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1 < IBX Change Log  version      (1.3-0) Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:32:40 +0100
1 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-5 Build 12044) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:30:01 +0100
2  
3 < 1.   OnCloseUp Event Handler added to TDBLookupProperties
3 > 1. ISQLParams.GetHasCaseSensitiveParams added. Returns true if param names are
4 >   case sensitive
5  
6 < 2.   IBDynamicGrid: Call to OnEditorPanelHide is now last editor hide action - avoids
6 <     problem with row size when exception is called.
6 > 2. Single line SQL comments starting with '--' are now recognised by SQL Parser.
7  
8 < 3.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Force pending autocomplete on combobox exit.
8 > 3. New API Calls:
9 >        IColumnMetaData.GetStatement
10 >        IColumnMetaData.GetTransaction
11 >        ISQLData.GetStrLength
12 >        IResults.GetStatement
13 >        IAttachment.OpenBlob (using Blob metadata)
14 >        IAttachment.OpenArray (using array metadata)
15  
16 < 4.   IBDynamicGrid and DBControlGrid: Keyhandler now ignores up, down, escape and return keys if
11 <     in a TCustomComboBox and ignores return key if in a TCustomMemo
16 > 4. FBMessages: removal of unused messages
17  
18 < 5.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that KeyValue is set correctly when full text
14 <     keyed in i.e. when autocomplete not performed
18 > 5. TFBArray.Create (2nd case): ensure that FFirebirdClientAPI is correctly set.
19  
20 < 6.   Cleanup of "Uses" clauses and console mode support. IBX should now support
17 <     console mode applications with all LCL required functions centralised in the
18 <     IBDialogs unit. As long as "IBDialogs" is not included in your project, IBX
19 <     should compile and link with a console mode program. See consolemode example
20 <     for further guidence. DO NOT add the ibexpress package to a console mode
21 <     application or the IDE will automatically assume that you application is
22 <     GUI based. Instead, you should include the ibexpressconsolemode package.
20 > 6. TIBSQLStatementType: SQLSavePoint added to end of enumeration.
21  
22 <     IMPORTANT NOTE: IBDialogs must be included in GUI applications in order
25 <     to use the built in dialogs and cursor management. IBDialogs is
26 <     included by default if "ibexpress" is in your project source "uses" clause.
27 <     This should be the case for all projects created through the IDE. This is why
28 <     you do not want to add the ibexpress package to console mode applications. The
29 <     ibexpressconsolemode package has been created to allow console mode programs
30 <     to avoid adding LCL dependencies when using IBX, while still having the
31 <     unit search paths set up correctly.
22 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-4 Build 11515)  Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:19 +0000
23  
24 <     You may find that in order for the IDE to recognise that ibexpressconsolemode
25 <     exists, you have to first open the package in the IDE and then close it. This
35 <     adds it to the most recently accessed packages list. To make it permanently
36 <     available, add the package name to lazarus' staticpackages.inc file.
24 > 1. Fix a problem with the SQL parameter parser that failed to recognise parameters
25 >   where the second character of the parameter name is a numeric.
26  
27 <     Under Windows, the TISQLMonitor OnSQL Event Handler may require a new call to
28 <         Application.ProcessMessages in order to display an event journal correctly. See
29 <         example. This was previously called by TISQLMonitor itself but removed to avoid
41 <         a GUI dependency.
27 > 2. New method for IAttachment: procedure getFBVersion(version: TStrings);
28 >   This returns the isc_version connection information as one or more lines.
29 >   This is the same information as returned by isql with the -z option.
30  
31 <         Thansk to Julio Jiménez for suggesting support of console mode.
31 > 3. If -dFIREBIRD3APIONLY is used as a compiler option then the legacy Firebird API
32 >   is no longer compiled in. Likewise, if -dLEGACYFIREBIRDAPIONLY is used as a
33 >   compiler option then the Firebird 3 API is no longer compiled in.
34  
35 < 7.   SQL Parser can now accept quoted strings that include new lines
35 > 4. IColumnMetaData: new method.
36  
37 < 8.   IBDynamicGrid: Lookup Cell Editor - the cursor is now positioned at end
38 <     of text on start of edit. This is particularly useful when tabbing to a
39 <     column and then inserting text.
37 >   TIBDateTimeFormats = (dfTimestamp, {SQL TIMESTAMP}
38 >                        dfDateTime,   {SQL DATETIME}
39 >                        dfTime);
40  
41 < 9.   New Examples provided for IB Services and ISQLMonitor.
41 >   function GetDateTimeStrLength(DateTimeFormat: TIBDateTimeFormats): integer;
42  
43 < 10. Fix error when writing to blob streams that recorded only the last buffer
44 <    write in the blob stream. In most cases, this did not cause a problem as the
55 <    IB Blob Stream is written in a single write. However, with the TDBImage, write
56 <    of a graphic type prefix was lost which caused a problem when the image could
57 <        not be automatically recognised.
43 >   This returns the max. number of characters returned by the "AsString" method
44 >   when the SQL type of the column is respectively TIMESTAMP, DATETIME or TIME.
45  
46 < 11. Improve generation of random cursor names in TIBSQL - avoid risk of "cursor
47 <    already open" errors due to random numbers being identical.
46 > 5. Additional argument for IAttachment.PrepareWithNamedParameters -
47 >     CaseSensitiveParams: boolean = false
48  
49 < 12. IBTable: corrected error that could result in an "Index out of bounds" error
50 <    when opening the table and the Primary Key is the last or only column in the
51 <    table. Thanks to Rick Hoover for the fix.
49 >   If this argument is set to true then SQL parameter names are assumed to be case
50 >   sensitive and must be referenced (using ISQLParams.ByName) using the case
51 >   sensitive name.
52  
53 < IBX Change Log  version                                                              (1.2-4) Sat, 09 May 2015 12:38:29 +0100
53 > 6. Bug fix: when setting a query parameter, it is now possible, when the parameter
54 >   is of type VarChar or Char to set the parameter to a numeric value (e.g. using
55 >   .AsCurrency) and then subsequently to update the value to a non-numeric string
56 >   using .AsString.
57  
68 1.  Firebird Services: avoid List Index error when opening a service with an
69    empty Params property.
58  
71 2.  IBControls: Fix problem with new link mechanism introduced in 1.2.3.
72    Link now set up in Loaded method - avoids occasional failure to apply
73    SQL markup on initial open.
59  
60 < 3.  "Employees" example performance improvements when scrolling.
60 > FBINTF Change Log  version                  (1.1-3) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:28:10 +0000
61  
62 < 4.  DBControlGrid: Correctly handle edit panel removal when panel is child control of a
78 <    TFrame. Force recaching of selected frame to avoid GTK race (results in a
79 <    random image cached).
62 > 1. DARWIN only syntax error: fix missing semi-colon in TFBClientAPI.LoadIBLibrary
63  
64 < 5.  DBControlGrid: Should now react to changes in panel height at run time.
64 > 2. Restrict IsMultiThread check to Unix only for compatibility with
65 >   https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30535
66  
67 < 6.  IBDynamicGrid: Redraws rows below on panel editor hide - avoids blank space at end of grid  
68 <    even when further rows exist.
67 > 3. New SQL Tokeniser added to IBUtils. This is used to pre-process SQL with
68 >   named parameters and is intended to avoid problems with (e.g.) Execute Block
69 >   and processing internal parameters as statement parameters.
70  
71 < 7.  DBControlGrid: DefaultRowHeight is no longer a published property as it should
72 <    always be derived from panel height and setting this property can cause confusion.
88 <    Note for existing projects: to avoid a missing property error at run time,
89 <    each form using the DBControlGrid must be opened, updated and saved in the IDE
90 <    in order to remove the property value from the lfm.
71 > 4. New interface IFirebirdLibrary provides access to the underlying firebird DLL
72 >   or shared object. Available via a new member (GetFBLibrary) of IFirebirdAPI.
73  
74 + 5. New function added to IB.pas
75  
76 < IBX Change Log  version                                                          (1.2-3) Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:11:17 +0100
76 >   function LoadFBLibrary(aLibPathName: string): IFirebirdLibrary
77  
78 < 1.  TIBStoredProc. Prepare now called by ParamByName to avoid need to always
79 <    call Prepare before setting parameter values.
78 >   This allows a Firebird Library to be loaded from an explicit path. use the
79 >   IFirebirdLibrary.GetFirebirdAPI member function to get the Firebird API using
80 >   the library. It is possible to load Firebird libraries from different locations
81 >   simultaneously, each with a distinct IFirebirdAPI.
82  
83 < 2.  Error message on ParamByName (all cases) not found now includes name of missing parameter.
83 > FBINTF Change Log  version               (1.1-2) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:30:32 +0100
84  
85 < 3.  Code tidyup and more robust handling of dsql information result vector.
85 > 1. Firebird.pas: {$OBJECTCHECKS OFF} added to file to avoid runtime error when
86 >   program compiled with -CR command line switch.
87  
88 < 4.  Support for centralised handling of transaction status changes. TIBTransaction
89 <    has been given additional events "AfterEdit", "AfterInsert", "AfterDelete", "AfterPost"
90 <    and "AfterExecQuery". The first three are called after the same event is called
105 <    for an IBCustomDataSet descendent using the Transaction. The fourth is called
106 <    after a call to TIBSQL.ExecQuery, again using this transaction. These new events
107 <    enable monitoring of transaction status changes for a given transaction to be
108 <    handled in a single place. For example, when a change to the dataset occurs
109 <    an indicator can be set that shows the user that in order to save changes,
110 <    the transaction should be committed.  Rather than doing this per dataset, this
111 <    can now be done per transaction.
88 > 2. IServiceManager additions (informational):
89 >    function getProtocol: TProtocol;
90 >    function getPortNo: AnsiString;
91  
92 < 5.  TDataSet.CheckBrowseMode automatically posts changes to the current row when
93 <    the dataset is scrolled. However, any changes to the current row are, by default,
94 <    discarded when the dataset is closed. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery and TIBTable now
95 <    have a new property "DataSetCloseAction" that adds automatic posting of changes
117 <    on dataset close. If this property is set to dcDiscardChanges (default) then the
118 <    behaviour is unchanged from previous versions. if the value is set to dcSaveChanges
119 <    then IBX will attempt to post any unsaved changes before the dataset is closed
120 <    (and after the BeforeClose event handler is called). The exception is when the
121 <    dataset is being closed as a result of a transaction rollback. In this case,
122 <    no action is taken and any unsaved  changes are discarded. This avoids both
123 <    unnecessary overhead and the risk that a validation error may occur in the Post
124 <    raising an exception and thereby preventing a rollback.
92 > 3. IServiceManager improved error handling. Interfaces changed:
93 >    function Start(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true): boolean;
94 >    function Query(SQPB: ISQPB; Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
95 >    function Query(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
96  
97 < 6.  String Field sizes and Display Widths should now be correct for multi-byte character sets.
98 <    In earlier versions, the Display Width was set to the maximum byte width rather than the character
128 <    width. Display Widths are now corrected by dividing by the max byte width per character.
129 <    For UTF8 character sets, the byte width is four and hence the Display Width will be
130 <    the byte width divided by 4. The byte width of each character set is determined
131 <    dynamically when the database connection is estabished from the RDB$CHARACTER_SETS
132 <    system table. (see also http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=27766).
97 > 4. IAttachment addition (informational)
98 >    function GetSecurityDatabase: AnsiString;
99  
100 < 7.  SQLParser will now correctly parse SQL Text which contains ':' within quoted string.
100 > 5. IStatement: performance counters now updated after each Fetch. GetPerfStatistics
101 >   thus now returns accumulated stats for a select statement from opening a cursor
102 >   up to the last fetch.
103  
104 < 8.  IBLookupComboEditBox: List should now always be restored to full list when the
105 <    control loses focus. Default Key press default interval reduced to 200ms.
104 > 6. DARWIN: uloadlibrary.inc bug fix. Many thanks to Luigi Naimi for correcting
105 >   the problem.
106  
107 < 9.  DBControlGrid: Ensure that selection is changed to newly appended row, even
108 <    when dataset rows are less than visible rows.
107 > 7. Type change: "TPerfCounters = array[TPerfStats] of Int64". Note "Int64"
108 >   replaces deprecated "comp" type.
109  
110 < 10. IBDynamicGrid: Editor Panel is not shown on indicator click if Datasource
143 <    does not exist or DataSet is empty. More responsive on dataset open. New event
144 <    OnRestorePosition. Column sort disabled if no header row.
110 > 10. Testsuite Test10 updated to include thread synchronisation for event reporting.
111  
112 < 11. IBTreeView: improved handling of response to "Add Node". Avoid scrolling dataset
147 <    while dataset state is dsInsert. Avoids posting errors.
112 > 11. URL Connection Strings: inet4 and inet6 now recognised.
113  
114 < 12. IBControls: New mechanism for distributing UpdateSQL and UpdateParams events. This is to
150 <    avoid conflict with DisableControls/EnableControls with Master/Detail linked tables.
114 > 12. IBUtils: Parse and Make Connect String now recognise URL style loopback syntax.
115  
116 < 13. IBLookupComboEditBox: Now avoids SQL Errors when combo box text contains single quotes.
116 > 13. IAttachment.CharSetName2CharSetID is now performed case insensitive.
117  
154 14. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new Event - OnValidatePost. This event has been introduced
155    to solve a specific problem. That is when the dataset cursor is moved (e.g. by
156    a grid mouse click and the current row is being edited or inserted. In this case, TDataset
157    always "posts" the current record regardless or whether or not it may be more appropriate
158    to cancel any changes; the post occurs before the "BeforeScroll" event fires due to the way the
159    "MoveBy" function is implemented by TDataSet. The OnValidatePost event is called
160    as the first action of the "Post" method and allows the handler to convert the Post
161    into a Cancel if that is the appropriate action on moving to a different row. This is
162    achieved by returning with "CancelPost" argument set to true. Note that an exception could be
163    raised here, but it may still be more appropriate to validate a post and signal
164    a problem in the "BeforePost" event handler. See readme.automaticposts.xhtml)
118  
119 < 15. On Unix derived systems, the Firebird library name can now be given as a colon
167 <    separated list. Each library name on the list is tried in turn, in left to right
168 <    order with the first found being used as the firebird library. By default, on Linux,
169 <    the library name list is 'libfbembed.so.2.5:libfbembed.so.2.1:libfbclient.so.2'. This can be
170 <    overidden by the FBLIB environment variable or the OnGetLibraryName function.
119 > FBINTF Change Log  version (1.1-1) Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:51:16 +0000
120  
121 <    Note: when using the libfbembed.so, if you prefix the database name with "localhost:"
173 <    then it will still attempt to access the database via the Firebird Server and will
174 <    require a username and password. If only the pathname is given, then the username
175 <    and password should be omitted and the unix file permissions are used to grant
176 <    access.
121 > 1. IBUtils.QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded: Add check for space character.
122  
123 < IBX Change Log  version                                                    (1.2-2) Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:35:04 +0000
123 > 2. IAttachment: add two new methods
124 >     function HasDefaultCharSet: boolean;
125 >     function GetDefaultCharSetID: integer;
126  
127 < 1.  A new IBControl - TDBControlGrid has been added. TDBControlGrid a lookalike
128 <    rather than a clone for the Delphi TDBCrtlGrid. TDBControlGrid is a single column grid
129 <    that replicates a TWinControl - typically a TPanel or a TFrame in each row. Each row
130 <    corresponds to a row of the linked DataSource. Any data aware control on the
184 <    replicated (e.g.) TPanel will then appear to have the appropriate value for the row.
127 >   These return, respectively, true if a connection default character set was
128 >   specified and the character set id of the connection default character set.
129 >   The DefaultCharSetID is cached when the connection is opened and hence does not
130 >   require a database lookup.
131  
132 < 2. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "SQLHourGlass" has been added to TIBDatabase.
187 <   When set to false (default true), the Hour Glass cursor is supcpressed and no cursor change
188 <   takes place during database access. This may be useful when there are performance issues with
189 <   the change of cursor. Setting the property to false suppresses the change of cursor.
132 > 3. Avoid exception when a text blob is a stored procedure parameter.
133  
134 < 3. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "AutoCommit" has been added to TIBDataSet, TIBQuery
192 <   and TIBTable. When set to acCommitRetaining (Default: acDisabled), a call is made to
193 <   Transaction.CommitRetaining immediately after every Post or Delete. This has the effect of
194 <   making all changes permanent immediately rather than when the transaction is explicitly
195 <   committed.
134 > 4. Update test suite to include a test for a stored proc returning a text blob.
135  
136 < 4. Experimental support for the Firebird 3 SQL_BOOLEAN type has been added while still
137 <   using the legacy Firebird API. Thanks to Gabor Boros for helping to test this feature.
136 > 5. IAttachment: add
137 >      function GetRemoteProtocol: AnsiString;
138 >      function GetODSMajorVersion: integer;
139 >      function GetODSMinorVersion: integer;
140 >      function GetAuthenticationMethod: AnsiString;
141  
142 < IBX Change Log  version                                                   (1.2-1) Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:14:15 +0000
142 >   These results are cached when the connection is opened and hence do not
143 >   require a database lookup.
144  
145 < Development version only.
145 > 6. IAttachment: add "function GetConnectString: AnsiString;" This returns the
146 >   connect string used to create/connect to the database.
147  
148 < IBX Change Log  version                                      (1.2-0) Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:34:04 +0000
148 > 7. IAttachment: Create Database using SQL statement. The username and password
149 >   are now extracted and used to populate a DPB made available via IAttachment.getDPB.
150 >   It is now possible to use IAttachment disconnect/connect to reconnect to
151 >   a database for which the initial connection was established by a create
152 >   database sql statement. Available in FPC only.
153  
154 < 1. An internal select SQL Parser is now available for TIBCustomDataset descendents.
207 <   This is typically used during an "OnBeforeOpen" event handler to manipulate the
208 <   "Where" and "Having" clauses to implement user specified filters of arbitrary
209 <   complexity.
154 > 8. Update Test 1 to test 5, 6 and 7 above.
155  
156 < 2. A new Component Palette entry "Firebird Data Controls" is now available. This has
212 <   three new data aware controls dependent on IBX and which make use of the SQL Parser.
213 <   These are:
156 > 9. IBUtils code tidy up.
157  
158 <   - TIBLookupComboEditBox
159 <   - TIBDynamicGrid
160 <   - TIBTreeview
158 > 10. Parameter Block interfaces "find" method. As documented, this should have
159 >   returned a nil interface when the item could not be found. Instead, an empty
160 >   interface item was returned. "Find" now works as documented and will return
161 >   a nil interface if the item cannot be found.
162  
163 <   TIBLookupComboEditBox is a TDBLookupComboBox descendent that implements "autocomplete"
220 <   of typed in text and "autoinsert" of new entries. Autocomplete uses SQL manipulation
221 <   to revise the available list and restrict it to items that are prefixed by the
222 <   typed text (either case sensitive or case insensitive). Autoinsert allows a
223 <   newly typed entry to be added to the list dataset and included in the available
224 <   list items.
163 > 11. DBInformation: support added for isc_info_active_tran_count and isc_info_creation_date.
164  
165 <   TIBDynamicGrid is a TDBGrid descendent that provides for:
166 <   - automatic resizing of selected columns to fill the available row length
167 <   - automatic positioning and sizing of a "totals" control, typically at the
168 <     column footer, on a per column basis.
230 <   - DataSet resorting on header row click, sorting the dataset by the selected column.
231 <     A second click on the same header cell reversed the sort order.
232 <   - Support for a "Panel Editor". That is on clicking the indicator column, the row
233 <     is automatically expanded and a panel superimposed on it. The panel can have any
234 <     number of child controls, typically data aware controls with the same datasource
235 <     as the grid allowing for editing of additional fields and more complex editors.
236 <   - Reselection of the same row following resorting.
237 <   - A new cell editor that provides the same functionality as TIBLookupComboEditBox.
238 <     Its properties are specified on a per column basis and allows for one or more
239 <     columns to have their values selected from a list provided by a dataset.
240 <     Autocomplete and autoinsert are also available. The existing picklist editor
241 <     is unaffected by the extension.
165 > 12. DBInformation: New interfaces: IDIRB and IDIRBItem added to support DB Information
166 >    requests with additional parameters. This is to enable support for fb_info_page_contents
167 >    (return of page contents). Response to fb_info_page_contents returned as
168 >    a string with code page CP_NONE.
169  
170 <   TIBTreeView is a data aware TCustomTreeView.
170 > 13. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_pages_used and fb_info_pages_free added, plus
171 >    test suite updated.
172  
173 < 3. When getting a field value using FieldByName.AsVariant, an SQL_INT64 with a
174 <   zero scale will no longer return an error. An Int64 will be returned instead.
173 > 14. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_crypt_key (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as
174 >    a string type, and fb_info_conn_flags (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as an integer type.
175  
176 < 4. TIBTransaction now has events for Before and After Transaction End and a new function
177 <   "GetEndAction" allowing the EndAction to be accessed by these event handlers.
176 > 15. Service Manager: List of protocols supported expanded to include inet, wnet and xnet.
177 >    An overloaded version of IIFirebirdAPI.GetServiceManager also allows a non
178 >    default connection port to be specified.
179  
180 < 5. TIBQuery can now handle correctly queries which contain the same keyword parameter
252 <   repeated multiple times.
180 > FBINTF Change Log  version                             (1.1-0) Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:20:02 +0000
181  
182 < 6. TIBUpdateSQL will no longer return an error when "RowsAffected" is <> 1. This error
183 <   check used to get in the way of using Stored Procedures, and "Update or Insert"
256 <   statements.
182 > 1. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Numeric types.
183 >   Scale is no longer ignored.
184  
185 < 7. Insert, Modify and Delete property Editors now support Query Generation from
186 <   Stored Procedures.
185 > 2. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Date values
186 >   not in locale format but which are recognised by Firebird. Date values that
187 >   cannot be converted to a string using Pascal library are now passed through
188 >   to Firebird as Text Strings.
189  
190 < 8. Three new examples illustrate the use of the new IB Controls
190 > 3. Lookup character set name by codepage amended to ensure that CP_UTF8 returns
191 >   UTF8 and not UNICODE_FSS.
192  
193 + 4. Charset ID problem. When using Firebird 3, with no default database character set
194 +   and a column has a non-default collation specified, an incorrect character set
195 +   id was being reported that could result in a 'division by zero' error when
196 +   used by IBX. This has now been fixed.
197  
198 < IBX Change Log  version                      (1.1-0) Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:01:07 +0100
198 > 5. Move GetCharsetName, CharSetID2CodePage, CodePage2CharSetID, CharSetName2CharSetID,
199 >   CharSetWidth from IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment. This is a better data model as
200 >   the character sets supported can be updated on a per database basis. That is
201 >   it is possible to add a (Firebird) user defined character set to a database.
202  
203 < 1. TIBXSQLVAR code clean up and optimisation to improve client side "prepare" and parameter
204 <   setting performance. See "readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.(Thanks to
268 <   Gabor Boros for reporting this problem and for testing the improvements).
203 > 6. Add RegisterCharSet to IAttachment. This is used to register a user defined character
204 >   set supported by Firebird with the API.
205  
206 < 2. IBX can now support dialect 3 quoted column names that contain spaces and which differ only in their case.
207 <   See readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.
206 > 7. Add missing isc_info_db_read_only to list of decoded Database Information items
207 >   in FBOutputBlock.pas and update test suite to include this item.
208  
209 < 3. IBX SQL Editors will now automatically add double quotes around column names when the database
274 <   dialect is "3" and the column name contains spaces or is a Firebird 2.5 SQL Reserved Word.
209 > 8. FB30Client: avoid always using "StartMultiple" when only a single database attachment.
210  
211 < 4. Param Type LargeInt now supported in TIBQuery and TIBStoredProc
211 > 9. Loading Windows fbclient.dll: when using the FIREBIRD variable to locate the client
212 >   library or finding it by disk location, the PATH environment variable is now also set to
213 >   include the FIREBIRD directory. This is to ensure that the correct dlls in the
214 >   firebird client library dependencies are loaded.
215  
216 < 5. TIBSQL.ExecQuery retry on failure removed to avoid problems with "at most once"
279 <   actions.
216 > 10. Testsuite: Ensure consistent UTF-8 output on Windows console.
217  
218 < 6. TIBTransaction.SetDefaultDatabase uses SetObjectProp instead of mis-using SetOrdProp (with
282 <   thanks to Yuriy Kopnin for pointing this out).
218 > 11. Testsuite: Update Windows script to include FPC 3.0.4 in search path.
219  
220 < 7. GenerateParamName is now a published property of TIBSQL, TIBQuery and TIBDataSet.
220 > 12. FB30Statement: Protect call to "Move" and avoid calling with a nil pointer
221  
222 < 8. varWord, varShortInt and varInt64 added to TIBXSQLVAR.SetAsVariant and hence now available as variant types
223 <   for both fields and parameter setting.
222 > 13. FB30Statement: A check has been added to ensure that all SQL Parameters
223 >    have been given a value (including NULL). Previously, failing to set the
224 >    value of an SQL Parameter could give rise to unpredictable results or
225 >    an SQLDA error.
226  
227 < 9. Changes to the Select SQL in an IBCustomDataset descendent should now be
290 <   visible in the Fields Editor immediately afterwards - rather than only after cycling the "active" property.
227 > 14. FB30Statement/FB25Statement: Set SQLParam "modified" when string value set.
228  
229 < 10. TIBSQL SQL editor will operate correctly and not report an SQL syntax error on SQL test,
230 <    when DSQL ('?') parameter placeholders are used and the TIBSQL.GenerateParamNames property is set to true.
229 > 15. FBAttachment: Avoid string reference count error when processing an Ansistring
230 >    parameter in an array of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
231  
232 < 11. TIBTable now has a property editor for "MasterFields"
232 > 16. FBAttachment: Allow for WideString and UnicodeString parameters in an array
233 >    of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
234  
297 12. SQL Property Editors now include a checkbox "Allow DSQL Placeholder". This corresponds to the
298    GenerateParamNames property and should be set when using DSQL (i.e. '?') style parameters.
235  
236 < 13. The IBTransaction editor now has a radio button ("Unspecified") which is set when the combination
301 <    of settings is unrecognised. Selecting this radio button has no effect on the settings.
302 <  
236 > FBINTF Change Log  version             (1.0-2) Sat, 04 Mar 2017 14:43:56 +0000
237  
238 < IBX Change Log  version                 (1.0-5) Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:22:23 +0000
238 > 1. Change syntax to Mode Delphi
239  
240 < 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to >= 2.7.0 to match revised availability of change.
240 > 2. Change all uses of string type to explicit AnsiString in order to ensure
241 >   compatibility between Delphi and FPC.
242  
243 < IBX Change Log  version          (1.0-4) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:56:13 +0000
243 > 3. Various syntax changes to ensure Delphi and FPC compilation including GUIDs
244 >   defined for each interface.
245  
246 < 1. In a TIBCustomDataset descendent, a generator now only sets the value when
311 <   it is null. This allows for alternative user defined setting of the generator
246 > 4. Generics syntax variations for Delphi added
247  
248 <   Many thanks to Julio Jiménez for this fix
248 > 5. PChar replaced with PByte expect where an actual string is being referenced,
249 >   where PAnsiChar is used instead.
250  
251 < 2. An Error Dialog is now displayed in the Lazarus IDE if IBX cannot find the Firebird Library
316 <   and suggests that the user may have forgotten to install it.
251 > 6. Review of type definitions in IBExternals to ensure Delphi compatibility
252  
253 < IBX Change Log  version         (1.0-3) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:53:39 +0000
253 > 7. Testsuite updated for Delphi
254  
255 < 1. Conditional compilation used to limit registration of TIntegerField to
321 <   Lazarus versions less than 1.1
255 > FBINTF Change Log  version            (1.0-1) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:57 +0000
256  
257 < 2. When a database connection is created, character set is now by default set
258 <   to UTF8 (Unix) or to the current Windows code page (Windows) if in the range
325 <   1250 to 1254.
257 > 1. Limit maximum Blob segment read/write to MaxuShort. Avoids data loss with
258 >   large blobs and the FB3 API.
259  
260 + 2. Update Event Handling algorithm to avoid looping due to recreation of the
261 +   event block.
262  
263 < IBX Change Log  version     (1.0-2) Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:10:30 +0100
263 > 3. Avoid invalid XSQLDA error when the only parameter is updated to null
264  
265 < 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to > 2.6.2 to match expected availability of change.
265 > 4. Array Handling: fix problem with text arrays with character set none. When the
266 >   DB connection has a default character set (e.g. UTF8), an error is raised by
267 >   Firebird if the space allocated is not enough to allow for transliteration, even
268 >   though it is not required for character set none.
269  
270 + 5. IBUtils: List of reserved words brought up-to-date
271  
272 < IBX Change Log  version    (1.0-1) Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:00:04 +0100
272 > 6. Add ISQL style performance statistics collection to IStatement
273  
274 < 1. In IBCustomDataset. Changed CurBookmark from string to TBookmark for compiler versions > 2.6.0
275 <   Necessary because of TBookmark type and TDataSet.Bookmark property change in fpc 2.7.1
274 > 7. Add IFirebirdAPI.CreateDatabase variant to allow execution of user provided
275 >   CREATE DATABASE statement.
276  
277 < 2. IBX now registers TIntegerField as a "No Icon" component. This may be removed if the fpc DB
278 <   package is changed to do this (which it should do).
277 > 8. Update SQL Statement parsing to allow for Array Dimensions. That is so that the ':' in
278 >   an array dimension is not mistaken for a named parameter prefix.
279  
280 < IBX Change Log  version (1.0-0)  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0100
280 > 9. Trim function no longer applied to result of GetAsString for SQL_TEXT
281 >   when Character set is octets. Avoids loss of non printable characters at start of string.
282  
283 < 1. Add "if active then active := false" to TIBCustomDataset destructor. (Avoid error on database close).
283 > 10. Add function GetPerfStatistics to IStatement. This returns ISQL like performance
284 >    statistics for the last action. Requires use of procedure IStatement.EnableStatistics
285 >    to enable stats gathering.
286  
287 < 2. Make use of $STATIC conditional in IBSQLMonitor (Needed for FPC 2.6.0 compliance)
287 > 11. API Version information added as constants to IB.pas
288  
289 < 3. Database Property Editor: Character Set drop down box now uses "OnChange" rather than "OnCloseUp" to react to changes
289 > 12. BlobMetaData character set id should now be the same as that given by IColumnMetaData.GetCharSetID
290  
291 < 4. Property editors should now correctly resize.
291 > 13. Firebird Character set "NONE" now interpreted as codepage CP_ACP.
292  
293 < 5. In IBDatabaseEdit.TestClick, the LoginPrompt is now set to the state of the LoginPrompt Checkbox
294 <   (restored original functionality)
293 > FBINTF Change Log  version                                      (1.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:47 +0000
294 >
295 > 1. Initial Release
296  
354 6. Under OSX, if IBX fails to load libfbclient.dylib, it will now try and load the firebird
355   library using the absolute path /Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Firebird.

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