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1 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-3 Build 12803) Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:20:04 +0100
2 +
3 + 1. Add try-..except check when initially loading library in IDE. This should
4 + ensure that IDE continues to load even when a failure occurs in IBX load
5 + library.
6 +
7 + 2. IBXScript: now recognises a CASE...END block within a stored procedure and
8 +   hence will correctly detect end of the outer containing block when the block
9 +   contains a SELECT ... CASE ... END construct.
10 +
11 + 3. IBExtract: some further tidying up to remove extraneous white space.
12 +
13 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-2 Build 12773) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:59:42 +0100
14 +
15 + 1. TIBDatabaseInfo: review and tidy-up of property types. Most widen to int64 with the
16 +   exception of those defined to be one byte wide e.g. DBImplementationNo.
17 +
18 + 2. TIBSQL: Batch Update/Insert support added.
19 +
20 + 3. TIBStoredProc: when generating the SQL, the value of the StoredProcName property
21 +   is no longer automatically converted to upper case when it is syntactically a
22 +   SQL Identifier. This is to support the use of stored procedures defined e.g.
23 +   as CREATE PROCEDURE "iCASE".
24 +
25 +   There could be a backwards compatibility issue when the StoredProcName was entered
26 +   manually at design time. That is not selected from the drop down list. If the
27 +   StoredProcName is entered in mixed case and the procedure was declared e.g. as
28 +   CREATE PROCEDURE iCASE, then the SQL generation will be incorrect. You should
29 +   ensure that the value of the StoredProcName is all upper case, unless it was
30 +   declared under dialect 3 and explicitly as mixed case (i.e. delimited by double
31 +   quotes).
32 +
33 +   Note that when a stored procedure name was declared delimited in double quotes,
34 +   as in the first example above, the value of the StoredProcName property must not
35 +   include the delimiters (double quotes).
36 +
37 + 4. IBXUpgradeConfFile: an exception is now raised if a patch file specified in
38 +   upgrade.conf was not found. This replaces silently ignoring the problem.
39 +
40 + 5. TIBLocalDBSupport: new property "SectionHeaderTemplate". This defaults to
41 +   'Version.%.3d' and is used to generate the section header names (for a given
42 +   version no.) in the upgrade.conf file.
43 +
44 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-1 Build 12550) Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:59:14 +0100
45 +
46 + 1. -c command line option added to fbsql example program. Used to set connection
47 +   character set.
48 +
49 + IBX Change Log  version (2.4-0 Build 12543) Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000
50 +
51 + 1. Firebird 4 support added.
52 +
53 + 2. New FB4 data types TIME WITH TIME ZONE, TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, DECFLOAT and
54 +   extended precision NUMERIC fields are supported.
55 +
56 + 3. TFmtBCDField is used to support access to DECFLOAT and extended precision NUMERIC fields.
57 +
58 + 4. TIBDateTimeField and TIBTimeField are introduced in support of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
59 +   and TIME WITH TIME ZONE fields. These inherit from TDateTimeField.
60 +
61 + 5. IBExtract now supports FB4 enhancements:
62 +   - new data types as above
63 +   - Identity column extensions
64 +   - Default user role
65 +   - SQL Security clause for Database, Tables, Procedures, Functions and Triggers
66 +   - Internal Functions
67 +
68 + 6. IBExtract: new event: OnExtractLines.
69 +
70 + 7. IBExtract: revert create trigger to legacy syntax see Firebird CORE-6243, CORE-5545 and DOC-145
71 +
72 + 8. IBXServices: Server version no. parsing now allows any letter before major version number
73 +   and is no longer restricted to 'V' e.g. "LI-T4.0.0.1436 Firebird 4.0 Beta 1"
74 +
75 + 9. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property TZTextOption. Used to determine the default
76 +   format for rendering a time zone.
77 +
78 + 10. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property DefaultTZDate. Used to provide the default date
79 +     to convert TIME WITH TIME ZONE data type values to and from GMT.
80 +
81 + 11. Unit name IBTypes changed to IBInternals. Internal interfaces TIBGUIInterface and TIBTimerInf renamed to
82 +    IIBGUIInterface and IIBTimerInf respectively.
83 +
84 + 12. Constants: DPBPrefix and TPBPrefix moved to IB unit. DPBConstantNames and TPBConstantNames
85 +    now accessible as properties of TIBDatabase and TIBTransaction respectively.
86 +
87 + 13. String Fields: when a fixed character with (CHAR) field is returned, it is now
88 +    truncated to its fixed character width rather than being right padded with
89 +    white space to the maximum data size.
90 +
91 + 14. TIBTable.Empty table. In additional to deleting all records in the underlying
92 +    table, the internal buffers are now also flushed ensuring that the TIBTable is
93 +    also empty.
94 +
95 + 15. TBatchSQLStatementReader: Line buffer is now cleared on call to reset.
96 +
97 + 16. TIBXControlService descendents: DatabaseName may now be set using a database
98 +    connect string. The database name is extracted from the connect string.
99 +
100 + 17. DBControlGrid: Minor bug fixes. avoid AV on form closure, avoid black panel
101 +
102 + 18. TIBExtract: Data type of COMPUTED By columns is no longer included in SQL.
103 +
104 + 19. Local database on Linux and with legacy API and FB 2.5 embedded server: fixed problem with password
105 +    not being present as required.
106 +
107 + 20. IBTreeView split into DBTreeView and IBTreeView. This former is an IBX indepedent
108 +    version that can be customised to work with other database drivers.
109 +
110 + 21. ISQLMonitor: use platform specific LineEnding to delimit messages. Avoids
111 +    unnecessary CR at end of line on Unix platforms.
112 +
113 + 22. ISQLMonitor: Unix: Default semaphore timeout increased from 1 second to 10
114 +    seconds in order to reduce risk of message loss.
115 +
116 + 23. ISQLMonitor: read and write count statistics now available via:
117 +      property TIBSQLMonitor.ReadCount;
118 +      IIBSQLMonitorHook.GetWriteCount: integer;
119 +
120 + 24. ISQLMonitor tidy up and unit split. IPC functions moved to new unit IBIPC.
121 +
122 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-5 Build 12350) Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:11:02 +0100
123 +
124 + 1.  TIBStringField: when a string value is read from a dataset buffer, if the
125 +    number of UTF8 characters exceeds the string size then string is truncated
126 +    to the maximum string size. This is  usually a problem with fixed width columns
127 +    right padded with white space.
128 +
129 + 2.  SQLFiltered and SQLFilterParams added to TIBQuery, TIBTable and TIBDataset.
130 +    If SQLFiltered is set then when a dataset is opened, each line in the
131 +    SQLFilterParams property is assumed to be a SQL condition clause and
132 +    ANDed into the Where clause of the SQL Select statement provided as a
133 +    dataset property. Each such SQL condition thus acts as an additional filter
134 +    on the dataset.
135 +
136 + 3.  The Filtered property inherited from TDataset is no longer used for SQL (server
137 +    side filters).
138 +
139 + 4. IBLookupComboEditBox: Selection should no longer reset to start of text when
140 +   text matches complete entry.
141 +
142 + 5. TIBDataLink: Detail Dataset params not refreshed unless both master and detail
143 +   dataset are active (avoids risk of access violation if master is inactive)
144 +
145 + 6. TIBEvents: Registered property can now be set at design time even if database not open
146 +
147 + 7. TIBEvents: component now correctly re-initialised after call to UnregisterEvents.
148 +   This should prevent "spillover" of events between sessions.
149 +
150 + 8. TIBCustomDataset: GetNextRecord now called when reseting to first record of a unidirectional dataset.
151 +   This should ensure that the internal buffer is set up correctly and avoids
152 +   a duplicate initial row.
153 +
154 + 9. TIBStringField: DataSize now given as byte size of string less trailing any zero character.
155 +   That is, the DataSize should be the field size * character set width. The
156 +   value returned by DataSize is now the same as the Dataset buffer size reserved
157 +   for the field.
158 +
159 + 10. IBExtract: Tidyup of SQL generation. Avoid unnecessary double quotes.
160 +
161 + 11. TIBCustomDataset: Add checks on buffer sizes when copying data from row to field buffer
162 +    and vice-versa. This may result in an exception being raised (correctly) for
163 +    older programs when using dataset fields added to a form and the database has been
164 +    upgraded. For example, computed fields can change from 32-bit to 64-bit integers.
165 +    In such cases, the field needs to be deleted in the IDE fields editor and then
166 +    added back in.
167 +
168 + 12. IBCustomDataSet: CanInsert, CanEdit, CanDelete and CanRefresh updated to return
169 +    false if query contains only white space and not just empty.
170 +
171 + 12. IBCustomDataset: Blob data is now cleared when TDataSet.Cancel is called. This
172 +    should ensure that (e.g.) a TDBMemo is correctly refreshed after a dataset edit
173 +    is cancelled.
174 +
175 + 13. IBCustomDataset: SetArrayIntf should no longer cause an access violation if
176 +    called on a null field.
177 +
178 + 14. IBCustomDataSet: An access violation should no longer occur when calling CancelUpdates
179 +    results in an empty dataTC86                Client side Filtered Dataset    1       X
180 + set.
181 +
182 + 15. IBCustomDataSet: OnUpdateError should now be called in all circumstances when
183 +    a cached update is applied and an exception is raised.
184 +
185 + 16. IBCustomDataSet: Avoid access violation when SetBookmarkData called with nil pointer.
186 +
187 + 17. Console Mode Local Database support: backup/restore should now work correctly.
188 +
189 + 18. Local Database Support: if an upgrade fails, a downgrade is now performed if
190 +    possible and an exception raised.
191 +
192 + 19. MinimumVersionNo added to Local Database Support. Database will not open if
193 +    below this version no. and upgrade not possible.
194 +
195 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-4 Build 12041) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:32 +0100
196 +
197 + 1.  TIBXDataSet and Generators: Generator Names that are not all upper case or
198 +    not SQL Identifiers are now supported.
199 +
200 + 2.  TIBXScript: Set Generator is no longer rejected as unrecognised SQL and is
201 +    passed to the Firebird engine for execution.
202 +
203 + 3.  TIBDataSet: Unidirectional datasets now give an error message if an attempt
204 +    is made to scroll back.
205 +
206 + 4.  New unit: IBMessages.pas. Contains only messages used by IBX and not FBIntf
207 +
208 + 5. TIBLookupComboEditBox: When generating auto-complete SQL, the ListField is now
209 +   only enclosed in double quotes in SQL dialect 3 and when it needs to be.
210 +
211 + 6. TIBLookupComboEditBox: when the list source opens, the ListField name is now
212 +   validated. If no match is found in the list of field names and the database has
213 +   been opened in SQL Dialect 3, then the ListField Name is converted to upper case
214 +   if it then matches a field name. Otherwise, a Listfield not valid exception occurs.
215 +
216 + 7. IBGeneratoreditor.pas: Add missing parenthesis around "IS" statement for compliance
217 +   with fpc 3.2.
218 +
219 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11512) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
220 +
221 +
222 + 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
223 +   and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
224 +   includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
225 +   Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
226 +   For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
227 +
228 +   Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
229 +   over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
230 +   also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
231 +   "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
232 +   compression to be used.
233 +
234 +   Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
235 +   returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
236 +   ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
237 +
238 + 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
239 +   is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
240 +   ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
241 +
242 + 3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and
243 +   not "INT64".
244 +
245 + 4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut
246 +   These are:
247 +    property TimestampFormat: string;
248 +    property DateFormat: string;
249 +    property TimeFormat: string;
250 +
251 +   Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP,
252 +   DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format
253 +   characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html).
254 +
255 +   If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default
256 +   is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the
257 +   locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds.
258 +
259 +   TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other
260 +   two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively.
261 +
262 + 5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut:
263 +     property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true)
264 +
265 +   If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is
266 +   used to delimit each and every string in the output.
267 +
268 + 6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut:
269 +    property FieldSeparator: string;
270 +    property HeaderSeparator: string;
271 +
272 +   Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields
273 +   in data and header rows. Both default to ','.
274 +
275 + 7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut:
276 +    TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object;
277 +    property OnFormatTextString;
278 +
279 +   This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included
280 +   in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings.
281 +   This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT.
282 +
283 + 8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name.
284 +   Uses "FindParam" if in order to find out if a parameter with a given name exists
285 +   and without raising and exception if it does not.
286 +
287 + 9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of the TParams SQL parser in order to ensure
288 +   consistency with SQL queries.
289 +
290 + 10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery.
291 +    When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for
292 +    TIBDataSet only applies to Select query.
293 +
294 + 11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in
295 +    an IDE exception.
296 +
297 + 12. LocalDBSupport: initial database creation should now work correctly
298 +    when the schema source is an sql file.
299 +
300 + 13. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: new event handler "property OnProgressEvent: TOnProgressEvent"
301 +    when defined, this handler will be called by the internal TIBXScript during
302 +    initial database creation when the schema source is an sql file and may be used
303 +    to provide a visual indication of progress in console mode.
304 +
305 + 14. TCustomIBLocalDBSupport: new public property "InOnCreateDB: boolean". This is set
306 +    to true while a new local database is being created and its schema populated.
307 +    Useful in (e.g.) TIBDatabase.OnAfterConnect handler to suppress actions
308 +    when the database is disconnected/connected during the create DB procedure.
309 +
310 + 15. TIBXScript: any User/password parameters found in a CREATE DATABASE statement
311 +    are now always ignored and replaced by the user name and password provided as
312 +    the login parameters for the TIBDatabase referenced from the TIBXScript. The
313 +    IgnoreCreateDatabase property still applies and the CREATE DATABASE statement is
314 +    completely ignored if this property is true.
315 +
316 + 16. Code tidyup in IBTreeView: Node properties initialisation moved from TIBTreeView.AddNodes
317 +    to TIBTreeView.Added. An OnAddition event handler is no longer needed to initialise
318 +    ImageIndex and SelectImageIndex values on AddNode.
319 +
320 + 17. TIBDatabase.Attachment and TIBXServicesConnection.ServicesIntf properties are now
321 +    read/write. This should enabled (e.g.) multiple instances of TIBDatabase to share
322 +    the same database connection.
323 +
324 + 18. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery now support the TDataSet "Filter" property.
325 +    if provided, this should be an conditional SQL expression suitable for
326 +    including in an SQL Select statement "where" clause. If non-empty and the
327 +    "Filtered" property is true then the SQL expression provided as the value of
328 +    the "Filter" property is "ANDed" with any existing condition statement
329 +    in the SQL statement's "Where" clause.
330 +
331 +    If the "Filter" property is set at run time, the "Filtered" property is true
332 +    and the dataset is already open, then the dataset is closed and re-opened automatically.
333 +
334 +    The "Filter" condition may include IBX style parameters. In which case, their
335 +    value must be set by the dataset's "OnBeforeOpen" event handler.
336 +
337 +    This is a public property for TIBDataSet and TIBQuery query and intended for
338 +    use at run time.
339 +
340 +    Note: The property is a published property of TIBTable. The TIBTable functionality
341 +    is unaffected by this change.
342 +
343 + IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
344 +
345 + 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
346 +   IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
347 +   mode apps.
348 +
349 + 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
350 +   statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
351 +
352 + 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
353 +   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
354 +
355 + 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
356 +   as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
357 +
358 + 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
359 +
360 + 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
361 +   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
362 +
363 + 7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
364 +    being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
365 +
366 + 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
367 +   FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
368 +   the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
369 +
370 + 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
371 +   is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
372 +   services connection.
373 +
374 + 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
375 +   or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
376 +
377 + 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
378 +    view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
379 +    TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
380 +    ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
381 +
382 + 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
383 +    the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
384 +    must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
385 +    this setting.
386 +
387 + IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
388 +
389 + 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
390 +   Utf8EscapeControlChars
391 +
392 + IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
393 +
394 + IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
395 + all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
396 +
397 + The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
398 + IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
399 + to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
400 + to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
401 + Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
402 + packages.
403 +
404 + 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
405 +   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
406 +   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
407 +   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
408 +   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
409 +   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
410 +   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
411 +
412 + 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
413 +   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
414 +   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
415 +   new set of IBX packages.
416 +
417 + 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
418 +   updated to use the new Services API components.
419 +
420 + 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
421 +
422 + 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
423 +   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
424 +   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
425 +   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
426 +   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
427 +
428 + 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
429 +   are ignored.
430 +
431 + 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
432 +   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
433 +   are also fired.
434 +
435 + 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
436 +   is started and not just the first time.
437 +
438 + 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
439 +   depenendency with comp type.
440 +
441 + 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
442 +
443 + 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
444 +    then this is recognised and not ignored.
445 +
446 + 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
447 +    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
448 +    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
449 +    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
450 +
451 +    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
452 +    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
453 +    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
454 +    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
455 +    and then GetPerfStatistics.
456 +
457 +    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
458 +
459 + 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
460 +    in parenthesises.
461 +
462 + 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
463 +    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
464 +    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
465 +    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
466 +
467 + 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
468 +    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
469 +
470 + 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
471 +       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
472 +
473 +    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
474 +    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
475 +    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
476 +    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
477 +    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
478 +    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
479 +
480 +    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
481 +    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
482 +    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
483 +
484 + 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
485 +    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
486 +
487 + 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
488 +    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
489 +    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
490 +    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
491 +
492 + 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
493 +
494 + 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
495 +    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
496 +
497 + 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
498 +    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
499 +
500 + 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
501 +    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
502 +    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
503 +    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
504 +    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
505 +        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
506 +        no DataSource assigned.
507 +
508 + 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
509 +    between SQL statements.
510 +
511 + 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
512 +    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
513 +    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
514 +    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
515 +    against the metadata object name.
516 +
517 +    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
518 +    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
519 +
520 + 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
521 +    with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
522 +    or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
523 +
524 + 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
525 +    statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
526 +
527 + 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
528 +
529 + 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
530 +    a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
531 +    is executed.
532 +
533 + 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
534 +
535 + 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
536 +    converting statement to upper case.
537 +
538 + 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
539 +    IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
540 +    in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
541 +    ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
542 +
543 + 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
544 +
545 + 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
546 +    types.
547 +
548 + IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
549 +
550 + NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
551 + AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
552 + RELEASE.
553 +
554 + NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
555 +
556 + 1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
557 +
558 + 2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
559 +   The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
560 +   information). However, this is also a very useful mechanism for returning updated computed by
561 +   column values. Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
562 +   replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
563 +
564 +   Previously, if a dataset's select query included read only (computed by) fields then
565 +   an automatic row refresh was performed after an insert or update query had been processed,
566 +   irrespective of the setting of the "ForcedUpdates" property. This has changed such
567 +   that an automatic refresh is no longer performed if an insert or update query contains
568 +   a returning clause that updates one or more fields on the current row. A full row
569 +   refresh is only performed if (a) ForcedRefresh is true or (b) the query does not return any
570 +   field values and the select query contains read only fields. Use of Insert/update
571 +   returning should be significantly more efficient than executing a refresh query.
572 +
573 +   This behaviour change is intended to be backwards compatible and there should be no need to change
574 +   existing programs, other than to improve performance by using the new capability.
575 +
576 + 3. IBCustomDataSet: DELETE...RETURNING queries are now also recognised. However, as
577 +   they are called when the dataset row is being deleted, there is no value in
578 +   updating the current record from the query result. Instead, a new event handler
579 +   "OnDeleteReturning" is provided. If a DELETE...RETURNING query is execute and
580 +   an OnDeleteReturning event handler is provided then it is called with the IResults returned
581 +   by the query. The event handler can then interrogate the query results and
582 +   perform whatever action is necessary. For example to confirm, to the user,
583 +   the deletion of a row with the returned values.
584 +
585 + 4. TIBTable: generated Insert and Update SQL now include a RETURNING clause for
586 +   any Computed By or Identity Columns. The IBTables example has been updated to
587 +   illustrate the computation of the employee Full Name on update.
588 +
589 + 5. TIBTable: The GeneratorField property is now published.
590 +
591 + 6. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
592 +   When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
593 +   be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
594 +   each Identity column after the insert is executed.
595 +
596 + 7. The Modify Property Editor now generates Update SQL with Computed By fields in Update..Returning clause.
597 +   Similarly Insert Property Editor now generates Insert SQL with Computed By fields in
598 +   Insert..Returning clause.
599 +
600 + 8. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
601 +   a new value is generated.
602 +
603 + 9. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed - ensures new transaction is used.
604 +
605 + 10. Property editors will now sync table name to a System Table when "Include System
606 +    Tables" is selected and the query is for a System Table.
607 +
608 + 11. Minor Performance improvement to handling of Date/Time types in IBX datasets. Field
609 +    values are no longer converted to milliseconds from TDateTime and then back again
610 +    to TDateTime (the conversion to milliseconds is the default TDataset approach).
611 +
612 + 12. Property Editors handling of Stored Procedures.
613 +    * Select and Refresh: only show a list of stored procedures that return multiple rows (proc type 1) and
614 +      which have a non-empty list of output parameters (i.e. stored procedures that may be used in a select
615 +      query).
616 +    * Modify and Insert: only show a list of stored procedures that return at most a singleton row (proc type 2).
617 +
618 + 13. IBStoredProc: Now supports Firebird 3 Package Names. A new published property PackageName
619 +    can be used to select a package. If non-empty, the stored procedure name is
620 +    expected to be a stored procedure defined in the specified package and the
621 +    generated SQL will be as required for a stored procedure located in a package.
622 +
623 + 14. Select, Refresh, Insert, Modify, Delete and TIBSQL SQL Property Editors now include
624 +    a "Package Name" drop down box to allow selection of a Firebird 3 Package from
625 +    which a stored procedure can be selected. With no package name selected, non-package
626 +    stored procedures are listed.
627 +
628 + 15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
629 +    for password on reconnect.
630 +
631 + 16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
632 +    and character set name.
633 +
634 + 17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
635 +    DB info lookups"
636 +
637 + 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
638 +
639 + 19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
640 +
641 + 20. IBUpdate: Ignore non-data (e.g. calculated) fields when assembling list of input
642 +    parameters. This stops an exception being raised when the field cannot be
643 +    located in the record buffer.
644 +
645 + 21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
646 +    is a System Table.
647 +
648 + 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
649 +    This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
650 +
651 + 23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
652 +    add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
653 +    an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
654 +    database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
655 +
656 + 24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
657 +    This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
658 +
659 + 25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
660 +
661 + 26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
662 +    databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
663 +    (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
664 +    trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
665 +    in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
666 +    from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
667 +    Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
668 +    above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
669 +    used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
670 +
671 + 27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
672 +    this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
673 +    managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
674 +    editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
675 +    is then displayed.
676 +
677 + 28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
678 +     * DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
679 +     * TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
680 +     * GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
681 +     * PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
682 +     * PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
683 +     * Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
684 +     * EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
685 +
686 + 29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
687 +
688 + 30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
689 +
690 + 31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
691 +    the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
692 +
693 + 32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
694 +    in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
695 +    firing during backup and restore.
696 +
697 + 33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
698 +    for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
699 +    see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
700 +
701 + 34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
702 +
703 + 35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
704 +    palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
705 +    services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
706 +    regular expressions. See.
707 +    https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
708 +
709 + 36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
710 +    option on a database.
711 +
712 + 37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
713 +    context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
714 +    service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
715 +    code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
716 +
717 + 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
718 +    and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
719 +
720 + 39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
721 +    a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
722 +
723 + 40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
724 +    be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
725 +    port number is used.
726 +
727 + 41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
728 +    and not just the mouse.
729 +
730 + 42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
731 +
732 + 43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
733 +    image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
734 +
735 + 44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
736 +    then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
737 +    only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
738 +
739 + 45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
740 +    and child nodes in dataset.
741 +
742 +
743 + IBX Change Log  version                            (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
744 +
745 + 1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
746 +   changes.
747 +
748 + 2. IBCustomDataset: Fixed use of incorrect datasize in TIBStringField.SetAsString.
749 +   Bug could result in truncated multi-byte character set values.
750 +
751 + 3. Changes consequential on moving fbintf character set utility functions from
752 +   IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment.
753 +
754 + 4. Avoid "Object is nil" error when opening a database with DefaultSystemCodePage = true
755 +
756 + 5. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition when autocompleting text that occasionally
757 +   results in autocomplete ignoring prefix text.
758 +
759 + 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that cursor is not reset to start of text when
760 +   entering a new name into the text box.
761 +
762 + 7. IBCustomDataset: ensure that TIBStringField uses the field size reported by
763 +   Firebird rather than recomputing it.
764 +
765 + 8. Property Editor positioning tidy up: All IBX Property editors should now be
766 +   screen centre. Previously some were "poDesigned" which may be inappropriate
767 +   for multi monitor desktops.
768 +
769 + 10. TIBTreeView.FindNode: protect against error if zero length path or empty tree node.
770 +
771 + 11. TIBTransaction: On Force Disconnect do not raise an exception when problem ending
772 +    a transaction and always reset the object.
773 +
774 + 12. TIBQuery tidyup: remove unnecessary call to GetAffectedRows.
775 +
776 + 13. TIBXScript: Allow for override of database filename in Create Database statements.
777 +
778 + 14. IBLocaldb: Support initialisation of the database from an SQL script in addition
779 +    to a gbak format archive.
780 +
781 + 15. IBLocaldb: fix problem that stopped the OnSharedDataDir event from being recognised.
782 +
783 + 16. IBLocaldb: Drop database if error creating an empty database.
784 +
785 + 17. TIBTreeView: improve performance when selecting node - avoid refreshing dataset
786 +    unless selected node not in current dataset.
787 +
788 + 18. IBServices: SetDBParams method moved from TCustomIBLocalDBSupport (in IBLocalDB package)
789 +    to TIBCustomService, and IBlocalDB code tidy up.
790 +
791 + 19. IBTreeView: Initialise TIBTreeNode KeyValue to null to avoid unpredictable
792 +    behaviour due to uninitialised variable.
793 +
794 + 20. IBServices: Correct encoding of isc_spb_prp_write_mode in TIBConfigService from
795 +    integer to byte. Ditto isc_spb_prp_reserve_space and isc_spb_prp_access_mode.
796 +
797 + 21. IBSQL: When Database changed ensure that all resources are freed.
798 +
799 + 22. IBCustomDataset: When database changed ensure that queries an unprepared.
800 +
801 + 23. SQL Property Editors now use SynEdit with SQL Highlighter. New features include:
802 +    * Line Wrap on SQL Token boundaries (on user command)
803 +    * auto-complete table names in drop down list of table names
804 +    * Double click on tablename or field name adds to SQL text
805 +
806 + 24. IBDataOutput: print statistics using float (%f) format instead of decimal (%d).
807 +
808 + 25. IBTreeView: Call to FindNode: param type change from "array of Variant" to
809 +    TVariantArray. Seems to avoid memory corruption in Windows (probably a
810 +    workaround for a problem in fpc 3.0.4 win64).
811 +
812 + 26. IBDatabaseInfo: Code tidy up. Add check for database not assigned or not open.
813 +
814 + 27. IBDatabaseInfo: Remove memory leak when accessing database operation counts.
815 +
816 + IBX Change Log  version                   (2.0-2) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
817 +
818 + 1. TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase: extract full DB Name from SQL using reg ex in order to
819 +   include remote system name.
820 +
821 + 2. TIBExtract: No longer include comment header and COMMIT statement for empty
822 +   tables when data included in output.
823 +
824 + 3. Profiling: IBSQL now has conditional compilation flags to enable query performance
825 +   and timing information to be written to stdout. This may be used to locate
826 +   performance bottlenecks.
827 +
828 + 4. SQLParser: only call "OnChanging" event handler when value is different.
829 +
830 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Update handling of navigation keys for a TDateEdit
831 +
832 + 6. IBCustomDataset: Set internalunprepared flag when transaction ends. This ensures
833 +   that BindFields is called when the query is next activated. Avoids FieldName
834 +   not found error.
835 +
836 + 7. IBUpdate: This is a new IBX component similar to TIBUpdateSQL. It is more general
837 +   purpose and allows the programmer to define any action they want for Update, Insert
838 +   or Delete. This may be complex SQL (similar to a Trigger), application specific
839 +   filtering of updates, or use of statements such as Grant or Revoke instead of
840 +   normal DML. See User Manual for more information.
841 +
842 + IBX Change Log  version                  (2.0-1) Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:31:49 +0000
843 +
844 + 1. TIBEvents: Fix uninitialised variable that could result in lost events.
845 +
846 + 2. TIBExtract: Added support for FB3 "USAGE" privilege.
847 +
848 + 3. TIBExtract: data formatted as Charset set "octets" is now output using
849 +   hexadecimal notation.
850 +
851 + 4. TIBExtract: Binary Blobs and array data can now be embedded in INSERT statements
852 +   using a simple XML format.
853 +
854 + 5. TIBExtract: extract of individual Triggers and Stored Procedures can now include
855 +   grants to these objects.
856 +
857 + 6. TIBExtract: Stored Procedures and Views output in dependency order to avoid
858 +   dependency problems restoring complex databases.
859 +
860 + 7. TIBXScript: This component has been restructured to allow for the processing of
861 +   embedded XML in INSERT statements and to support interactive sources in addition
862 +   to non-interactive data sources such as files.
863 +
864 + 8. TIBXScript: CREATE DATABASE, DROP DATABASE, CONNECT statements are now supported.
865 +
866 + 9. TIBXScript: ISQL compatiable Set statements are now supported:
867 +   SET SQL DIALECT
868 +   SET TERM
869 +   SET AUTODDL
870 +   SET BAIL
871 +   SET ECHO
872 +   SET COUNT
873 +   SET STATS
874 +   SET NAMES <character set>
875 +
876 + 10. IBVersion unit added to hold current IBX Version Number information.
877 +
878 + 11. TIBExtract: Use character rather than byte length for VarChar procedure arguments.,
879 +    and domain definitions.
880 +
881 + 12. TIBExtract: Triggers now use SQL2003 syntax and database and transaction triggers
882 +    fully supported.
883 +
884 + 13. TIBExtract: when a database dump includes data, the generator values are now also set.
885 +
886 + 14: IBSQLEdit: Unit LCLPlatformDef added to uses clauses for lazarus 1.7 and later.
887 +
888 + IBX Change Log  version     (2.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:44 +0000
889 +
890 + See also doc/IBX4LazarusGuide.pdf for important information on
891 + upgrading to IBX2.
892 +
893 + 1. Size property of TIBStringField is now the width in characters of the field
894 +   and not the byte length. This applies only to multi-byte character sets such
895 +   as UTF8. The original approach aligned with TStringField. However, the TStringField
896 +   code is not recognised as a bug and hence this change to align the behaviour.
897 +   The TStringField change is expected in fpc 3.2.0.
898 +
899 + 2. A new property AutoFieldSize: boolean has been added to TIBStringField. When
900 +   true (default) then Size property value saved in the lfm is ignored. Size is
901 +   always set from the dynamic information read from the database. It is unclear
902 +   why anyone would want to override this and set Size to false.
903 +
904 + 3. ibxscript: should now handle correctly a Case..End statement within a procedure
905 +   block.
906 +
907 + 4. IBDatabase: new property - CreateIfNotExists. If true and database does not
908 +   exist when an attempt is made to connect to it (run time only) then an attempt
909 +   is made to create the database.
910 +
911 + 5. IBDatabase: new event - OnCreateDatabase. This event is called after a database
912 +   has been successfully created as a result of a call to CreateDatabase or when
913 +   creating a database after it was found not to exist.
914 +
915 + 6.  DBControlGrid: a race condition could result in the wrong row image being
916 +    written to the cache. This has been avoided by a trip round the message
917 +    loop before rendering the row image.
918 +
919 + 7.  DBControlGrid: It is strongly recommended not to open the source DataSet for
920 +    a DBControlGrid during a Form's "OnShow" event handler. Under GTK2 this is
921 +    known to risk corrupt rendering of row images when the control is first
922 +    displayed. If necessary use "Application.QueueAsyncCall" to delay opening
923 +    of the dataset (see DBControlGrid examples) until the Form's Window has been created.
924 +
925 + 8.  DBControlGrid & IBDynamicGrid: Navigation keys should now work correctly with
926 +    a TDateEdit control located on an editor panel.
927 +
928 + 9.  TIBExtract: brought up-to-date plus many bug fixes.
929 +
930 + 10. DBControlGrid: Removed memory leak when updating rows.
931 +
932 + 11. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: fixed invalid free on upgrade.
933 +
934 + IBX Change Log  version                                           (1.4-3) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:10:15 +0100
935 +
936 + 1. IBCustomDataset: When calling SetCodePage, no longer request transliteration
937 +   when target codepage is CP_NONE. This is a workaround for
938 +   http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30622.
939 +
940 + 2. DBLog option removed from TIBStatisticalService - not supported by server
941 +   since Firebird 1.5.
942 +
943 + 3. ibxscript: An error is no longer generated for "on commit preserve rows" or
944 +   similar.
945 +
946 + 4. IBCodePage: updated mapping between codepages and character id.
947 +
948 + 5. ftWideString and ftWideMemo withdrawn. There is no UTF16 character set in
949 +   Firebird. Character sets with a char width of two are not UTF16.
950 +
951 + 6. Strings received from the database are now always transliterated into UTF8
952 +   regardless of the database character set or connection character set. This
953 +   is for compatibility with the LCL.
954 +
955 + IBX Change Log  version  (1.4-2) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:25:27 +0100
956 +
957 + 1. IBBlob: Defer reading of blob until read method called. This avoids having to
958 +   read in an entire blob just to get the size of the blob. General performance
959 +   improvement when opening datasets containing blobs.
960 +
961 + 2. Clearing a  Blob now sets the corresponding field's modified flag.
962 +
963 + 3. IBLookupCombo: When not performing auto-complete, original query sort order
964 +   is now used.
965 +
966 + 4. IBDynamicGrid: Add OnSelectEditor event. Allows editor panel to be dynamically
967 +   determined.
968 +
969 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Recompute column widths after dataset closed and re-opened.
970 +
971 + 6. IBLookupCombo: LazUTF8 added to uses clause to avoid compilation problems post
972 +   lazarus 1.6.0
973 +
974 + 7. IBControls. Removed "runtime" from list of paths to avoid "multiple packages"
975 +   compilation error.
976 +
977 + IBX Change Log  version                                 (1.4-1) Tue, 17 May 2016 09:14:51 +0100
978 +
979 + 1. No character set specified for connection: when a text blob is retrieved, the
980 +  character set is determined by looking up the native character set using then
981 +  Firebird API. Otherwise a text mode blob is assumed to have the same character
982 +  set as the connection.
983 +
984 + 2. TIBGUIInterface: this is an internal interface. Minor type changes to allow
985 +   for Login Dialog returing a change to the database path.
986 +
987 + 3. Design Time Database and Server login Dialogs now allow the Database Name/Server Name
988 +   to be changed from that given in the TIBDatabase/TIBServer component and for the
989 +   entered value to be saved on a project specific basis (design time only).
990 +
991 + 4. IBDynamicGrid: TDBLookupCellEditor now compares its DataFieldName with the
992 +   column fieldname. If they are the same then it is acts as a look up for the KeyValue
993 +   Otherwise, it sets the column text to the selected ListField Value.
994 +
995 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Only visible columns are now taken into account When recalculating
996 +   column width.
997 +
998 + 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Fix error with autocomplete query when a RelationName is given
999 +   and a case insensitive search is requested.
1000 +
1001 + 7. IBDynamicGrid: No longer ignores notifications removing Column Totals controls
1002 +   or column ListSource.
1003 +
1004 + 8. IBQuery: no longer performs unnecessary refresh of SQL Text (and hence avoids an
1005 +   unprepare) when closing and the text has not changed.
1006 +
1007 + 9. IBSQL: Base the cursor name on a GUID instead of a hexstr version of the class pointer.
1008 +   Less likely to cause a cursor re-use error on Windows.
1009 +
1010 + 10.SV5IPC: include workaround for OSX. FPC 3.0.0 has broken ipc module for darwin.
1011 +   Expected to be fixed in 3.0.2. Hence workaround only applies to 3.0.0.
1012 +
1013 + 11. TIBTreeView: Guard against nil destination on record changed
1014 +
1015 + 12. AnsiString Code page support: TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString now return a
1016 +    string type with the code page set to reflect the returned field encoding after
1017 +    Firebird driver transliteration, if any.  FPC 3.0.0 onwards only. Behaviour unchanged for
1018 +    earlier versions.
1019 +
1020 + 13. AnsiString Code page support: Assigning to TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString
1021 +    will now result in transliteration to the code page specified for the Firebird driver
1022 +    if the assigned string has a different code page. FPC 3.0.0 onwards only.
1023 +
1024 + 14. TIBDatabase: new property UseDefaultSystemCodePage. When set any lc_ctype parameter
1025 +    is ignored and the lc_ctype value, when the database is opened, is set to align with
1026 +    the DefaultSystemCodePage (FPC 3.0.0 onwards). Normally, this is what you want and should ensure
1027 +    platform independence. Note: this applies to FPC 3.0.0 and earlier versions. Pre FPC
1028 +    3.0.0, when this property is true, the lc_ctype is UTF8 except under windows when
1029 +    the GETACP is used to determine the Windows code page.
1030 +
1031 + 15. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCharSetName. This is the Firebird character set
1032 +    name used as the lc_ctype when the database was opened. Only valid while the
1033 +    Database is connected.
1034 +
1035 + 16. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCodePage (FPC >=3.0.0 only). This is the codepage
1036 +    id that corresponds to the DefaultCharSetName.
1037 +
1038 + IBX Change Log  version                          (1.4-0) Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:44:24 +0000
1039 +
1040 + 1. Unix: If Firebird Embedded Server shared object is loaded and a local database
1041 +   path is given and database attach fails due to access permission issues on the
1042 +   temp directory or security database, then the attach is retried with "localhost:"
1043 +   prefixing the databasename. This should avoid problems when the database has to
1044 +   be accessed by a local (e.g. classic) server and libfbembed is used.
1045 +
1046 + 2. Windows: revised search order for Firebird DLL:
1047 +     i.   The Firebird Embedded Server in the application Directory.
1048 +     ii.  If the FIREBIRD environment variable is set then the directory this
1049 +          points to is searched for the FB Client DLL and then then underlying
1050 +          "bin" directory.
1051 +     iii. Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird Server\Instances
1052 +          is used to locate the Firebird installation directory and the underlying
1053 +          "bin" directory is searched for the FB Client DLL.
1054 +     iv.  The Default installation directories C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_x
1055 +          are searched for the FB Client DLL.
1056 +     v.   The PATH Environment variable is used to search for the FB Client DLL.
1057 +     vi.  Finally the  PATH Environment variable is used to search for IBASE.DLL.
1058 +
1059 + 3. New Component: TIBXScript. This is an ISQL compatible SQL script execution engine.
1060 +   See doc/readme.scriptengine and example applications.
1061 +
1062 + 4. New Component: TIBlocalDBSupport. This is a TIBDatabase support component intended to
1063 +   simplify the use of the embedded firebird server on both Linux and Windows platforms.
1064 +   See dpc/readme.localdatabase and example applications.
1065 +
1066 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Reordering on column header click should now also work for
1067 +   dynamic columns.
1068 +
1069 + 6. ISQLMonitor: (Windows only). Mutex added to TMultilockGate to avoid race condition
1070 +   between incrementing/decrementing the lock count and signalling the event.
1071 +
1072 + IBX Change Log  version           (1.3-2) Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:39:54 +0000
1073 +
1074 + 1.3.2 was never formally released and only made available as beta copies.
1075 +
1076 + 1. DBControlGrid,IBDynamicGrid: Ignore down arrow and up arrow in TCustomMemo
1077 +
1078 + 2. IBDynamicGrid: Now deals correctly with a single column grid which has no indicator and autosize column
1079 +
1080 + 3. IBLookupComboEditBox: reset timer on each key press - avoids timer going off too early
1081 +
1082 + 4. IBDynamicGrid: Call event OnUpdateSortOrder even when aliasname not found in dataset
1083 +   i.e. when it is a calculated field
1084 +
1085 + 5. IBDynamicGrid: Fix problem selecting a different row when expanded row at end of grid.
1086 +   This problem was due to a race condition between recalculating row heights and
1087 +   determining which row was selected by the mouse click. The row height calculation
1088 +   is now deferred by an extra trip round the message loop allowing the row to
1089 +   be always calculated on the current grid layout rather than risking it being
1090 +   calculated on the grid layout after the expanded row has been shrunk.
1091 +
1092 + 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition between cm_killfocus and cm_exit on
1093 +   Windows.
1094 +
1095 + 7. TIBStringField: Now has two new public properties: CharacterSetName: string and CharacterSetSize: integer;
1096 +   These properties allow the (Firebird) character set name for the field and the max number of bytes per character
1097 +   to be determined at runtime. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
1098 +
1099 + 8. TIBWideStringField: This is a new field type with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
1100 +   TWideStringField. This field type is used with the character size reported by Firebird is two. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
1101 +
1102 + 9. TIBMemoField and TIBWideMemoField: new field types with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
1103 +   TMemoField and TWideMemoField respectively. These field types are used with Blob subtype 1 and a characterset size of
1104 +   1, 3 or 4 (TIBMemoField) or 2 (TIBWideMemoField). See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
1105 +
1106 +   Both also have a new published property "DisplayTextAsClassName". If false (default) the displaytext is generated
1107 +   from the blob text by truncating the string to the displaywidth (in characters not bytes). A displaywidth of zero
1108 +   implies no truncation.
1109 +
1110 + 10. IBLookupComboEditBox: Force autocomplete when EditingDone called and timer active.
1111 +
1112 + 11. IBDynamicGrid: Call DataSet.Append when entering edit mode and dataset empty and not in insert state
1113 +   (avoids "Not in Edit Mode" error).
1114 +
1115 + 12. IBDynamicGrid: Correctly resize grid when one column width plus indicator.
1116 +
1117 + 13. IBDynamicGrid: Ensure Editor Panel has focus when shown - avoids Windows API calling
1118 +    DBGrid.DoExit on subsequent mouse click (e.g. on child control such as a tabbed page control.
1119 +
1120 + 14. IBDynamicGrid: ignore up, down tab and return when editorpanel open and focus in a TCustomGrid descendent.
1121 +
1122 + 15. DBControlGrid: Stop flashing grid when dataset closed and then re-opened while DisabledControls
1123 +
1124 + 16. IBQuery: Bug fixed that prevented SQL being set programmatically once the Parser had been invoked.
1125 +
1126 + 17. IBCustomDataSet: On close, parser is now freed and Select SQL reverts to value before DataSet Opened.
1127 +
1128   IBX Change Log  version        (1.3-1) Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:30:50 +0100
1129  
1130   1.   OnCloseUp Event Handler added to TDBLookupProperties

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