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1 < IBX Change Log  version >  (1.0-1) Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:28:14 +0100
1 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-3 Build 11348) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
2 >
3 > 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
4 >   and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
5 >   includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
6 >   Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
7 >   For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
8 >
9 >   Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
10 >   over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
11 >   also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
12 >   "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
13 >   compression to be used.
14 >
15 >   Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
16 >   returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
17 >   ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
18 >
19 > 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
20 >   is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
21 >   ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
22 >
23 > 3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and
24 >   not "INT64".
25 >
26 > 4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut
27 >   These are:
28 >    property TimestampFormat: string;
29 >    property DateFormat: string;
30 >    property TimeFormat: string;
31 >
32 >   Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP,
33 >   DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format
34 >   characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html).
35 >
36 >   If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default
37 >   is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the
38 >   locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds.
39 >
40 >   TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other
41 >   two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively.
42 >
43 > 5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut:
44 >     property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true)
45 >
46 >   If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is
47 >   used to delimit each and every string in the output.
48 >
49 > 6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut:
50 >    property FieldSeparator: string;
51 >    property HeaderSeparator: string;
52 >
53 >   Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields
54 >   in data and header rows. Both default to ','.
55 >
56 > 7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut:
57 >    TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object;
58 >    property OnFormatTextString;
59 >
60 >   This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included
61 >   in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings.
62 >   This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT.
63 >
64 > 8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name.
65 >
66 > 9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of TParams SQL parser in order to ensure
67 >   consistency with SQL queries.
68 >
69 > 10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery.
70 >    When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for
71 >    TIBDataSet only applies to Select query.
72 >
73 > 11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in
74 >    an IDE exception.
75 >
76 > IBX Change Log  version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
77 >
78 > 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
79 >   IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
80 >   mode apps.
81 >
82 > 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
83 >   statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
84 >
85 > 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
86 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
87 >
88 > 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
89 >   as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
90 >
91 > 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
92 >
93 > 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
94 >   internal SQL tokeniser routines.
95 >
96 > 7.  Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
97 >    being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
98 >
99 > 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
100 >   FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
101 >   the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
102 >
103 > 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
104 >   is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
105 >   services connection.
106 >
107 > 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
108 >   or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
109 >
110 > 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
111 >    view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
112 >    TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
113 >    ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
114 >
115 > 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
116 >    the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
117 >    must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
118 >    this setting.
119 >
120 > IBX Change Log  version                 (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
121 >
122 > 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
123 >   Utf8EscapeControlChars
124 >
125 > IBX Change Log  version                (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
126 >
127 > IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
128 > all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
129 >
130 > The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
131 > IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
132 > to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
133 > to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
134 > Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
135 > packages.
136 >
137 > 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
138 >   the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
139 >   use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
140 >   more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
141 >   As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
142 >   provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
143 >   using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
144 >
145 > 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
146 >   finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
147 >   not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
148 >   new set of IBX packages.
149 >
150 > 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
151 >   updated to use the new Services API components.
152 >
153 > 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
154 >
155 > 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
156 >   TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
157 >   as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
158 >   correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
159 >   the setting has moved to the mappings page.
160 >
161 > 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
162 >   are ignored.
163 >
164 > 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
165 >   closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
166 >   are also fired.
167 >
168 > 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
169 >   is started and not just the first time.
170 >
171 > 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
172 >   depenendency with comp type.
173 >
174 > 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
175 >
176 > 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
177 >    then this is recognised and not ignored.
178 >
179 > 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
180 >    function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
181 >    function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
182 >    property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
183 >
184 >    GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
185 >    if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
186 >    counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
187 >    the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
188 >    and then GetPerfStatistics.
189 >
190 >    See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
191 >
192 > 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
193 >    in parenthesises.
194 >
195 > 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
196 >    SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
197 >    only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
198 >    characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
199 >
200 > 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
201 >    are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
202 >
203 > 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
204 >       property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
205 >
206 >    When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
207 >    through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
208 >    then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
209 >    row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
210 >    is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
211 >    to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
212 >
213 >    Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
214 >    chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
215 >    to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
216 >
217 > 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
218 >    with Extract Option eoDatabase.
219 >
220 > 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
221 >    When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
222 >    combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
223 >    relationship with the control's datasource (master).
224 >
225 > 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
226 >
227 > 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
228 >    stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
229 >
230 > 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
231 >    DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
232 >
233 > 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
234 >    i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
235 >    ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
236 >    iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
237 >    iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
238 >        before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
239 >        no DataSource assigned.
240 >
241 > 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
242 >    between SQL statements.
243 >
244 > 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
245 >    ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
246 >    names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
247 >    double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
248 >    against the metadata object name.
249 >
250 >    If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
251 >    against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
252 >
253 > 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
254 >    with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
255 >    or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
256 >
257 > 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
258 >    statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
259 >
260 > 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
261 >
262 > 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
263 >    a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
264 >    is executed.
265 >
266 > 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
267 >
268 > 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
269 >    converting statement to upper case.
270 >
271 > 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
272 >    IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
273 >    in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
274 >    ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
275 >
276 > 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
277 >
278 > 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
279 >    types.
280 >
281 > IBX Change Log  version  (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
282 >
283 > NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
284 > AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
285 > RELEASE.
286 >
287 > NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
288 >
289 > 1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
290 >
291 > 2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
292 >   The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
293 >   information). However, this is also a very useful mechanism for returning updated computed by
294 >   column values. Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
295 >   replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
296 >
297 >   Previously, if a dataset's select query included read only (computed by) fields then
298 >   an automatic row refresh was performed after an insert or update query had been processed,
299 >   irrespective of the setting of the "ForcedUpdates" property. This has changed such
300 >   that an automatic refresh is no longer performed if an insert or update query contains
301 >   a returning clause that updates one or more fields on the current row. A full row
302 >   refresh is only performed if (a) ForcedRefresh is true or (b) the query does not return any
303 >   field values and the select query contains read only fields. Use of Insert/update
304 >   returning should be significantly more efficient than executing a refresh query.
305 >
306 >   This behaviour change is intended to be backwards compatible and there should be no need to change
307 >   existing programs, other than to improve performance by using the new capability.
308 >
309 > 3. IBCustomDataSet: DELETE...RETURNING queries are now also recognised. However, as
310 >   they are called when the dataset row is being deleted, there is no value in
311 >   updating the current record from the query result. Instead, a new event handler
312 >   "OnDeleteReturning" is provided. If a DELETE...RETURNING query is execute and
313 >   an OnDeleteReturning event handler is provided then it is called with the IResults returned
314 >   by the query. The event handler can then interrogate the query results and
315 >   perform whatever action is necessary. For example to confirm, to the user,
316 >   the deletion of a row with the returned values.
317 >
318 > 4. TIBTable: generated Insert and Update SQL now include a RETURNING clause for
319 >   any Computed By or Identity Columns. The IBTables example has been updated to
320 >   illustrate the computation of the employee Full Name on update.
321 >
322 > 5. TIBTable: The GeneratorField property is now published.
323 >
324 > 6. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
325 >   When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
326 >   be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
327 >   each Identity column after the insert is executed.
328 >
329 > 7. The Modify Property Editor now generates Update SQL with Computed By fields in Update..Returning clause.
330 >   Similarly Insert Property Editor now generates Insert SQL with Computed By fields in
331 >   Insert..Returning clause.
332 >
333 > 8. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
334 >   a new value is generated.
335 >
336 > 9. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed - ensures new transaction is used.
337 >
338 > 10. Property editors will now sync table name to a System Table when "Include System
339 >    Tables" is selected and the query is for a System Table.
340 >
341 > 11. Minor Performance improvement to handling of Date/Time types in IBX datasets. Field
342 >    values are no longer converted to milliseconds from TDateTime and then back again
343 >    to TDateTime (the conversion to milliseconds is the default TDataset approach).
344 >
345 > 12. Property Editors handling of Stored Procedures.
346 >    * Select and Refresh: only show a list of stored procedures that return multiple rows (proc type 1) and
347 >      which have a non-empty list of output parameters (i.e. stored procedures that may be used in a select
348 >      query).
349 >    * Modify and Insert: only show a list of stored procedures that return at most a singleton row (proc type 2).
350 >
351 > 13. IBStoredProc: Now supports Firebird 3 Package Names. A new published property PackageName
352 >    can be used to select a package. If non-empty, the stored procedure name is
353 >    expected to be a stored procedure defined in the specified package and the
354 >    generated SQL will be as required for a stored procedure located in a package.
355 >
356 > 14. Select, Refresh, Insert, Modify, Delete and TIBSQL SQL Property Editors now include
357 >    a "Package Name" drop down box to allow selection of a Firebird 3 Package from
358 >    which a stored procedure can be selected. With no package name selected, non-package
359 >    stored procedures are listed.
360 >
361 > 15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
362 >    for password on reconnect.
363 >
364 > 16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
365 >    and character set name.
366 >
367 > 17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
368 >    DB info lookups"
369 >
370 > 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
371 >
372 > 19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
373 >
374 > 20. IBUpdate: Ignore non-data (e.g. calculated) fields when assembling list of input
375 >    parameters. This stops an exception being raised when the field cannot be
376 >    located in the record buffer.
377 >
378 > 21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
379 >    is a System Table.
380 >
381 > 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
382 >    This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
383 >
384 > 23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
385 >    add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
386 >    an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
387 >    database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
388 >
389 > 24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
390 >    This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
391 >
392 > 25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
393 >
394 > 26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
395 >    databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
396 >    (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
397 >    trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
398 >    in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
399 >    from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
400 >    Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
401 >    above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
402 >    used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
403 >
404 > 27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
405 >    this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
406 >    managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
407 >    editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
408 >    is then displayed.
409 >
410 > 28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
411 >     * DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
412 >     * TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
413 >     * GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
414 >     * PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
415 >     * PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
416 >     * Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
417 >     * EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
418 >
419 > 29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
420 >
421 > 30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
422 >
423 > 31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
424 >    the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
425 >
426 > 32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
427 >    in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
428 >    firing during backup and restore.
429 >
430 > 33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
431 >    for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
432 >    see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
433 >
434 > 34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
435 >
436 > 35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
437 >    palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
438 >    services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
439 >    regular expressions. See.
440 >    https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
441 >
442 > 36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
443 >    option on a database.
444 >
445 > 37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
446 >    context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
447 >    service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
448 >    code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
449 >
450 > 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
451 >    and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
452 >
453 > 39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
454 >    a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
455 >
456 > 40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
457 >    be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
458 >    port number is used.
459 >
460 > 41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
461 >    and not just the mouse.
462 >
463 > 42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
464 >
465 > 43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
466 >    image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
467 >
468 > 44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
469 >    then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
470 >    only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
471 >
472 > 45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
473 >    and child nodes in dataset.
474 >
475 >
476 > IBX Change Log  version                            (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
477 >
478 > 1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
479 >   changes.
480 >
481 > 2. IBCustomDataset: Fixed use of incorrect datasize in TIBStringField.SetAsString.
482 >   Bug could result in truncated multi-byte character set values.
483 >
484 > 3. Changes consequential on moving fbintf character set utility functions from
485 >   IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment.
486 >
487 > 4. Avoid "Object is nil" error when opening a database with DefaultSystemCodePage = true
488 >
489 > 5. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition when autocompleting text that occasionally
490 >   results in autocomplete ignoring prefix text.
491 >
492 > 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that cursor is not reset to start of text when
493 >   entering a new name into the text box.
494 >
495 > 7. IBCustomDataset: ensure that TIBStringField uses the field size reported by
496 >   Firebird rather than recomputing it.
497 >
498 > 8. Property Editor positioning tidy up: All IBX Property editors should now be
499 >   screen centre. Previously some were "poDesigned" which may be inappropriate
500 >   for multi monitor desktops.
501 >
502 > 10. TIBTreeView.FindNode: protect against error if zero length path or empty tree node.
503 >
504 > 11. TIBTransaction: On Force Disconnect do not raise an exception when problem ending
505 >    a transaction and always reset the object.
506 >
507 > 12. TIBQuery tidyup: remove unnecessary call to GetAffectedRows.
508 >
509 > 13. TIBXScript: Allow for override of database filename in Create Database statements.
510 >
511 > 14. IBLocaldb: Support initialisation of the database from an SQL script in addition
512 >    to a gbak format archive.
513 >
514 > 15. IBLocaldb: fix problem that stopped the OnSharedDataDir event from being recognised.
515 >
516 > 16. IBLocaldb: Drop database if error creating an empty database.
517 >
518 > 17. TIBTreeView: improve performance when selecting node - avoid refreshing dataset
519 >    unless selected node not in current dataset.
520 >
521 > 18. IBServices: SetDBParams method moved from TCustomIBLocalDBSupport (in IBLocalDB package)
522 >    to TIBCustomService, and IBlocalDB code tidy up.
523 >
524 > 19. IBTreeView: Initialise TIBTreeNode KeyValue to null to avoid unpredictable
525 >    behaviour due to uninitialised variable.
526 >
527 > 20. IBServices: Correct encoding of isc_spb_prp_write_mode in TIBConfigService from
528 >    integer to byte. Ditto isc_spb_prp_reserve_space and isc_spb_prp_access_mode.
529 >
530 > 21. IBSQL: When Database changed ensure that all resources are freed.
531 >
532 > 22. IBCustomDataset: When database changed ensure that queries an unprepared.
533 >
534 > 23. SQL Property Editors now use SynEdit with SQL Highlighter. New features include:
535 >    * Line Wrap on SQL Token boundaries (on user command)
536 >    * auto-complete table names in drop down list of table names
537 >    * Double click on tablename or field name adds to SQL text
538 >
539 > 24. IBDataOutput: print statistics using float (%f) format instead of decimal (%d).
540 >
541 > 25. IBTreeView: Call to FindNode: param type change from "array of Variant" to
542 >    TVariantArray. Seems to avoid memory corruption in Windows (probably a
543 >    workaround for a problem in fpc 3.0.4 win64).
544 >
545 > 26. IBDatabaseInfo: Code tidy up. Add check for database not assigned or not open.
546 >
547 > 27. IBDatabaseInfo: Remove memory leak when accessing database operation counts.
548 >
549 > IBX Change Log  version                   (2.0-2) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
550 >
551 > 1. TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase: extract full DB Name from SQL using reg ex in order to
552 >   include remote system name.
553 >
554 > 2. TIBExtract: No longer include comment header and COMMIT statement for empty
555 >   tables when data included in output.
556 >
557 > 3. Profiling: IBSQL now has conditional compilation flags to enable query performance
558 >   and timing information to be written to stdout. This may be used to locate
559 >   performance bottlenecks.
560 >
561 > 4. SQLParser: only call "OnChanging" event handler when value is different.
562 >
563 > 5. IBDynamicGrid: Update handling of navigation keys for a TDateEdit
564 >
565 > 6. IBCustomDataset: Set internalunprepared flag when transaction ends. This ensures
566 >   that BindFields is called when the query is next activated. Avoids FieldName
567 >   not found error.
568 >
569 > 7. IBUpdate: This is a new IBX component similar to TIBUpdateSQL. It is more general
570 >   purpose and allows the programmer to define any action they want for Update, Insert
571 >   or Delete. This may be complex SQL (similar to a Trigger), application specific
572 >   filtering of updates, or use of statements such as Grant or Revoke instead of
573 >   normal DML. See User Manual for more information.
574 >
575 > IBX Change Log  version                  (2.0-1) Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:31:49 +0000
576 >
577 > 1. TIBEvents: Fix uninitialised variable that could result in lost events.
578 >
579 > 2. TIBExtract: Added support for FB3 "USAGE" privilege.
580 >
581 > 3. TIBExtract: data formatted as Charset set "octets" is now output using
582 >   hexadecimal notation.
583 >
584 > 4. TIBExtract: Binary Blobs and array data can now be embedded in INSERT statements
585 >   using a simple XML format.
586 >
587 > 5. TIBExtract: extract of individual Triggers and Stored Procedures can now include
588 >   grants to these objects.
589 >
590 > 6. TIBExtract: Stored Procedures and Views output in dependency order to avoid
591 >   dependency problems restoring complex databases.
592 >
593 > 7. TIBXScript: This component has been restructured to allow for the processing of
594 >   embedded XML in INSERT statements and to support interactive sources in addition
595 >   to non-interactive data sources such as files.
596 >
597 > 8. TIBXScript: CREATE DATABASE, DROP DATABASE, CONNECT statements are now supported.
598 >
599 > 9. TIBXScript: ISQL compatiable Set statements are now supported:
600 >   SET SQL DIALECT
601 >   SET TERM
602 >   SET AUTODDL
603 >   SET BAIL
604 >   SET ECHO
605 >   SET COUNT
606 >   SET STATS
607 >   SET NAMES <character set>
608 >
609 > 10. IBVersion unit added to hold current IBX Version Number information.
610 >
611 > 11. TIBExtract: Use character rather than byte length for VarChar procedure arguments.,
612 >    and domain definitions.
613 >
614 > 12. TIBExtract: Triggers now use SQL2003 syntax and database and transaction triggers
615 >    fully supported.
616 >
617 > 13. TIBExtract: when a database dump includes data, the generator values are now also set.
618 >
619 > 14: IBSQLEdit: Unit LCLPlatformDef added to uses clauses for lazarus 1.7 and later.
620 >
621 > IBX Change Log  version     (2.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:44 +0000
622 >
623 > See also doc/IBX4LazarusGuide.pdf for important information on
624 > upgrading to IBX2.
625 >
626 > 1. Size property of TIBStringField is now the width in characters of the field
627 >   and not the byte length. This applies only to multi-byte character sets such
628 >   as UTF8. The original approach aligned with TStringField. However, the TStringField
629 >   code is not recognised as a bug and hence this change to align the behaviour.
630 >   The TStringField change is expected in fpc 3.2.0.
631 >
632 > 2. A new property AutoFieldSize: boolean has been added to TIBStringField. When
633 >   true (default) then Size property value saved in the lfm is ignored. Size is
634 >   always set from the dynamic information read from the database. It is unclear
635 >   why anyone would want to override this and set Size to false.
636 >
637 > 3. ibxscript: should now handle correctly a Case..End statement within a procedure
638 >   block.
639 >
640 > 4. IBDatabase: new property - CreateIfNotExists. If true and database does not
641 >   exist when an attempt is made to connect to it (run time only) then an attempt
642 >   is made to create the database.
643 >
644 > 5. IBDatabase: new event - OnCreateDatabase. This event is called after a database
645 >   has been successfully created as a result of a call to CreateDatabase or when
646 >   creating a database after it was found not to exist.
647 >
648 > 6.  DBControlGrid: a race condition could result in the wrong row image being
649 >    written to the cache. This has been avoided by a trip round the message
650 >    loop before rendering the row image.
651 >
652 > 7.  DBControlGrid: It is strongly recommended not to open the source DataSet for
653 >    a DBControlGrid during a Form's "OnShow" event handler. Under GTK2 this is
654 >    known to risk corrupt rendering of row images when the control is first
655 >    displayed. If necessary use "Application.QueueAsyncCall" to delay opening
656 >    of the dataset (see DBControlGrid examples) until the Form's Window has been created.
657 >
658 > 8.  DBControlGrid & IBDynamicGrid: Navigation keys should now work correctly with
659 >    a TDateEdit control located on an editor panel.
660 >
661 > 9.  TIBExtract: brought up-to-date plus many bug fixes.
662 >
663 > 10. DBControlGrid: Removed memory leak when updating rows.
664 >
665 > 11. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: fixed invalid free on upgrade.
666 >
667 > IBX Change Log  version                                           (1.4-3) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:10:15 +0100
668 >
669 > 1. IBCustomDataset: When calling SetCodePage, no longer request transliteration
670 >   when target codepage is CP_NONE. This is a workaround for
671 >   http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30622.
672 >
673 > 2. DBLog option removed from TIBStatisticalService - not supported by server
674 >   since Firebird 1.5.
675 >
676 > 3. ibxscript: An error is no longer generated for "on commit preserve rows" or
677 >   similar.
678 >
679 > 4. IBCodePage: updated mapping between codepages and character id.
680 >
681 > 5. ftWideString and ftWideMemo withdrawn. There is no UTF16 character set in
682 >   Firebird. Character sets with a char width of two are not UTF16.
683 >
684 > 6. Strings received from the database are now always transliterated into UTF8
685 >   regardless of the database character set or connection character set. This
686 >   is for compatibility with the LCL.
687 >
688 > IBX Change Log  version  (1.4-2) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:25:27 +0100
689 >
690 > 1. IBBlob: Defer reading of blob until read method called. This avoids having to
691 >   read in an entire blob just to get the size of the blob. General performance
692 >   improvement when opening datasets containing blobs.
693 >
694 > 2. Clearing a  Blob now sets the corresponding field's modified flag.
695 >
696 > 3. IBLookupCombo: When not performing auto-complete, original query sort order
697 >   is now used.
698 >
699 > 4. IBDynamicGrid: Add OnSelectEditor event. Allows editor panel to be dynamically
700 >   determined.
701 >
702 > 5. IBDynamicGrid: Recompute column widths after dataset closed and re-opened.
703 >
704 > 6. IBLookupCombo: LazUTF8 added to uses clause to avoid compilation problems post
705 >   lazarus 1.6.0
706 >
707 > 7. IBControls. Removed "runtime" from list of paths to avoid "multiple packages"
708 >   compilation error.
709 >
710 > IBX Change Log  version                                 (1.4-1) Tue, 17 May 2016 09:14:51 +0100
711 >
712 > 1. No character set specified for connection: when a text blob is retrieved, the
713 >  character set is determined by looking up the native character set using then
714 >  Firebird API. Otherwise a text mode blob is assumed to have the same character
715 >  set as the connection.
716 >
717 > 2. TIBGUIInterface: this is an internal interface. Minor type changes to allow
718 >   for Login Dialog returing a change to the database path.
719 >
720 > 3. Design Time Database and Server login Dialogs now allow the Database Name/Server Name
721 >   to be changed from that given in the TIBDatabase/TIBServer component and for the
722 >   entered value to be saved on a project specific basis (design time only).
723 >
724 > 4. IBDynamicGrid: TDBLookupCellEditor now compares its DataFieldName with the
725 >   column fieldname. If they are the same then it is acts as a look up for the KeyValue
726 >   Otherwise, it sets the column text to the selected ListField Value.
727 >
728 > 5. IBDynamicGrid: Only visible columns are now taken into account When recalculating
729 >   column width.
730 >
731 > 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Fix error with autocomplete query when a RelationName is given
732 >   and a case insensitive search is requested.
733 >
734 > 7. IBDynamicGrid: No longer ignores notifications removing Column Totals controls
735 >   or column ListSource.
736 >
737 > 8. IBQuery: no longer performs unnecessary refresh of SQL Text (and hence avoids an
738 >   unprepare) when closing and the text has not changed.
739 >
740 > 9. IBSQL: Base the cursor name on a GUID instead of a hexstr version of the class pointer.
741 >   Less likely to cause a cursor re-use error on Windows.
742 >
743 > 10.SV5IPC: include workaround for OSX. FPC 3.0.0 has broken ipc module for darwin.
744 >   Expected to be fixed in 3.0.2. Hence workaround only applies to 3.0.0.
745 >
746 > 11. TIBTreeView: Guard against nil destination on record changed
747 >
748 > 12. AnsiString Code page support: TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString now return a
749 >    string type with the code page set to reflect the returned field encoding after
750 >    Firebird driver transliteration, if any.  FPC 3.0.0 onwards only. Behaviour unchanged for
751 >    earlier versions.
752 >
753 > 13. AnsiString Code page support: Assigning to TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString
754 >    will now result in transliteration to the code page specified for the Firebird driver
755 >    if the assigned string has a different code page. FPC 3.0.0 onwards only.
756 >
757 > 14. TIBDatabase: new property UseDefaultSystemCodePage. When set any lc_ctype parameter
758 >    is ignored and the lc_ctype value, when the database is opened, is set to align with
759 >    the DefaultSystemCodePage (FPC 3.0.0 onwards). Normally, this is what you want and should ensure
760 >    platform independence. Note: this applies to FPC 3.0.0 and earlier versions. Pre FPC
761 >    3.0.0, when this property is true, the lc_ctype is UTF8 except under windows when
762 >    the GETACP is used to determine the Windows code page.
763 >
764 > 15. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCharSetName. This is the Firebird character set
765 >    name used as the lc_ctype when the database was opened. Only valid while the
766 >    Database is connected.
767 >
768 > 16. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCodePage (FPC >=3.0.0 only). This is the codepage
769 >    id that corresponds to the DefaultCharSetName.
770 >
771 > IBX Change Log  version                          (1.4-0) Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:44:24 +0000
772 >
773 > 1. Unix: If Firebird Embedded Server shared object is loaded and a local database
774 >   path is given and database attach fails due to access permission issues on the
775 >   temp directory or security database, then the attach is retried with "localhost:"
776 >   prefixing the databasename. This should avoid problems when the database has to
777 >   be accessed by a local (e.g. classic) server and libfbembed is used.
778 >
779 > 2. Windows: revised search order for Firebird DLL:
780 >     i.   The Firebird Embedded Server in the application Directory.
781 >     ii.  If the FIREBIRD environment variable is set then the directory this
782 >          points to is searched for the FB Client DLL and then then underlying
783 >          "bin" directory.
784 >     iii. Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird Server\Instances
785 >          is used to locate the Firebird installation directory and the underlying
786 >          "bin" directory is searched for the FB Client DLL.
787 >     iv.  The Default installation directories C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_x
788 >          are searched for the FB Client DLL.
789 >     v.   The PATH Environment variable is used to search for the FB Client DLL.
790 >     vi.  Finally the  PATH Environment variable is used to search for IBASE.DLL.
791 >
792 > 3. New Component: TIBXScript. This is an ISQL compatible SQL script execution engine.
793 >   See doc/readme.scriptengine and example applications.
794 >
795 > 4. New Component: TIBlocalDBSupport. This is a TIBDatabase support component intended to
796 >   simplify the use of the embedded firebird server on both Linux and Windows platforms.
797 >   See dpc/readme.localdatabase and example applications.
798 >
799 > 5. IBDynamicGrid: Reordering on column header click should now also work for
800 >   dynamic columns.
801 >
802 > 6. ISQLMonitor: (Windows only). Mutex added to TMultilockGate to avoid race condition
803 >   between incrementing/decrementing the lock count and signalling the event.
804 >
805 > IBX Change Log  version           (1.3-2) Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:39:54 +0000
806 >
807 > 1.3.2 was never formally released and only made available as beta copies.
808 >
809 > 1. DBControlGrid,IBDynamicGrid: Ignore down arrow and up arrow in TCustomMemo
810 >
811 > 2. IBDynamicGrid: Now deals correctly with a single column grid which has no indicator and autosize column
812 >
813 > 3. IBLookupComboEditBox: reset timer on each key press - avoids timer going off too early
814 >
815 > 4. IBDynamicGrid: Call event OnUpdateSortOrder even when aliasname not found in dataset
816 >   i.e. when it is a calculated field
817 >
818 > 5. IBDynamicGrid: Fix problem selecting a different row when expanded row at end of grid.
819 >   This problem was due to a race condition between recalculating row heights and
820 >   determining which row was selected by the mouse click. The row height calculation
821 >   is now deferred by an extra trip round the message loop allowing the row to
822 >   be always calculated on the current grid layout rather than risking it being
823 >   calculated on the grid layout after the expanded row has been shrunk.
824 >
825 > 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition between cm_killfocus and cm_exit on
826 >   Windows.
827 >
828 > 7. TIBStringField: Now has two new public properties: CharacterSetName: string and CharacterSetSize: integer;
829 >   These properties allow the (Firebird) character set name for the field and the max number of bytes per character
830 >   to be determined at runtime. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
831 >
832 > 8. TIBWideStringField: This is a new field type with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
833 >   TWideStringField. This field type is used with the character size reported by Firebird is two. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
834 >
835 > 9. TIBMemoField and TIBWideMemoField: new field types with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
836 >   TMemoField and TWideMemoField respectively. These field types are used with Blob subtype 1 and a characterset size of
837 >   1, 3 or 4 (TIBMemoField) or 2 (TIBWideMemoField). See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
838 >
839 >   Both also have a new published property "DisplayTextAsClassName". If false (default) the displaytext is generated
840 >   from the blob text by truncating the string to the displaywidth (in characters not bytes). A displaywidth of zero
841 >   implies no truncation.
842 >
843 > 10. IBLookupComboEditBox: Force autocomplete when EditingDone called and timer active.
844 >
845 > 11. IBDynamicGrid: Call DataSet.Append when entering edit mode and dataset empty and not in insert state
846 >   (avoids "Not in Edit Mode" error).
847 >
848 > 12. IBDynamicGrid: Correctly resize grid when one column width plus indicator.
849 >
850 > 13. IBDynamicGrid: Ensure Editor Panel has focus when shown - avoids Windows API calling
851 >    DBGrid.DoExit on subsequent mouse click (e.g. on child control such as a tabbed page control.
852 >
853 > 14. IBDynamicGrid: ignore up, down tab and return when editorpanel open and focus in a TCustomGrid descendent.
854 >
855 > 15. DBControlGrid: Stop flashing grid when dataset closed and then re-opened while DisabledControls
856 >
857 > 16. IBQuery: Bug fixed that prevented SQL being set programmatically once the Parser had been invoked.
858 >
859 > 17. IBCustomDataSet: On close, parser is now freed and Select SQL reverts to value before DataSet Opened.
860 >
861 > IBX Change Log  version        (1.3-1) Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:30:50 +0100
862 >
863 > 1.   OnCloseUp Event Handler added to TDBLookupProperties
864 >
865 > 2.   IBDynamicGrid: Call to OnEditorPanelHide is now last editor hide action - avoids
866 >     problem with row size when exception is called.
867 >
868 > 3.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Force pending autocomplete on combobox exit.
869 >
870 > 4.   IBDynamicGrid and DBControlGrid: Keyhandler now ignores up, down, escape and return keys if
871 >     in a TCustomComboBox and ignores return key if in a TCustomMemo
872 >
873 > 5.   IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that KeyValue is set correctly when full text
874 >     keyed in i.e. when autocomplete not performed
875 >
876 > 6.   Cleanup of "Uses" clauses and add console mode support. IBX should now support
877 >     console mode applications with all LCL required functions (builtin dialogs and
878 >     cursor management) centralised in the  IBDialogs unit. As long as "IBDialogs" is
879 >     not included in your project, IBX should compile and link with a console mode program.
880 >     See consolemode example and its "readme"for further guidence. DO NOT add the ibexpress package to a
881 >     console mode application or the IDE will automatically assume that your
882 >     application is GUI based. Instead, you should include the ibexpressconsolemode package.
883 >
884 >     IMPORTANT NOTE: IBDialogs must be included in GUI applications in order
885 >     to use the built in dialogs and cursor management. IBDialogs is
886 >     included by default if "ibexpress" is in your project source's "uses" clause.
887 >     This should be the case for all projects created through the IDE. This is why
888 >     you do not want to add the ibexpress package to console mode applications. The
889 >     ibexpressconsolemode package has been created to allow console mode programs
890 >     to avoid adding LCL dependencies when using IBX, while still having the
891 >     unit search paths set up correctly.
892 >
893 >     Existing users should check to ensure that the "ibexpress" unit is included in
894 >     each project's source file (*.lpr).
895 >
896 >     You may find that in order for the IDE to recognise that ibexpressconsolemode
897 >     exists, you have to first open the package in the IDE and then close it. This
898 >     adds it to the most recently accessed packages list. To make it permanently
899 >     available, add the package name to lazarus' staticpackages.inc file.
900 >
901 >         Thanks to Julio Jiménez for suggesting support of console mode.
902 >
903 > 7.   SQL Parser can now accept quoted strings that include new lines
904 >
905 > 8.   IBDynamicGrid: Lookup Cell Editor - the cursor is now positioned at end
906 >     of text on start of edit. This is particularly useful when tabbing to a
907 >     column and then inserting text.
908 >
909 > 9.   New Examples provided for IB Services and ISQLMonitor.
910 >
911 > 10. Fix error when writing to blob streams that recorded only the last buffer
912 >    write in the blob stream. In most cases, this did not cause a problem as the
913 >    IB Blob Stream is written in a single write. However, with the TDBImage, write
914 >    of a graphic type prefix was lost which caused a problem when the image could
915 >        not be automatically recognised.
916 >
917 > 11. Improve generation of random cursor names in TIBSQL - avoid risk of "cursor
918 >    already open" errors due to random numbers used for the cursor name being identical.
919 >
920 > 12. IBTable: corrected error that could result in an "Index out of bounds" error
921 >    when opening the table and the Primary Key is the last or only column in the
922 >    table. Thanks to Rick Hoover for the fix.
923 >
924 > 13. Fix TIBDatabase initialisation of lc_ctype under unix. Set to "UTF8" instead
925 >    of "UTF-8", and update list of available database character sets. Existing
926 >    users should check the current lc_ctype setting in their applications.
927 >
928 > IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-4) Sat, 09 May 2015 12:38:29 +0100
929 >
930 > 1.  Firebird Services: avoid List Index error when opening a service with an
931 >    empty Params property.
932 >
933 > 2.  IBControls: Fix problem with new link mechanism introduced in 1.2.3.
934 >    Link now set up in Loaded method - avoids occasional failure to apply
935 >    SQL markup on initial open.
936 >
937 > 3.  "Employees" example performance improvements when scrolling.
938 >
939 > 4.  DBControlGrid: Correctly handle edit panel removal when panel is child control of a
940 >    TFrame. Force recaching of selected frame to avoid GTK race (results in a
941 >    random image cached).
942 >
943 > 5.  DBControlGrid: Should now react to changes in panel height at run time.
944 >
945 > 6.  IBDynamicGrid: Redraws rows below on panel editor hide - avoids blank space at end of grid  
946 >    even when further rows exist.
947 >
948 > 7.  DBControlGrid: DefaultRowHeight is no longer a published property as it should
949 >    always be derived from panel height and setting this property can cause confusion.
950 >    Note for existing projects: to avoid a missing property error at run time,
951 >    each form using the DBControlGrid must be opened, updated and saved in the IDE
952 >    in order to remove the property value from the lfm.
953 >
954 >
955 > IBX Change Log  version (1.2-3) Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:11:17 +0100
956 >
957 > 1.  TIBStoredProc. Prepare now called by ParamByName to avoid need to always
958 >    call Prepare before setting parameter values.
959 >
960 > 2.  Error message on ParamByName (all cases) not found now includes name of missing parameter.
961 >
962 > 3.  Code tidyup and more robust handling of dsql information result vector.
963 >
964 > 4.  Support for centralised handling of transaction status changes. TIBTransaction
965 >    has been given additional events "AfterEdit", "AfterInsert", "AfterDelete", "AfterPost"
966 >    and "AfterExecQuery". The first three are called after the same event is called
967 >    for an IBCustomDataSet descendent using the Transaction. The fourth is called
968 >    after a call to TIBSQL.ExecQuery, again using this transaction. These new events
969 >    enable monitoring of transaction status changes for a given transaction to be
970 >    handled in a single place. For example, when a change to the dataset occurs
971 >    an indicator can be set that shows the user that in order to save changes,
972 >    the transaction should be committed.  Rather than doing this per dataset, this
973 >    can now be done per transaction.
974 >
975 > 5.  TDataSet.CheckBrowseMode automatically posts changes to the current row when
976 >    the dataset is scrolled. However, any changes to the current row are, by default,
977 >    discarded when the dataset is closed. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery and TIBTable now
978 >    have a new property "DataSetCloseAction" that adds automatic posting of changes
979 >    on dataset close. If this property is set to dcDiscardChanges (default) then the
980 >    behaviour is unchanged from previous versions. if the value is set to dcSaveChanges
981 >    then IBX will attempt to post any unsaved changes before the dataset is closed
982 >    (and after the BeforeClose event handler is called). The exception is when the
983 >    dataset is being closed as a result of a transaction rollback. In this case,
984 >    no action is taken and any unsaved  changes are discarded. This avoids both
985 >    unnecessary overhead and the risk that a validation error may occur in the Post
986 >    raising an exception and thereby preventing a rollback.
987 >
988 > 6.  String Field sizes and Display Widths should now be correct for multi-byte character sets.
989 >    In earlier versions, the Display Width was set to the maximum byte width rather than the character
990 >    width. Display Widths are now corrected by dividing by the max byte width per character.
991 >    For UTF8 character sets, the byte width is four and hence the Display Width will be
992 >    the byte width divided by 4. The byte width of each character set is determined
993 >    dynamically when the database connection is estabished from the RDB$CHARACTER_SETS
994 >    system table. (see also http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=27766).
995 >
996 > 7.  SQLParser will now correctly parse SQL Text which contains ':' within quoted string.
997 >
998 > 8.  IBLookupComboEditBox: List should now always be restored to full list when the
999 >    control loses focus. Default Key press default interval reduced to 200ms.
1000 >
1001 > 9.  DBControlGrid: Ensure that selection is changed to newly appended row, even
1002 >    when dataset rows are less than visible rows.
1003 >
1004 > 10. IBDynamicGrid: Editor Panel is not shown on indicator click if Datasource
1005 >    does not exist or DataSet is empty. More responsive on dataset open. New event
1006 >    OnRestorePosition. Column sort disabled if no header row.
1007 >
1008 > 11. IBTreeView: improved handling of response to "Add Node". Avoid scrolling dataset
1009 >    while dataset state is dsInsert. Avoids posting errors.
1010 >
1011 > 12. IBControls: New mechanism for distributing UpdateSQL and UpdateParams events. This is to
1012 >    avoid conflict with DisableControls/EnableControls with Master/Detail linked tables.
1013 >
1014 > 13. IBLookupComboEditBox: Now avoids SQL Errors when combo box text contains single quotes.
1015 >
1016 > 14. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new Event - OnValidatePost. This event has been introduced
1017 >    to solve a specific problem. That is when the dataset cursor is moved (e.g. by
1018 >    a grid mouse click and the current row is being edited or inserted. In this case, TDataset
1019 >    always "posts" the current record regardless or whether or not it may be more appropriate
1020 >    to cancel any changes; the post occurs before the "BeforeScroll" event fires due to the way the
1021 >    "MoveBy" function is implemented by TDataSet. The OnValidatePost event is called
1022 >    as the first action of the "Post" method and allows the handler to convert the Post
1023 >    into a Cancel if that is the appropriate action on moving to a different row. This is
1024 >    achieved by returning with "CancelPost" argument set to true. Note that an exception could be
1025 >    raised here, but it may still be more appropriate to validate a post and signal
1026 >    a problem in the "BeforePost" event handler. See readme.automaticposts.xhtml)
1027 >
1028 > 15. On Unix derived systems, the Firebird library name can now be given as a colon
1029 >    separated list. Each library name on the list is tried in turn, in left to right
1030 >    order with the first found being used as the firebird library. By default, on Linux,
1031 >    the library name list is 'libfbembed.so.2.5:libfbembed.so.2.1:libfbclient.so.2'. This can be
1032 >    overidden by the FBLIB environment variable or the OnGetLibraryName function.
1033 >
1034 >    Note: when using the libfbembed.so, if you prefix the database name with "localhost:"
1035 >    then it will still attempt to access the database via the Firebird Server and will
1036 >    require a username and password. If only the pathname is given, then the username
1037 >    and password should be omitted and the unix file permissions are used to grant
1038 >    access.
1039 >
1040 > IBX Change Log  version  (1.2-2) Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:35:04 +0000
1041 >
1042 > 1.  A new IBControl - TDBControlGrid has been added. TDBControlGrid a lookalike
1043 >    rather than a clone for the Delphi TDBCrtlGrid. TDBControlGrid is a single column grid
1044 >    that replicates a TWinControl - typically a TPanel or a TFrame in each row. Each row
1045 >    corresponds to a row of the linked DataSource. Any data aware control on the
1046 >    replicated (e.g.) TPanel will then appear to have the appropriate value for the row.
1047 >
1048 > 2. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "SQLHourGlass" has been added to TIBDatabase.
1049 >   When set to false (default true), the Hour Glass cursor is supcpressed and no cursor change
1050 >   takes place during database access. This may be useful when there are performance issues with
1051 >   the change of cursor. Setting the property to false suppresses the change of cursor.
1052 >
1053 > 3. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "AutoCommit" has been added to TIBDataSet, TIBQuery
1054 >   and TIBTable. When set to acCommitRetaining (Default: acDisabled), a call is made to
1055 >   Transaction.CommitRetaining immediately after every Post or Delete. This has the effect of
1056 >   making all changes permanent immediately rather than when the transaction is explicitly
1057 >   committed.
1058 >
1059 > 4. Experimental support for the Firebird 3 SQL_BOOLEAN type has been added while still
1060 >   using the legacy Firebird API. Thanks to Gabor Boros for helping to test this feature.
1061 >
1062 > IBX Change Log  version      (1.2-1) Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:14:15 +0000
1063 >
1064 > Development version only.
1065 >
1066 > IBX Change Log  version   (1.2-0) Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:34:04 +0000
1067 >
1068 > 1. An internal select SQL Parser is now available for TIBCustomDataset descendents.
1069 >   This is typically used during an "OnBeforeOpen" event handler to manipulate the
1070 >   "Where" and "Having" clauses to implement user specified filters of arbitrary
1071 >   complexity.
1072 >
1073 > 2. A new Component Palette entry "Firebird Data Controls" is now available. This has
1074 >   three new data aware controls dependent on IBX and which make use of the SQL Parser.
1075 >   These are:
1076 >
1077 >   - TIBLookupComboEditBox
1078 >   - TIBDynamicGrid
1079 >   - TIBTreeview
1080 >
1081 >   TIBLookupComboEditBox is a TDBLookupComboBox descendent that implements "autocomplete"
1082 >   of typed in text and "autoinsert" of new entries. Autocomplete uses SQL manipulation
1083 >   to revise the available list and restrict it to items that are prefixed by the
1084 >   typed text (either case sensitive or case insensitive). Autoinsert allows a
1085 >   newly typed entry to be added to the list dataset and included in the available
1086 >   list items.
1087 >
1088 >   TIBDynamicGrid is a TDBGrid descendent that provides for:
1089 >   - automatic resizing of selected columns to fill the available row length
1090 >   - automatic positioning and sizing of a "totals" control, typically at the
1091 >     column footer, on a per column basis.
1092 >   - DataSet resorting on header row click, sorting the dataset by the selected column.
1093 >     A second click on the same header cell reversed the sort order.
1094 >   - Support for a "Panel Editor". That is on clicking the indicator column, the row
1095 >     is automatically expanded and a panel superimposed on it. The panel can have any
1096 >     number of child controls, typically data aware controls with the same datasource
1097 >     as the grid allowing for editing of additional fields and more complex editors.
1098 >   - Reselection of the same row following resorting.
1099 >   - A new cell editor that provides the same functionality as TIBLookupComboEditBox.
1100 >     Its properties are specified on a per column basis and allows for one or more
1101 >     columns to have their values selected from a list provided by a dataset.
1102 >     Autocomplete and autoinsert are also available. The existing picklist editor
1103 >     is unaffected by the extension.
1104 >
1105 >   TIBTreeView is a data aware TCustomTreeView.
1106 >
1107 > 3. When getting a field value using FieldByName.AsVariant, an SQL_INT64 with a
1108 >   zero scale will no longer return an error. An Int64 will be returned instead.
1109 >
1110 > 4. TIBTransaction now has events for Before and After Transaction End and a new function
1111 >   "GetEndAction" allowing the EndAction to be accessed by these event handlers.
1112 >
1113 > 5. TIBQuery can now handle correctly queries which contain the same keyword parameter
1114 >   repeated multiple times.
1115 >
1116 > 6. TIBUpdateSQL will no longer return an error when "RowsAffected" is <> 1. This error
1117 >   check used to get in the way of using Stored Procedures, and "Update or Insert"
1118 >   statements.
1119 >
1120 > 7. Insert, Modify and Delete property Editors now support Query Generation from
1121 >   Stored Procedures.
1122 >
1123 > 8. Three new examples illustrate the use of the new IB Controls
1124 >
1125 >
1126 > IBX Change Log  version  (1.1-0) Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:01:07 +0100
1127 >
1128 > 1. TIBXSQLVAR code clean up and optimisation to improve client side "prepare" and parameter
1129 >   setting performance. See "readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.(Thanks to
1130 >   Gabor Boros for reporting this problem and for testing the improvements).
1131 >
1132 > 2. IBX can now support dialect 3 quoted column names that contain spaces and which differ only in their case.
1133 >   See readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.
1134 >
1135 > 3. IBX SQL Editors will now automatically add double quotes around column names when the database
1136 >   dialect is "3" and the column name contains spaces or is a Firebird 2.5 SQL Reserved Word.
1137 >
1138 > 4. Param Type LargeInt now supported in TIBQuery and TIBStoredProc
1139 >
1140 > 5. TIBSQL.ExecQuery retry on failure removed to avoid problems with "at most once"
1141 >   actions.
1142 >
1143 > 6. TIBTransaction.SetDefaultDatabase uses SetObjectProp instead of mis-using SetOrdProp (with
1144 >   thanks to Yuriy Kopnin for pointing this out).
1145 >
1146 > 7. GenerateParamName is now a published property of TIBSQL, TIBQuery and TIBDataSet.
1147 >
1148 > 8. varWord, varShortInt and varInt64 added to TIBXSQLVAR.SetAsVariant and hence now available as variant types
1149 >   for both fields and parameter setting.
1150 >
1151 > 9. Changes to the Select SQL in an IBCustomDataset descendent should now be
1152 >   visible in the Fields Editor immediately afterwards - rather than only after cycling the "active" property.
1153 >
1154 > 10. TIBSQL SQL editor will operate correctly and not report an SQL syntax error on SQL test,
1155 >    when DSQL ('?') parameter placeholders are used and the TIBSQL.GenerateParamNames property is set to true.
1156 >
1157 > 11. TIBTable now has a property editor for "MasterFields"
1158 >
1159 > 12. SQL Property Editors now include a checkbox "Allow DSQL Placeholder". This corresponds to the
1160 >    GenerateParamNames property and should be set when using DSQL (i.e. '?') style parameters.
1161 >
1162 > 13. The IBTransaction editor now has a radio button ("Unspecified") which is set when the combination
1163 >    of settings is unrecognised. Selecting this radio button has no effect on the settings.
1164 >  
1165 >
1166 > IBX Change Log  version                 (1.0-5) Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:22:23 +0000
1167 >
1168 > 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to >= 2.7.0 to match revised availability of change.
1169 >
1170 > IBX Change Log  version          (1.0-4) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:56:13 +0000
1171 >
1172 > 1. In a TIBCustomDataset descendent, a generator now only sets the value when
1173 >   it is null. This allows for alternative user defined setting of the generator
1174 >
1175 >   Many thanks to Julio Jiménez for this fix
1176 >
1177 > 2. An Error Dialog is now displayed in the Lazarus IDE if IBX cannot find the Firebird Library
1178 >   and suggests that the user may have forgotten to install it.
1179 >
1180 > IBX Change Log  version         (1.0-3) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:53:39 +0000
1181 >
1182 > 1. Conditional compilation used to limit registration of TIntegerField to
1183 >   Lazarus versions less than 1.1
1184 >
1185 > 2. When a database connection is created, character set is now by default set
1186 >   to UTF8 (Unix) or to the current Windows code page (Windows) if in the range
1187 >   1250 to 1254.
1188 >
1189 >
1190 > IBX Change Log  version     (1.0-2) Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:10:30 +0100
1191 >
1192 > 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to > 2.6.2 to match expected availability of change.
1193 >
1194 >
1195 > IBX Change Log  version    (1.0-1) Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:00:04 +0100
1196  
1197   1. In IBCustomDataset. Changed CurBookmark from string to TBookmark for compiler versions > 2.6.0
1198     Necessary because of TBookmark type and TDataSet.Bookmark property change in fpc 2.7.1

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