdLibrary provides access to the underlying firebird DLL
99 >   or shared object. Available via a new member (GetFBLibrary) of IFirebirdAPI.
100  
101 < 7.  DBControlGrid: It is strongly recommended not to open the source DataSet for
107 <    a DBControlGrid during a Form's "OnShow" event handler. Under GTK2 this is
108 <    known to risk corrupt rendering of row images when the control is first
109 <    displayed. If necessary use "Application.QueueAsyncCall" to delay opening
110 <    of the dataset (see DBControlGrid examples) until the Form's Window has been created.
101 > 5. New function added to IB.pas
102  
103 < 8.  DBControlGrid & IBDynamicGrid: Navigation keys should now work correctly with
113 <    a TDateEdit control located on an editor panel.
103 >   function LoadFBLibrary(aLibPathName: string): IFirebirdLibrary
104  
105 < 9.  TIBExtract: brought up-to-date plus many bug fixes.
105 >   This allows a Firebird Library to be loaded from an explicit path. use the
106 >   IFirebirdLibrary.GetFirebirdAPI member function to get the Firebird API using
107 >   the library. It is possible to load Firebird libraries from different locations
108 >   simultaneously, each with a distinct IFirebirdAPI.
109  
110 < 10. DBControlGrid: Removed memory leak when updating rows.
110 > FBINTF Change Log  version               (1.1-2) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:30:32 +0100
111  
112 < 11. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: fixed invalid free on upgrade.
112 > 1. Firebird.pas: {$OBJECTCHECKS OFF} added to file to avoid runtime error when
113 >   program compiled with -CR command line switch.
114  
115 < IBX Change Log  version                                           (1.4-3) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:10:15 +0100
115 > 2. IServiceManager additions (informational):
116 >    function getProtocol: TProtocol;
117 >    function getPortNo: AnsiString;
118  
119 < 1. IBCustomDataset: When calling SetCodePage, no longer request transliteration
120 <   when target codepage is CP_NONE. This is a workaround for
121 <   http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30622.
119 > 3. IServiceManager improved error handling. Interfaces changed:
120 >    function Start(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true): boolean;
121 >    function Query(SQPB: ISQPB; Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
122 >    function Query(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
123  
124 < 2. DBLog option removed from TIBStatisticalService - not supported by server
125 <   since Firebird 1.5.
124 > 4. IAttachment addition (informational)
125 >    function GetSecurityDatabase: AnsiString;
126  
127 < 3. ibxscript: An error is no longer generated for "on commit preserve rows" or
128 <   similar.
127 > 5. IStatement: performance counters now updated after each Fetch. GetPerfStatistics
128 >   thus now returns accumulated stats for a select statement from opening a cursor
129 >   up to the last fetch.
130  
131 < 4. IBCodePage: updated mapping between codepages and character id.
131 > 6. DARWIN: uloadlibrary.inc bug fix. Many thanks to Luigi Naimi for correcting
132 >   the problem.
133  
134 < 5. ftWideString and ftWideMemo withdrawn. There is no UTF16 character set in
135 <   Firebird. Character sets with a char width of two are not UTF16.
134 > 7. Type change: "TPerfCounters = array[TPerfStats] of Int64". Note "Int64"
135 >   replaces deprecated "comp" type.
136  
137 < 6. Strings received from the database are now always transliterated into UTF8
139 <   regardless of the database character set or connection character set. This
140 <   is for compatibility with the LCL.
137 > 10. Testsuite Test10 updated to include thread synchronisation for event reporting.
138  
139 < IBX Change Log  version  (1.4-2) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:25:27 +0100
139 > 11. URL Connection Strings: inet4 and inet6 now recognised.
140  
141 < 1. IBBlob: Defer reading of blob until read method called. This avoids having to
145 <   read in an entire blob just to get the size of the blob. General performance
146 <   improvement when opening datasets containing blobs.
141 > 12. IBUtils: Parse and Make Connect String now recognise URL style loopback syntax.
142  
143 < 2. Clearing a  Blob now sets the corresponding field's modified flag.
143 > 13. IAttachment.CharSetName2CharSetID is now performed case insensitive.
144  
150 3. IBLookupCombo: When not performing auto-complete, original query sort order
151   is now used.
145  
146 < 4. IBDynamicGrid: Add OnSelectEditor event. Allows editor panel to be dynamically
154 <   determined.
146 > FBINTF Change Log  version (1.1-1) Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:51:16 +0000
147  
148 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Recompute column widths after dataset closed and re-opened.
148 > 1. IBUtils.QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded: Add check for space character.
149  
150 < 6. IBLookupCombo: LazUTF8 added to uses clause to avoid compilation problems post
151 <   lazarus 1.6.0
150 > 2. IAttachment: add two new methods
151 >     function HasDefaultCharSet: boolean;
152 >     function GetDefaultCharSetID: integer;
153  
154 < 7. IBControls. Removed "runtime" from list of paths to avoid "multiple packages"
155 <   compilation error.
154 >   These return, respectively, true if a connection default character set was
155 >   specified and the character set id of the connection default character set.
156 >   The DefaultCharSetID is cached when the connection is opened and hence does not
157 >   require a database lookup.
158  
159 < IBX Change Log  version                                 (1.4-1) Tue, 17 May 2016 09:14:51 +0100
159 > 3. Avoid exception when a text blob is a stored procedure parameter.
160  
161 < 1. No character set specified for connection: when a text blob is retrieved, the
167 <  character set is determined by looking up the native character set using then
168 <  Firebird API. Otherwise a text mode blob is assumed to have the same character
169 <  set as the connection.
161 > 4. Update test suite to include a test for a stored proc returning a text blob.
162  
163 < 2. TIBGUIInterface: this is an internal interface. Minor type changes to allow
164 <   for Login Dialog returing a change to the database path.
163 > 5. IAttachment: add
164 >      function GetRemoteProtocol: AnsiString;
165 >      function GetODSMajorVersion: integer;
166 >      function GetODSMinorVersion: integer;
167 >      function GetAuthenticationMethod: AnsiString;
168  
169 < 3. Design Time Database and Server login Dialogs now allow the Database Name/Server Name
170 <   to be changed from that given in the TIBDatabase/TIBServer component and for the
176 <   entered value to be saved on a project specific basis (design time only).
169 >   These results are cached when the connection is opened and hence do not
170 >   require a database lookup.
171  
172 < 4. IBDynamicGrid: TDBLookupCellEditor now compares its DataFieldName with the
173 <   column fieldname. If they are the same then it is acts as a look up for the KeyValue
180 <   Otherwise, it sets the column text to the selected ListField Value.
172 > 6. IAttachment: add "function GetConnectString: AnsiString;" This returns the
173 >   connect string used to create/connect to the database.
174  
175 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Only visible columns are now taken into account When recalculating
176 <   column width.
175 > 7. IAttachment: Create Database using SQL statement. The username and password
176 >   are now extracted and used to populate a DPB made available via IAttachment.getDPB.
177 >   It is now possible to use IAttachment disconnect/connect to reconnect to
178 >   a database for which the initial connection was established by a create
179 >   database sql statement. Available in FPC only.
180  
181 < 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Fix error with autocomplete query when a RelationName is given
186 <   and a case insensitive search is requested.
181 > 8. Update Test 1 to test 5, 6 and 7 above.
182  
183 < 7. IBDynamicGrid: No longer ignores notifications removing Column Totals controls
189 <   or column ListSource.
183 > 9. IBUtils code tidy up.
184  
185 < 8. IBQuery: no longer performs unnecessary refresh of SQL Text (and hence avoids an
186 <   unprepare) when closing and the text has not changed.
185 > 10. Parameter Block interfaces "find" method. As documented, this should have
186 >   returned a nil interface when the item could not be found. Instead, an empty
187 >   interface item was returned. "Find" now works as documented and will return
188 >   a nil interface if the item cannot be found.
189  
190 < 9. IBSQL: Base the cursor name on a GUID instead of a hexstr version of the class pointer.
195 <   Less likely to cause a cursor re-use error on Windows.
190 > 11. DBInformation: support added for isc_info_active_tran_count and isc_info_creation_date.
191  
192 < 10.SV5IPC: include workaround for OSX. FPC 3.0.0 has broken ipc module for darwin.
193 <   Expected to be fixed in 3.0.2. Hence workaround only applies to 3.0.0.
192 > 12. DBInformation: New interfaces: IDIRB and IDIRBItem added to support DB Information
193 >    requests with additional parameters. This is to enable support for fb_info_page_contents
194 >    (return of page contents). Response to fb_info_page_contents returned as
195 >    a string with code page CP_NONE.
196  
197 < 11. TIBTreeView: Guard against nil destination on record changed
197 > 13. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_pages_used and fb_info_pages_free added, plus
198 >    test suite updated.
199  
200 < 12. AnsiString Code page support: TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString now return a
201 <    string type with the code page set to reflect the returned field encoding after
204 <    Firebird driver transliteration, if any.  FPC 3.0.0 onwards only. Behaviour unchanged for
205 <    earlier versions.
200 > 14. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_crypt_key (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as
201 >    a string type, and fb_info_conn_flags (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as an integer type.
202  
203 < 13. AnsiString Code page support: Assigning to TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString
204 <    will now result in transliteration to the code page specified for the Firebird driver
205 <    if the assigned string has a different code page. FPC 3.0.0 onwards only.
203 > 15. Service Manager: List of protocols supported expanded to include inet, wnet and xnet.
204 >    An overloaded version of IIFirebirdAPI.GetServiceManager also allows a non
205 >    default connection port to be specified.
206  
207 < 14. TIBDatabase: new property UseDefaultSystemCodePage. When set any lc_ctype parameter
212 <    is ignored and the lc_ctype value, when the database is opened, is set to align with
213 <    the DefaultSystemCodePage (FPC 3.0.0 onwards). Normally, this is what you want and should ensure
214 <    platform independence. Note: this applies to FPC 3.0.0 and earlier versions. Pre FPC
215 <    3.0.0, when this property is true, the lc_ctype is UTF8 except under windows when
216 <    the GETACP is used to determine the Windows code page.
207 > FBINTF Change Log  version                             (1.1-0) Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:20:02 +0000
208  
209 < 15. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCharSetName. This is the Firebird character set
210 <    name used as the lc_ctype when the database was opened. Only valid while the
220 <    Database is connected.
209 > 1. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Numeric types.
210 >   Scale is no longer ignored.
211  
212 < 16. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCodePage (FPC >=3.0.0 only). This is the codepage
213 <    id that corresponds to the DefaultCharSetName.
212 > 2. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Date values
213 >   not in locale format but which are recognised by Firebird. Date values that
214 >   cannot be converted to a string using Pascal library are now passed through
215 >   to Firebird as Text Strings.
216  
217 < IBX Change Log  version                          (1.4-0) Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:44:24 +0000
217 > 3. Lookup character set name by codepage amended to ensure that CP_UTF8 returns
218 >   UTF8 and not UNICODE_FSS.
219  
220 < 1. Unix: If Firebird Embedded Server shared object is loaded and a local database
221 <   path is given and database attach fails due to access permission issues on the
222 <   temp directory or security database, then the attach is retried with "localhost:"
223 <   prefixing the databasename. This should avoid problems when the database has to
231 <   be accessed by a local (e.g. classic) server and libfbembed is used.
220 > 4. Charset ID problem. When using Firebird 3, with no default database character set
221 >   and a column has a non-default collation specified, an incorrect character set
222 >   id was being reported that could result in a 'division by zero' error when
223 >   used by IBX. This has now been fixed.
224  
225 < 2. Windows: revised search order for Firebird DLL:
226 <     i.   The Firebird Embedded Server in the application Directory.
227 <     ii.  If the FIREBIRD environment variable is set then the directory this
228 <          points to is searched for the FB Client DLL and then then underlying
237 <          "bin" directory.
238 <     iii. Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird Server\Instances
239 <          is used to locate the Firebird installation directory and the underlying
240 <          "bin" directory is searched for the FB Client DLL.
241 <     iv.  The Default installation directories C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_x
242 <          are searched for the FB Client DLL.
243 <     v.   The PATH Environment variable is used to search for the FB Client DLL.
244 <     vi.  Finally the  PATH Environment variable is used to search for IBASE.DLL.
225 > 5. Move GetCharsetName, CharSetID2CodePage, CodePage2CharSetID, CharSetName2CharSetID,
226 >   CharSetWidth from IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment. This is a better data model as
227 >   the character sets supported can be updated on a per database basis. That is
228 >   it is possible to add a (Firebird) user defined character set to a database.
229  
230 < 3. New Component: TIBXScript. This is an ISQL compatible SQL script execution engine.
231 <   See doc/readme.scriptengine and example applications.
230 > 6. Add RegisterCharSet to IAttachment. This is used to register a user defined character
231 >   set supported by Firebird with the API.
232  
233 < 4. New Component: TIBlocalDBSupport. This is a TIBDatabase support component intended to
234 <   simplify the use of the embedded firebird server on both Linux and Windows platforms.
251 <   See dpc/readme.localdatabase and example applications.
233 > 7. Add missing isc_info_db_read_only to list of decoded Database Information items
234 >   in FBOutputBlock.pas and update test suite to include this item.
235  
236 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Reordering on column header click should now also work for
254 <   dynamic columns.
236 > 8. FB30Client: avoid always using "StartMultiple" when only a single database attachment.
237  
238 < 6. ISQLMonitor: (Windows only). Mutex added to TMultilockGate to avoid race condition
239 <   between incrementing/decrementing the lock count and signalling the event.
238 > 9. Loading Windows fbclient.dll: when using the FIREBIRD variable to locate the client
239 >   library or finding it by disk location, the PATH environment variable is now also set to
240 >   include the FIREBIRD directory. This is to ensure that the correct dlls in the
241 >   firebird client library dependencies are loaded.
242  
243 < IBX Change Log  version           (1.3-2) Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:39:54 +0000
243 > 10. Testsuite: Ensure consistent UTF-8 output on Windows console.
244  
245 < 1.3.2 was never formally released and only made available as beta copies.
245 > 11. Testsuite: Update Windows script to include FPC 3.0.4 in search path.
246  
247 < 1. DBControlGrid,IBDynamicGrid: Ignore down arrow and up arrow in TCustomMemo
247 > 12. FB30Statement: Protect call to "Move" and avoid calling with a nil pointer
248  
249 < 2. IBDynamicGrid: Now deals correctly with a single column grid which has no indicator and autosize column
249 > 13. FB30Statement: A check has been added to ensure that all SQL Parameters
250 >    have been given a value (including NULL). Previously, failing to set the
251 >    value of an SQL Parameter could give rise to unpredictable results or
252 >    an SQLDA error.
253  
254 < 3. IBLookupComboEditBox: reset timer on each key press - avoids timer going off too early
254 > 14. FB30Statement/FB25Statement: Set SQLParam "modified" when string value set.
255  
256 < 4. IBDynamicGrid: Call event OnUpdateSortOrder even when aliasname not found in dataset
257 <   i.e. when it is a calculated field
256 > 15. FBAttachment: Avoid string reference count error when processing an Ansistring
257 >    parameter in an array of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
258  
259 < 5. IBDynamicGrid: Fix problem selecting a different row when expanded row at end of grid.
260 <   This problem was due to a race condition between recalculating row heights and
274 <   determining which row was selected by the mouse click. The row height calculation
275 <   is now deferred by an extra trip round the message loop allowing the row to
276 <   be always calculated on the current grid layout rather than risking it being
277 <   calculated on the grid layout after the expanded row has been shrunk.
259 > 16. FBAttachment: Allow for WideString and UnicodeString parameters in an array
260 >    of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
261  
279 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition between cm_killfocus and cm_exit on
280   Windows.
262  
263 < 7. TIBStringField: Now has two new public properties: CharacterSetName: string and CharacterSetSize: integer;
283 <   These properties allow the (Firebird) character set name for the field and the max number of bytes per character
284 <   to be determined at runtime. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
263 > FBINTF Change Log  version             (1.0-2) Sat, 04 Mar 2017 14:43:56 +0000
264  
265 < 8. TIBWideStringField: This is a new field type with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
287 <   TWideStringField. This field type is used with the character size reported by Firebird is two. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
265 > 1. Change syntax to Mode Delphi
266  
267 < 9. TIBMemoField and TIBWideMemoField: new field types with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
268 <   TMemoField and TWideMemoField respectively. These field types are used with Blob subtype 1 and a characterset size of
291 <   1, 3 or 4 (TIBMemoField) or 2 (TIBWideMemoField). See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
267 > 2. Change all uses of string type to explicit AnsiString in order to ensure
268 >   compatibility between Delphi and FPC.
269  
270 <   Both also have a new published property "DisplayTextAsClassName". If false (default) the displaytext is generated
271 <   from the blob text by truncating the string to the displaywidth (in characters not bytes). A displaywidth of zero
295 <   implies no truncation.
270 > 3. Various syntax changes to ensure Delphi and FPC compilation including GUIDs
271 >   defined for each interface.
272  
273 < 10. IBLookupComboEditBox: Force autocomplete when EditingDone called and timer active.
273 > 4. Generics syntax variations for Delphi added
274  
275 < 11. IBDynamicGrid: Call DataSet.Append when entering edit mode and dataset empty and not in insert state
276 <   (avoids "Not in Edit Mode" error).
275 > 5. PChar replaced with PByte expect where an actual string is being referenced,
276 >   where PAnsiChar is used instead.
277  
278 < 12. IBDynamicGrid: Correctly resize grid when one column width plus indicator.
278 > 6. Review of type definitions in IBExternals to ensure Delphi compatibility
279  
280 < 13. IBDynamicGrid: Ensure Editor Panel has focus when shown - avoids Windows API calling
305 <    DBGrid.DoExit on subsequent mouse click (e.g. on child control such as a tabbed page control.
280 > 7. Testsuite updated for Delphi
281  
282 < 14. IBDynamicGrid: ignore up, down tab and return when editorpanel open and focus in a TCustomGrid descendent.
282 > FBINTF Change Log  version            (1.0-1) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:57 +0000
283  
284 < 15. DBControlGrid: Stop flashing grid when dataset closed and then re-opened while DisabledControls
284 > 1. Limit maximum Blob segment read/write to MaxuShort. Avoids data loss with
285 >   large blobs and the FB3 API.
286  
287 < 16. IBQuery: Bug fixed that prevented SQL being set programmatically once the Parser had been invoked.
287 > 2. Update Event Handling algorithm to avoid looping due to recreation of the
288 >   event block.
289  
290 < 17. IBCustomDataSet: On close, parser is now freed and Select SQL reverts to value before DataSet Opened.
290 > 3. Avoid invalid XSQLDA error when the only parameter is updated to null
291  
292 < IBX Change Log  version        (1.3-1) Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:30:50 +0100
292 > 4. Array Handling: fix problem with text arrays with character set none. When the
293 >   DB connection has a default character set (e.g. UTF8), an error is raised by
294 >   Firebird if the space allocated is not enough to allow for transliteration, even
295 >   though it is not required for character set none.
296  
297 < 1.   OnCloseUp Event Handler added to TDBLookupProperties
297 > 5. IBUtils: List of reserved words brought up-to-date
298  
299 < 2.   IBDynamicGrid: Call to OnEditorPanelHide is now last editor hide action - avoids
320 <     problem with row size when exception is called.
299 > 6. Add ISQL style performance statistics collection to IStatement
300  
301 < 3.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Force pending autocomplete on combobox exit.
301 > 7. Add IFirebirdAPI.CreateDatabase variant to allow execution of user provided
302 >   CREATE DATABASE statement.
303  
304 < 4.   IBDynamicGrid and DBControlGrid: Keyhandler now ignores up, down, escape and return keys if
305 <     in a TCustomComboBox and ignores return key if in a TCustomMemo
304 > 8. Update SQL Statement parsing to allow for Array Dimensions. That is so that the ':' in
305 >   an array dimension is not mistaken for a named parameter prefix.
306  
307 < 5.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that KeyValue is set correctly when full text
308 <     keyed in i.e. when autocomplete not performed
307 > 9. Trim function no longer applied to result of GetAsString for SQL_TEXT
308 >   when Character set is octets. Avoids loss of non printable characters at start of string.
309  
310 < 6.   Cleanup of "Uses" clauses and add console mode support. IBX should now support
311 <     console mode applications with all LCL required functions (builtin dialogs and
312 <     cursor management) centralised in the  IBDialogs unit. As long as "IBDialogs" is
333 <     not included in your project, IBX should compile and link with a console mode program.
334 <     See consolemode example and its "readme"for further guidence. DO NOT add the ibexpress package to a
335 <     console mode application or the IDE will automatically assume that your
336 <     application is GUI based. Instead, you should include the ibexpressconsolemode package.
310 > 10. Add function GetPerfStatistics to IStatement. This returns ISQL like performance
311 >    statistics for the last action. Requires use of procedure IStatement.EnableStatistics
312 >    to enable stats gathering.
313  
314 <     IMPORTANT NOTE: IBDialogs must be included in GUI applications in order
339 <     to use the built in dialogs and cursor management. IBDialogs is
340 <     included by default if "ibexpress" is in your project source's "uses" clause.
341 <     This should be the case for all projects created through the IDE. This is why
342 <     you do not want to add the ibexpress package to console mode applications. The
343 <     ibexpressconsolemode package has been created to allow console mode programs
344 <     to avoid adding LCL dependencies when using IBX, while still having the
345 <     unit search paths set up correctly.
314 > 11. API Version information added as constants to IB.pas
315  
316 <     Existing users should check to ensure that the "ibexpress" unit is included in
348 <     each project's source file (*.lpr).
316 > 12. BlobMetaData character set id should now be the same as that given by IColumnMetaData.GetCharSetID
317  
318 <     You may find that in order for the IDE to recognise that ibexpressconsolemode
351 <     exists, you have to first open the package in the IDE and then close it. This
352 <     adds it to the most recently accessed packages list. To make it permanently
353 <     available, add the package name to lazarus' staticpackages.inc file.
318 > 13. Firebird Character set "NONE" now interpreted as codepage CP_ACP.
319  
320 <         Thanks to Julio Jiménez for suggesting support of console mode.
320 > FBINTF Change Log  version                                      (1.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:47 +0000
321  
322 < 7.   SQL Parser can now accept quoted strings that include new lines
322 > 1. Initial Release
323  
359 8.   IBDynamicGrid: Lookup Cell Editor - the cursor is now positioned at end
360     of text on start of edit. This is particularly useful when tabbing to a
361     column and then inserting text.
362
363 9.   New Examples provided for IB Services and ISQLMonitor.
364
365 10. Fix error when writing to blob streams that recorded only the last buffer
366    write in the blob stream. In most cases, this did not cause a problem as the
367    IB Blob Stream is written in a single write. However, with the TDBImage, write
368    of a graphic type prefix was lost which caused a problem when the image could
369        not be automatically recognised.
370
371 11. Improve generation of random cursor names in TIBSQL - avoid risk of "cursor
372    already open" errors due to random numbers used for the cursor name being identical.
373
374 12. IBTable: corrected error that could result in an "Index out of bounds" error
375    when opening the table and the Primary Key is the last or only column in the
376    table. Thanks to Rick Hoover for the fix.
377
378 13. Fix TIBDatabase initialisation of lc_ctype under unix. Set to "UTF8" instead
379    of "UTF-8", and update list of available database character sets. Existing
380    users should check the current lc_ctype setting in their applications.
381
382 IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-4) Sat, 09 May 2015 12:38:29 +0100
383
384 1.  Firebird Services: avoid List Index error when opening a service with an
385    empty Params property.
386
387 2.  IBControls: Fix problem with new link mechanism introduced in 1.2.3.
388    Link now set up in Loaded method - avoids occasional failure to apply
389    SQL markup on initial open.
390
391 3.  "Employees" example performance improvements when scrolling.
392
393 4.  DBControlGrid: Correctly handle edit panel removal when panel is child control of a
394    TFrame. Force recaching of selected frame to avoid GTK race (results in a
395    random image cached).
396
397 5.  DBControlGrid: Should now react to changes in panel height at run time.
398
399 6.  IBDynamicGrid: Redraws rows below on panel editor hide - avoids blank space at end of grid  
400    even when further rows exist.
401
402 7.  DBControlGrid: DefaultRowHeight is no longer a published property as it should
403    always be derived from panel height and setting this property can cause confusion.
404    Note for existing projects: to avoid a missing property error at run time,
405    each form using the DBControlGrid must be opened, updated and saved in the IDE
406    in order to remove the property value from the lfm.
407
408
409 IBX Change Log  version (1.2-3) Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:11:17 +0100
410
411 1.  TIBStoredProc. Prepare now called by ParamByName to avoid need to always
412    call Prepare before setting parameter values.
413
414 2.  Error message on ParamByName (all cases) not found now includes name of missing parameter.
415
416 3.  Code tidyup and more robust handling of dsql information result vector.
417
418 4.  Support for centralised handling of transaction status changes. TIBTransaction
419    has been given additional events "AfterEdit", "AfterInsert", "AfterDelete", "AfterPost"
420    and "AfterExecQuery". The first three are called after the same event is called
421    for an IBCustomDataSet descendent using the Transaction. The fourth is called
422    after a call to TIBSQL.ExecQuery, again using this transaction. These new events
423    enable monitoring of transaction status changes for a given transaction to be
424    handled in a single place. For example, when a change to the dataset occurs
425    an indicator can be set that shows the user that in order to save changes,
426    the transaction should be committed.  Rather than doing this per dataset, this
427    can now be done per transaction.
428
429 5.  TDataSet.CheckBrowseMode automatically posts changes to the current row when
430    the dataset is scrolled. However, any changes to the current row are, by default,
431    discarded when the dataset is closed. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery and TIBTable now
432    have a new property "DataSetCloseAction" that adds automatic posting of changes
433    on dataset close. If this property is set to dcDiscardChanges (default) then the
434    behaviour is unchanged from previous versions. if the value is set to dcSaveChanges
435    then IBX will attempt to post any unsaved changes before the dataset is closed
436    (and after the BeforeClose event handler is called). The exception is when the
437    dataset is being closed as a result of a transaction rollback. In this case,
438    no action is taken and any unsaved  changes are discarded. This avoids both
439    unnecessary overhead and the risk that a validation error may occur in the Post
440    raising an exception and thereby preventing a rollback.
441
442 6.  String Field sizes and Display Widths should now be correct for multi-byte character sets.
443    In earlier versions, the Display Width was set to the maximum byte width rather than the character
444    width. Display Widths are now corrected by dividing by the max byte width per character.
445    For UTF8 character sets, the byte width is four and hence the Display Width will be
446    the byte width divided by 4. The byte width of each character set is determined
447    dynamically when the database connection is estabished from the RDB$CHARACTER_SETS
448    system table. (see also http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=27766).
449
450 7.  SQLParser will now correctly parse SQL Text which contains ':' within quoted string.
451
452 8.  IBLookupComboEditBox: List should now always be restored to full list when the
453    control loses focus. Default Key press default interval reduced to 200ms.
454
455 9.  DBControlGrid: Ensure that selection is changed to newly appended row, even
456    when dataset rows are less than visible rows.
457
458 10. IBDynamicGrid: Editor Panel is not shown on indicator click if Datasource
459    does not exist or DataSet is empty. More responsive on dataset open. New event
460    OnRestorePosition. Column sort disabled if no header row.
461
462 11. IBTreeView: improved handling of response to "Add Node". Avoid scrolling dataset
463    while dataset state is dsInsert. Avoids posting errors.
464
465 12. IBControls: New mechanism for distributing UpdateSQL and UpdateParams events. This is to
466    avoid conflict with DisableControls/EnableControls with Master/Detail linked tables.
467
468 13. IBLookupComboEditBox: Now avoids SQL Errors when combo box text contains single quotes.
469
470 14. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new Event - OnValidatePost. This event has been introduced
471    to solve a specific problem. That is when the dataset cursor is moved (e.g. by
472    a grid mouse click and the current row is being edited or inserted. In this case, TDataset
473    always "posts" the current record regardless or whether or not it may be more appropriate
474    to cancel any changes; the post occurs before the "BeforeScroll" event fires due to the way the
475    "MoveBy" function is implemented by TDataSet. The OnValidatePost event is called
476    as the first action of the "Post" method and allows the handler to convert the Post
477    into a Cancel if that is the appropriate action on moving to a different row. This is
478    achieved by returning with "CancelPost" argument set to true. Note that an exception could be
479    raised here, but it may still be more appropriate to validate a post and signal
480    a problem in the "BeforePost" event handler. See readme.automaticposts.xhtml)
481
482 15. On Unix derived systems, the Firebird library name can now be given as a colon
483    separated list. Each library name on the list is tried in turn, in left to right
484    order with the first found being used as the firebird library. By default, on Linux,
485    the library name list is 'libfbembed.so.2.5:libfbembed.so.2.1:libfbclient.so.2'. This can be
486    overidden by the FBLIB environment variable or the OnGetLibraryName function.
487
488    Note: when using the libfbembed.so, if you prefix the database name with "localhost:"
489    then it will still attempt to access the database via the Firebird Server and will
490    require a username and password. If only the pathname is given, then the username
491    and password should be omitted and the unix file permissions are used to grant
492    access.
493
494 IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-2) Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:35:04 +0000
495
496 1.  A new IBControl - TDBControlGrid has been added. TDBControlGrid a lookalike
497    rather than a clone for the Delphi TDBCrtlGrid. TDBControlGrid is a single column grid
498    that replicates a TWinControl - typically a TPanel or a TFrame in each row. Each row
499    corresponds to a row of the linked DataSource. Any data aware control on the
500    replicated (e.g.) TPanel will then appear to have the appropriate value for the row.
501
502 2. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "SQLHourGlass" has been added to TIBDatabase.
503   When set to false (default true), the Hour Glass cursor is supcpressed and no cursor change
504   takes place during database access. This may be useful when there are performance issues with
505   the change of cursor. Setting the property to false suppresses the change of cursor.
506
507 3. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "AutoCommit" has been added to TIBDataSet, TIBQuery
508   and TIBTable. When set to acCommitRetaining (Default: acDisabled), a call is made to
509   Transaction.CommitRetaining immediately after every Post or Delete. This has the effect of
510   making all changes permanent immediately rather than when the transaction is explicitly
511   committed.
512
513 4. Experimental support for the Firebird 3 SQL_BOOLEAN type has been added while still
514   using the legacy Firebird API. Thanks to Gabor Boros for helping to test this feature.
515
516 IBX Change Log  version      (1.2-1) Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:14:15 +0000
517
518 Development version only.
519
520 IBX Change Log  version   (1.2-0) Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:34:04 +0000
521
522 1. An internal select SQL Parser is now available for TIBCustomDataset descendents.
523   This is typically used during an "OnBeforeOpen" event handler to manipulate the
524   "Where" and "Having" clauses to implement user specified filters of arbitrary
525   complexity.
526
527 2. A new Component Palette entry "Firebird Data Controls" is now available. This has
528   three new data aware controls dependent on IBX and which make use of the SQL Parser.
529   These are:
530
531   - TIBLookupComboEditBox
532   - TIBDynamicGrid
533   - TIBTreeview
534
535   TIBLookupComboEditBox is a TDBLookupComboBox descendent that implements "autocomplete"
536   of typed in text and "autoinsert" of new entries. Autocomplete uses SQL manipulation
537   to revise the available list and restrict it to items that are prefixed by the
538   typed text (either case sensitive or case insensitive). Autoinsert allows a
539   newly typed entry to be added to the list dataset and included in the available
540   list items.
541
542   TIBDynamicGrid is a TDBGrid descendent that provides for:
543   - automatic resizing of selected columns to fill the available row length
544   - automatic positioning and sizing of a "totals" control, typically at the
545     column footer, on a per column basis.
546   - DataSet resorting on header row click, sorting the dataset by the selected column.
547     A second click on the same header cell reversed the sort order.
548   - Support for a "Panel Editor". That is on clicking the indicator column, the row
549     is automatically expanded and a panel superimposed on it. The panel can have any
550     number of child controls, typically data aware controls with the same datasource
551     as the grid allowing for editing of additional fields and more complex editors.
552   - Reselection of the same row following resorting.
553   - A new cell editor that provides the same functionality as TIBLookupComboEditBox.
554     Its properties are specified on a per column basis and allows for one or more
555     columns to have their values selected from a list provided by a dataset.
556     Autocomplete and autoinsert are also available. The existing picklist editor
557     is unaffected by the extension.
558
559   TIBTreeView is a data aware TCustomTreeView.
560
561 3. When getting a field value using FieldByName.AsVariant, an SQL_INT64 with a
562   zero scale will no longer return an error. An Int64 will be returned instead.
563
564 4. TIBTransaction now has events for Before and After Transaction End and a new function
565   "GetEndAction" allowing the EndAction to be accessed by these event handlers.
566
567 5. TIBQuery can now handle correctly queries which contain the same keyword parameter
568   repeated multiple times.
569
570 6. TIBUpdateSQL will no longer return an error when "RowsAffected" is <> 1. This error
571   check used to get in the way of using Stored Procedures, and "Update or Insert"
572   statements.
573
574 7. Insert, Modify and Delete property Editors now support Query Generation from
575   Stored Procedures.
576
577 8. Three new examples illustrate the use of the new IB Controls
578
579
580 IBX Change Log  version  (1.1-0) Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:01:07 +0100
581
582 1. TIBXSQLVAR code clean up and optimisation to improve client side "prepare" and parameter
583   setting performance. See "readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.(Thanks to
584   Gabor Boros for reporting this problem and for testing the improvements).
585
586 2. IBX can now support dialect 3 quoted column names that contain spaces and which differ only in their case.
587   See readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.
588
589 3. IBX SQL Editors will now automatically add double quotes around column names when the database
590   dialect is "3" and the column name contains spaces or is a Firebird 2.5 SQL Reserved Word.
591
592 4. Param Type LargeInt now supported in TIBQuery and TIBStoredProc
593
594 5. TIBSQL.ExecQuery retry on failure removed to avoid problems with "at most once"
595   actions.
596
597 6. TIBTransaction.SetDefaultDatabase uses SetObjectProp instead of mis-using SetOrdProp (with
598   thanks to Yuriy Kopnin for pointing this out).
599
600 7. GenerateParamName is now a published property of TIBSQL, TIBQuery and TIBDataSet.
601
602 8. varWord, varShortInt and varInt64 added to TIBXSQLVAR.SetAsVariant and hence now available as variant types
603   for both fields and parameter setting.
604
605 9. Changes to the Select SQL in an IBCustomDataset descendent should now be
606   visible in the Fields Editor immediately afterwards - rather than only after cycling the "active" property.
607
608 10. TIBSQL SQL editor will operate correctly and not report an SQL syntax error on SQL test,
609    when DSQL ('?') parameter placeholders are used and the TIBSQL.GenerateParamNames property is set to true.
610
611 11. TIBTable now has a property editor for "MasterFields"
612
613 12. SQL Property Editors now include a checkbox "Allow DSQL Placeholder". This corresponds to the
614    GenerateParamNames property and should be set when using DSQL (i.e. '?') style parameters.
615
616 13. The IBTransaction editor now has a radio button ("Unspecified") which is set when the combination
617    of settings is unrecognised. Selecting this radio button has no effect on the settings.
618  
619
620 IBX Change Log  version                 (1.0-5) Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:22:23 +0000
621
622 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to >= 2.7.0 to match revised availability of change.
623
624 IBX Change Log  version          (1.0-4) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:56:13 +0000
625
626 1. In a TIBCustomDataset descendent, a generator now only sets the value when
627   it is null. This allows for alternative user defined setting of the generator
628
629   Many thanks to Julio Jiménez for this fix
630
631 2. An Error Dialog is now displayed in the Lazarus IDE if IBX cannot find the Firebird Library
632   and suggests that the user may have forgotten to install it.
633
634 IBX Change Log  version         (1.0-3) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:53:39 +0000
635
636 1. Conditional compilation used to limit registration of TIntegerField to
637   Lazarus versions less than 1.1
638
639 2. When a database connection is created, character set is now by default set
640   to UTF8 (Unix) or to the current Windows code page (Windows) if in the range
641   1250 to 1254.
642
643
644 IBX Change Log  version     (1.0-2) Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:10:30 +0100
645
646 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to > 2.6.2 to match expected availability of change.
647
648
649 IBX Change Log  version    (1.0-1) Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:00:04 +0100
650
651 1. In IBCustomDataset. Changed CurBookmark from string to TBookmark for compiler versions > 2.6.0
652   Necessary because of TBookmark type and TDataSet.Bookmark property change in fpc 2.7.1
653
654 2. IBX now registers TIntegerField as a "No Icon" component. This may be removed if the fpc DB
655   package is changed to do this (which it should do).
656
657 IBX Change Log  version (1.0-0)  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0100
658
659 1. Add "if active then active := false" to TIBCustomDataset destructor. (Avoid error on database close).
660
661 2. Make use of $STATIC conditional in IBSQLMonitor (Needed for FPC 2.6.0 compliance)
662
663 3. Database Property Editor: Character Set drop down box now uses "OnChange" rather than "OnCloseUp" to react to changes
664
665 4. Property editors should now correctly resize.
666
667 5. In IBDatabaseEdit.TestClick, the LoginPrompt is now set to the state of the LoginPrompt Checkbox
668   (restored original functionality)
669
670 6. Under OSX, if IBX fails to load libfbclient.dylib, it will now try and load the firebird
671   library using the absolute path /Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Firebird.

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