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Committed: Tue Nov 28 17:00:03 2023 UTC (4 months, 4 weeks ago) by tony
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Log Message:
TIBCustomDataset.Requery: The display buffer pool is now also reset avoiding
   issues with left over pointers to invalid internal buffers.

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1 IBX Change Log version (2.6-4 Build 14100) Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:26:34 +0000
2
3 1. TIBCustomDataSet.ApplyUpdates: ensure controls are not permanently disabled
4 if ApplyUpdates called before a cursor exists.
5
6 2. TIBCustomDataSet.CreateBlobStream: add check for empty dataset before
7 creating the blob.
8
9 3. TIBCustomDataset.Requery: The display buffer pool is now also reset avoiding
10 issues with left over pointers to invalid internal buffers.
11
12 IBX Change Log version (2.6-3 Build 14080) Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:14:22 +0100
13
14 1. Update to calls to EInterbaseError to add default code page. Consequential
15 on change to fbintf.
16
17 2. Update some examples to replace test for null date with the NullDate constant
18 instead of zero. This is because Laz 3.0 changes the value of NullDate.
19
20 IBX Change Log version (2.6-2 Build 14016) Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:54:55 +0100
21
22 1. Fixed repeated "type" keyword in IBBufferCursors. This may cause a compile error
23 with later versions of fpc - later than 3.2.2.
24
25 2. IBUpdateSQL. update internal queries if parent dataset database changed.
26
27 3. IBUpdateSQL: Do not prepare an empty internal query.
28
29 4. IBBufferedCursors: avoid range error when max field no. is > fields.count
30
31 5. IBBufferedCursors: avoid End of File error if refresh query returns and empty row count
32
33 IBX Change Log version (2.6-1 Build 13985) Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:16:41 +0100
34
35 1. Maintenance update of 2.6.0. This version is still at beta.
36
37 2. Reverse out changes to DrawCellText signature in IBArrayGrid and IBDynamic Grid.
38 See https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/commit/53aaae9c5e2a5edac5b1d2f70739a8ef7b0a9623
39
40 3. ibxscript: When parsing a store procedure or function with a variable name
41 enclosed in doublequotes, the double quotes are no longer removed.
42
43 IBX Change Log version (2.6-0 Build 13976) Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:49:22 +0100
44
45 NOTE: THIS VERSION RE-WRITES THE INTERNAL BUFFER MANAGER AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
46 AS BETA SOFTWARE. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS PASSED ALL REGRESSION TESTS, IT CANNOT
47 BE ASSUMED TO BE PRODUCTION READY UNTIL WIDER USE. PLEASE REPORT ANY
48 ISSUES TO support@mwasoftware.co.uk
49
50 1. Complete rewrite of internal buffer management in order to improve performance
51 and maintainability. Highlights:
52
53 * Extending the size of the buffer pool no longer has to copy the entire record
54 cache. Instead, a new extent is simply added to the buffer pool.
55 * A memory to memory copy of each display buffer now is avoided when scolling the
56 dataset.
57 * A separate set of buffers is now used for calculated fields. This avoids
58 having to keep copies of calculated field values in the buffer cache.
59 * Compact bitmaps are used to record null status and need to refresh in each
60 buffer.
61 * Display buffer type changed from PChar to TRecordBuffer in line with change of
62 buffer type in FCL-DB.
63
64 2. TIBUpdateSQL: changes to SQL text will close linked dataset if open. This is
65 to ensure same behaviour as TIBDataset, TIBTable and TIBStoredProcedure.
66
67 3. TField Provider Flags: pfRefreshOnInsert and pfRefreshOnUpdate are now supported.
68 If either or both of these flags are set at design time (using the fields editor)
69 then this forces a row refresh on respectively insert or update, or both, when the
70 corresponding field is not present in an SQL RETURNING clause.
71
72 4. TIBCustomDataset.FieldDefsFromQuery moved to a helper class (TFieldDefsMaker) in order to improve
73 maintainability and readability and to add identification of primary key fields.
74
75 5. TIBQuery, TIBDataset and TIBTable. Traditionally, IBX has implemented the Refresh method
76 as a refresh of the current row. However, this is different behaviour to that described
77 in the FPC documentation for TDataset.Refresh which is described as "refetches the data in
78 the dataset from the underlying database, and attempts to reposition the cursor on
79 the same record as it was". IBX now complies with the FPC definition of Refresh.
80
81 6. A progammatic Row Refresh should no longer be required.
82 Use Insert/Update... returning to refresh any fields that may change following an
83 insert or update i.e. Identify fields on Insert only, Computed By, Blob and array fields
84 on both. If there are any other fields (e.g. updated by triggers) set the appropriate ProviderFlag
85 for the field at Design Time to force a row refresh if not in the returning clause.
86
87 7. It should now be possible to insert a row into an empty unidirectional dataset.
88
89 8. New TIBQuery, TIBDataSet and TIBTable property: BufferChunksInFirstBlock (default 50).
90 This gives the number of buffers in the initial block for the buffer pool in
91 bi-directional datasets. BufferChunks (default 1000) gives the number of buffers
92 in subsequent buffer pool blocks. This avoids large and mostly unused memory allocations
93 for small datasets.
94
95 IBX Change Log version (2.5-1 Build 13927) Tue, 6 Dec 2022 23:13:00 +0000
96
97 1. IBCustomDataset: avoid problem with additions to TFieldType by using a subset instead.
98
99 2. TIBDynamicGrid: change DrawCellText declaration to comply with laz 2.3.0
100
101 3. TIBArrayGrid: change DrawCellText declaration to comply with laz 2.3.0
102
103 IBX Change Log version (2.5-0 Build 13868) Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:52:01 +0100
104
105 1. TIBTransaction: new properties
106 property TransactionID: integer read GetTransactionID;
107 property IsReadOnly: boolean read GetIsReadOnly;
108 {published}
109 property TransactionName: string read FTransactionName write SetTransactionName;
110
111 2. IBCustomDataset: per row blob and array buffer cached clear before processing
112 Insert or Update...Returning. This allows blobs and arrays to be returned
113 by the statement.
114
115 3. TSQLXMLReader moved from IBXScript to package fbintf unit IBUtils.
116
117 4. TransactionName initialised to a newly generated GUID if empty.
118
119 5. New unit: IBJournal. This provides the TIBJournal component which is a wrapper
120 for the fbintf package's journaling capability. TIBJournal is used to set the
121 file path and filename for the journal file and to Enabled (start journaling) and
122 disable (stop journaling). See fbintf/doc/README.ClientSideJournaling.pdf for
123 more information, and comments in IBJournal.pas.
124
125 6. TIBDatabase.InternalTransaction is now a read only transaction.
126
127 7. Bug fix: blob id no longer set to null on update when blob has not been
128 retrieved.
129
130 8. Row auto refreshed on update/insert if blob or array field updated and field
131 not in a returning clause.
132
133 9. ColumnCount moved from record buffer header to a single per dataset count. Reduces
134 buffer overhead and avoids problem when refresh query has a different column
135 count to select query i.e. incorrectly changing number of columns.
136
137 10. IBExtract: support added for UDR Functions, Procedure and Trigger declarations.
138
139 11. TIBDatabaseInfo. New property FirebirdVersion. This returns the current Firebird version
140 string. Note that the Version property returns an InterBase compatible version string.
141
142 12. IBExtract: ensure sql identifiers returned as a LIST are always quoted.
143
144 IBX Change Log version (2.5-0 Build 12933) Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:59:54 +0000
145
146 1. IBCustomDataset: Modify TISQL component now defaults to GoToFirstRecordOnExecute := true.
147 This is for compatibility with Firebird 5 where Update...Returning can return
148 a cursor.
149
150 IBX Change Log version (2.4-3 Build 12886) Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:58:30 +0100
151
152 1. Add try-..except check when initially loading library in IDE. This should
153 ensure that IDE continues to load even when a failure occurs in IBX load
154 library.
155
156 2. IBXScript: now recognises a CASE...END block within a stored procedure and
157 hence will correctly detect end of the outer containing block when the block
158 contains a SELECT ... CASE ... END construct.
159
160 3. IBExtract: some further tidying up to remove extraneous white space.
161
162 4. IBCustomDataSet: DefaultFieldClasses array declaration updated to avoid compile time
163 errors when extra elements are added to DB.TFieldType.
164
165 5. IBUpdate: updated to reflect changes to ISQLParam.
166
167 6. IBXScript: now correctly parses a DECLARE statement which includes a quoted string.
168
169 7. IBExtract: for ODS >=13, increment generator value by one for ALTER SEQUENCE statement.
170
171 8. IBSQL: Support for scrollable cursors added (note: local databases only)
172
173 IBX Change Log version (2.4-2 Build 12773) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:59:42 +0100
174
175 1. TIBDatabaseInfo: review and tidy-up of property types. Most widen to int64 with the
176 exception of those defined to be one byte wide e.g. DBImplementationNo.
177
178 2. TIBSQL: Batch Update/Insert support added.
179
180 3. TIBStoredProc: when generating the SQL, the value of the StoredProcName property
181 is no longer automatically converted to upper case when it is syntactically a
182 SQL Identifier. This is to support the use of stored procedures defined e.g.
183 as CREATE PROCEDURE "iCASE".
184
185 There could be a backwards compatibility issue when the StoredProcName was entered
186 manually at design time. That is not selected from the drop down list. If the
187 StoredProcName is entered in mixed case and the procedure was declared e.g. as
188 CREATE PROCEDURE iCASE, then the SQL generation will be incorrect. You should
189 ensure that the value of the StoredProcName is all upper case, unless it was
190 declared under dialect 3 and explicitly as mixed case (i.e. delimited by double
191 quotes).
192
193 Note that when a stored procedure name was declared delimited in double quotes,
194 as in the first example above, the value of the StoredProcName property must not
195 include the delimiters (double quotes).
196
197 4. IBXUpgradeConfFile: an exception is now raised if a patch file specified in
198 upgrade.conf was not found. This replaces silently ignoring the problem.
199
200 5. TIBLocalDBSupport: new property "SectionHeaderTemplate". This defaults to
201 'Version.%.3d' and is used to generate the section header names (for a given
202 version no.) in the upgrade.conf file.
203
204 IBX Change Log version (2.4-1 Build 12550) Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:59:14 +0100
205
206 1. -c command line option added to fbsql example program. Used to set connection
207 character set.
208
209 IBX Change Log version (2.4-0 Build 12543) Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:08 +0000
210
211 1. Firebird 4 support added.
212
213 2. New FB4 data types TIME WITH TIME ZONE, TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, DECFLOAT and
214 extended precision NUMERIC fields are supported.
215
216 3. TFmtBCDField is used to support access to DECFLOAT and extended precision NUMERIC fields.
217
218 4. TIBDateTimeField and TIBTimeField are introduced in support of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
219 and TIME WITH TIME ZONE fields. These inherit from TDateTimeField.
220
221 5. IBExtract now supports FB4 enhancements:
222 - new data types as above
223 - Identity column extensions
224 - Default user role
225 - SQL Security clause for Database, Tables, Procedures, Functions and Triggers
226 - Internal Functions
227
228 6. IBExtract: new event: OnExtractLines.
229
230 7. IBExtract: revert create trigger to legacy syntax see Firebird CORE-6243, CORE-5545 and DOC-145
231
232 8. IBXServices: Server version no. parsing now allows any letter before major version number
233 and is no longer restricted to 'V' e.g. "LI-T4.0.0.1436 Firebird 4.0 Beta 1"
234
235 9. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property TZTextOption. Used to determine the default
236 format for rendering a time zone.
237
238 10. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new property DefaultTZDate. Used to provide the default date
239 to convert TIME WITH TIME ZONE data type values to and from GMT.
240
241 11. Unit name IBTypes changed to IBInternals. Internal interfaces TIBGUIInterface and TIBTimerInf renamed to
242 IIBGUIInterface and IIBTimerInf respectively.
243
244 12. Constants: DPBPrefix and TPBPrefix moved to IB unit. DPBConstantNames and TPBConstantNames
245 now accessible as properties of TIBDatabase and TIBTransaction respectively.
246
247 13. String Fields: when a fixed character with (CHAR) field is returned, it is now
248 truncated to its fixed character width rather than being right padded with
249 white space to the maximum data size.
250
251 14. TIBTable.Empty table. In additional to deleting all records in the underlying
252 table, the internal buffers are now also flushed ensuring that the TIBTable is
253 also empty.
254
255 15. TBatchSQLStatementReader: Line buffer is now cleared on call to reset.
256
257 16. TIBXControlService descendents: DatabaseName may now be set using a database
258 connect string. The database name is extracted from the connect string.
259
260 17. DBControlGrid: Minor bug fixes. avoid AV on form closure, avoid black panel
261
262 18. TIBExtract: Data type of COMPUTED By columns is no longer included in SQL.
263
264 19. Local database on Linux and with legacy API and FB 2.5 embedded server: fixed problem with password
265 not being present as required.
266
267 20. IBTreeView split into DBTreeView and IBTreeView. This former is an IBX indepedent
268 version that can be customised to work with other database drivers.
269
270 21. ISQLMonitor: use platform specific LineEnding to delimit messages. Avoids
271 unnecessary CR at end of line on Unix platforms.
272
273 22. ISQLMonitor: Unix: Default semaphore timeout increased from 1 second to 10
274 seconds in order to reduce risk of message loss.
275
276 23. ISQLMonitor: read and write count statistics now available via:
277 property TIBSQLMonitor.ReadCount;
278 IIBSQLMonitorHook.GetWriteCount: integer;
279
280 24. ISQLMonitor tidy up and unit split. IPC functions moved to new unit IBIPC.
281
282 IBX Change Log version (2.3-5 Build 12350) Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:11:02 +0100
283
284 1. TIBStringField: when a string value is read from a dataset buffer, if the
285 number of UTF8 characters exceeds the string size then string is truncated
286 to the maximum string size. This is usually a problem with fixed width columns
287 right padded with white space.
288
289 2. SQLFiltered and SQLFilterParams added to TIBQuery, TIBTable and TIBDataset.
290 If SQLFiltered is set then when a dataset is opened, each line in the
291 SQLFilterParams property is assumed to be a SQL condition clause and
292 ANDed into the Where clause of the SQL Select statement provided as a
293 dataset property. Each such SQL condition thus acts as an additional filter
294 on the dataset.
295
296 3. The Filtered property inherited from TDataset is no longer used for SQL (server
297 side filters).
298
299 4. IBLookupComboEditBox: Selection should no longer reset to start of text when
300 text matches complete entry.
301
302 5. TIBDataLink: Detail Dataset params not refreshed unless both master and detail
303 dataset are active (avoids risk of access violation if master is inactive)
304
305 6. TIBEvents: Registered property can now be set at design time even if database not open
306
307 7. TIBEvents: component now correctly re-initialised after call to UnregisterEvents.
308 This should prevent "spillover" of events between sessions.
309
310 8. TIBCustomDataset: GetNextRecord now called when reseting to first record of a unidirectional dataset.
311 This should ensure that the internal buffer is set up correctly and avoids
312 a duplicate initial row.
313
314 9. TIBStringField: DataSize now given as byte size of string less trailing any zero character.
315 That is, the DataSize should be the field size * character set width. The
316 value returned by DataSize is now the same as the Dataset buffer size reserved
317 for the field.
318
319 10. IBExtract: Tidyup of SQL generation. Avoid unnecessary double quotes.
320
321 11. TIBCustomDataset: Add checks on buffer sizes when copying data from row to field buffer
322 and vice-versa. This may result in an exception being raised (correctly) for
323 older programs when using dataset fields added to a form and the database has been
324 upgraded. For example, computed fields can change from 32-bit to 64-bit integers.
325 In such cases, the field needs to be deleted in the IDE fields editor and then
326 added back in.
327
328 12. IBCustomDataSet: CanInsert, CanEdit, CanDelete and CanRefresh updated to return
329 false if query contains only white space and not just empty.
330
331 12. IBCustomDataset: Blob data is now cleared when TDataSet.Cancel is called. This
332 should ensure that (e.g.) a TDBMemo is correctly refreshed after a dataset edit
333 is cancelled.
334
335 13. IBCustomDataset: SetArrayIntf should no longer cause an access violation if
336 called on a null field.
337
338 14. IBCustomDataSet: An access violation should no longer occur when calling CancelUpdates
339 results in an empty dataTC86 Client side Filtered Dataset 1 X
340 set.
341
342 15. IBCustomDataSet: OnUpdateError should now be called in all circumstances when
343 a cached update is applied and an exception is raised.
344
345 16. IBCustomDataSet: Avoid access violation when SetBookmarkData called with nil pointer.
346
347 17. Console Mode Local Database support: backup/restore should now work correctly.
348
349 18. Local Database Support: if an upgrade fails, a downgrade is now performed if
350 possible and an exception raised.
351
352 19. MinimumVersionNo added to Local Database Support. Database will not open if
353 below this version no. and upgrade not possible.
354
355 IBX Change Log version (2.3-4 Build 12041) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:32 +0100
356
357 1. TIBXDataSet and Generators: Generator Names that are not all upper case or
358 not SQL Identifiers are now supported.
359
360 2. TIBXScript: Set Generator is no longer rejected as unrecognised SQL and is
361 passed to the Firebird engine for execution.
362
363 3. TIBDataSet: Unidirectional datasets now give an error message if an attempt
364 is made to scroll back.
365
366 4. New unit: IBMessages.pas. Contains only messages used by IBX and not FBIntf
367
368 5. TIBLookupComboEditBox: When generating auto-complete SQL, the ListField is now
369 only enclosed in double quotes in SQL dialect 3 and when it needs to be.
370
371 6. TIBLookupComboEditBox: when the list source opens, the ListField name is now
372 validated. If no match is found in the list of field names and the database has
373 been opened in SQL Dialect 3, then the ListField Name is converted to upper case
374 if it then matches a field name. Otherwise, a Listfield not valid exception occurs.
375
376 7. IBGeneratoreditor.pas: Add missing parenthesis around "IS" statement for compliance
377 with fpc 3.2.
378
379 IBX Change Log version (2.3-3 Build 11512) Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:17 +0000
380
381
382 1. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is "ConfigOverrides"
383 and is used to override the default settings in the client side "firebird.conf" This
384 includes "WireCompression" and "WireCrypt". The value of this property is a "TStrings".
385 Each line of the string list should be a setting in the same format as "firebird.conf".
386 For example "WireCompression = true" in order to request wire compression on the client side.
387
388 Note: explicit settings in the client side "firebird.conf" appear to take precedence
389 over settings given in TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. Many client side settings
390 also require a compatible setting in the server side "firebird.conf". For example
391 "WireCompression = true" must also be set in the server's "firebird.conf" for wire
392 compression to be used.
393
394 Whether or not WireCompression or WireCrypt are in use can be checked using the information
395 returned with the Client/Server protocol version. See ibx/examples/dbadmin and
396 ibx/examples/dbinfo for examples of how to display this information.
397
398 2. New property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection: "WireCompression". This
399 is a "convenience" property. If set the "WireCompression=true" is added to the
400 ConfigOverrides. If unchecked then this setting is removed.
401
402 3. TIBExtract: 64-bit integer types are now correctly extracted as "BIGINT" and
403 not "INT64".
404
405 4. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut, TIBInsertStmtsOut and TIBBlockFormatOut
406 These are:
407 property TimestampFormat: string;
408 property DateFormat: string;
409 property TimeFormat: string;
410
411 Respectively, these provide the date time format templates for SQL types: TIMESTAMP,
412 DATETIME and TIME. The format strings use the standard FPC date/time format
413 characters (see https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/formatchars.html).
414
415 If any of the above properties are set to an empty string, then the locale default
416 is used. This uses the ShortDateFormat and the LongTimeFormat. In timestamp, the
417 locale default is extended by appending '.zzz' to include milliseconds.
418
419 TIBCSVDataOut by default sets these properties to the empty string, while the other
420 two use: 'yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss.zzz', 'yyyy.mm.dd' and 'hh:nn:ss.zzz' respectively.
421
422 5. New published property for TIBCSVDataOut:
423 property QuoteStrings: boolean (default true)
424
425 If false then strings are unquoted, otherwise, the QuoteChar property value is
426 used to delimit each and every string in the output.
427
428 6. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut:
429 property FieldSeparator: string;
430 property HeaderSeparator: string;
431
432 Respectively, these provide the separator character(s) used to separate fields
433 in data and header rows. Both default to ','.
434
435 7. New published properties for TIBCSVDataOut and TIBBlockFormatOut:
436 TOnFormatTextString = procedure(sender: TObject; var TextString: string) of object;
437 property OnFormatTextString;
438
439 This event handler can be used to process text strings before they are included
440 in the output e.g. to replace unprintable characters with alternative strings.
441 This only applies to columns with an SQL Type of SQL_VARYING and SQL_TEXT.
442
443 8. TIBDataSet now raises an exception when ParamByName called with an invalid parameter name.
444 Uses "FindParam" if in order to find out if a parameter with a given name exists
445 and without raising and exception if it does not.
446
447 9. TIBQuery now uses IBX SQL Parser instead of the TParams SQL parser in order to ensure
448 consistency with SQL queries.
449
450 10. CaseSensitiveParameterNames property added to TIBSQL, TIBDataSet and TIBQuery.
451 When true, SQL statement parameter names are parsed case sensitive. Note for
452 TIBDataSet only applies to Select query.
453
454 11. IBEvents: removing a TIBEvent component from a form should no longer result in
455 an IDE exception.
456
457 12. LocalDBSupport: initial database creation should now work correctly
458 when the schema source is an sql file.
459
460 13. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: new event handler "property OnProgressEvent: TOnProgressEvent"
461 when defined, this handler will be called by the internal TIBXScript during
462 initial database creation when the schema source is an sql file and may be used
463 to provide a visual indication of progress in console mode.
464
465 14. TCustomIBLocalDBSupport: new public property "InOnCreateDB: boolean". This is set
466 to true while a new local database is being created and its schema populated.
467 Useful in (e.g.) TIBDatabase.OnAfterConnect handler to suppress actions
468 when the database is disconnected/connected during the create DB procedure.
469
470 15. TIBXScript: any User/password parameters found in a CREATE DATABASE statement
471 are now always ignored and replaced by the user name and password provided as
472 the login parameters for the TIBDatabase referenced from the TIBXScript. The
473 IgnoreCreateDatabase property still applies and the CREATE DATABASE statement is
474 completely ignored if this property is true.
475
476 16. Code tidyup in IBTreeView: Node properties initialisation moved from TIBTreeView.AddNodes
477 to TIBTreeView.Added. An OnAddition event handler is no longer needed to initialise
478 ImageIndex and SelectImageIndex values on AddNode.
479
480 17. TIBDatabase.Attachment and TIBXServicesConnection.ServicesIntf properties are now
481 read/write. This should enabled (e.g.) multiple instances of TIBDatabase to share
482 the same database connection.
483
484 18. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery now support the TDataSet "Filter" property.
485 if provided, this should be an conditional SQL expression suitable for
486 including in an SQL Select statement "where" clause. If non-empty and the
487 "Filtered" property is true then the SQL expression provided as the value of
488 the "Filter" property is "ANDed" with any existing condition statement
489 in the SQL statement's "Where" clause.
490
491 If the "Filter" property is set at run time, the "Filtered" property is true
492 and the dataset is already open, then the dataset is closed and re-opened automatically.
493
494 The "Filter" condition may include IBX style parameters. In which case, their
495 value must be set by the dataset's "OnBeforeOpen" event handler.
496
497 This is a public property for TIBDataSet and TIBQuery query and intended for
498 use at run time.
499
500 Note: The property is a published property of TIBTable. The TIBTable functionality
501 is unaffected by this change.
502
503 IBX Change Log version (2.3-2) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:19:23 +0000
504
505 1. Remove need to check for IsMultiThread by providing access to GUI timers via
506 IBGUIInterface. Note: master/detail delay timer does not apply to console
507 mode apps.
508
509 2. TIBCustomDataSet: SQLParser ignored if it does not contain a valid select
510 statement. This avoids problems if "Execute Block" is used as the Query.
511
512 3. IBSQLParser now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
513 internal SQL tokeniser routines.
514
515 4. IBSQLParser: new property NotaSelectStmt. Set to true if SQL fails to parse
516 as a select statement, with or without CTEs.
517
518 5. IBSQLParser: parser now recognises the "ROWS" clause.
519
520 6. TIBXScript now uses the common SQL tokeniser from fbintf. This replaces the
521 internal SQL tokeniser routines.
522
523 7. Fix error in TIBXScript processing of "set" statements. This avoids exceptions
524 being raised for valid set statements processed by a data formatter.
525
526 8. New published property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This is
527 FirebirdLibraryPathName: string. If not empty it is used to explicitly specify
528 the path of the Firebird Library used by the database/services connection.
529
530 9. New read only public property for TIBDatabase and TIBXServicesConnection. This
531 is FirebirdAPI and returns the IFirebirdAPI interface used by the database/
532 services connection.
533
534 10.SQL Property editors now quote parameter names if "Quote identifier" is selected
535 or param name is not a valid SQL identifier.
536
537 11. IBLookupComboEditBox: In Lazarus 2.0, TDBLookupComboBox takes a more restrictive
538 view of whether the text box should be editable when no DataSource is specified.
539 TIBLookupComboEditBox has been updated to workaround this problem. As long as
540 ReadOnly is false, the text box is editable when no DataSource is specified.
541
542 12. AllowUseOfFBLIB is now set to "true" at design time. This is to allow use of
543 the FBLIB environment variable. If you do not want to permit this then you
544 must modify the Register procedure in the design/IBDBReg.pas unit to remove
545 this setting.
546
547 IBX Change Log version (2.3-1) Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:39:45 +0100
548
549 1. IBCustomDataset: replace deprecated function ValidUTF8String with call to
550 Utf8EscapeControlChars
551
552 IBX Change Log version (2.3-0) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:48:06 +0100
553
554 IMPORTANT: the source code tree has been re-organised for IBX 2.3. Please remove
555 all previous copies of the IBX source code tree before installing this release.
556
557 The IBX packages used by most users have not changed, with one exception. The
558 IBServices unit has been moved to the package iblegacyServices.lpk. To continue
559 to use the IBServices unit in your applications, please add the iblegacyServices
560 to the list of dependencies. To do this, open the Project Inspector and select
561 Add->New Requirement and select "ibLegacyServices" from the list of available
562 packages.
563
564 1. New unit IBXServices. The IBXServices unit is a re-architectured update of
565 the IBServices unit providing what is intended to be a clearer and easier to
566 use set of IB Services components. See Chapter 10 of the IBX User Guide for
567 more information and the guide to "Firebird Service Management Using IBX".
568 As indicated above, the legacy services components are still available and
569 provided in a separate package. There is no need to update working applications
570 using the older versions except for an additional package dependency.
571
572 2. The IBX packages and source code tree have been re-organised in an attempt to
573 finally get rid of the "duplicate ppu" warnings. This re-organisation should
574 not affect existing users. Section 2.3 of the IBX User Guide describes the
575 new set of IBX packages.
576
577 3. The ibx/examples/DBAdmin and the ibx/examples/services example have been
578 updated to use the new Services API components.
579
580 4. The iblocal package has been updated to use the new Services API components.
581
582 5. procedure SetAutoAdmin; in the new IBX Services this method is now a member of
583 TIBXSecurityService. It had been wrongly classified in the previous version
584 as a per database configuration item. It is global to a server and hence
585 correctly positioned as part of the Security Package. In the DBAdmin example,
586 the setting has moved to the mappings page.
587
588 6. TIBXScript: IgnoreCreateDatabase added. If true then CREATE DATABASE statements
589 are ignored.
590
591 7. TIBDatabase: DropDatabase now ensures that all transactions have been properly
592 closed before the database is dropped. Before and After Disconnect event handlers
593 are also fired.
594
595 8. TIBTransaction: OnStartTransaction event now fires every time the transaction
596 is started and not just the first time.
597
598 9. IBDataOutput: Use FormatFloat for all performance statistics to avoid platform
599 depenendency with comp type.
600
601 10. IBDataOutput: select query data output is now sent to stdout instead of stderr.
602
603 11. TIBDatabase: Remove regression. If a user login dialog changes the DatabaseName
604 then this is recognised and not ignored.
605
606 12. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: additions:
607 function GetRowsAffected(var SelectCount, InsertCount, UpdateCount, DeleteCount: integer): boolean;
608 function GetPerfStatistics(var stats: TPerfCounters): boolean;
609 property EnableStatistics: boolean read FEnableStatistics write SetEnableStatistics;
610
611 GetRowsAffected returns the affected row counts from the last insert/update/delete
612 if EnableStatistics = true then GetPerfStatistics returns the current stats
613 counters for the select query. Note: stats accumulate after each fetch from
614 the database. To get total query cost after open, call the "Last" method
615 and then GetPerfStatistics.
616
617 See ibx/examples/consolemode for an example of the use of GetPerfStatistics
618
619 13. TIBExtract: Identity columns DDL. "Start with clause" now correctly encapsulated
620 in parenthesises.
621
622 14. TIBExtract: new published property "AlwaysQuoteIdentifiers". If true then in dialect 3
623 SQL identifiers are always delimited by double quotes. If false, then they are
624 only delimited if the identifier is a reserved word, contains lower case or special
625 characters. Set this property to true to retain previous behaviour.
626
627 15. Insert SQL Property Editor. In Insert Returning Clause, Identity column names
628 are now inserted in double quotes if not Reserved Words or valid SQL Identifiers.
629
630 16. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery, TIBTable: addition:
631 property MasterDetailDelay: integer {defaults to zero}
632
633 When non-zero and the dataset is a detail table referencing a master table
634 through either a MasterSource (TIBTable) or a DataSource (TIBDataSet, TIBQuery)
635 then a synchronisation delay is added (in milliseconds) between the master
636 row changing and the detail dataset being re-opened. If the master dataset
637 is scrolled before the delay expires then the delay is reset. This can be used
638 to avoid performance overheads when scrolling through a large master dataset.
639
640 Note: uses fptimer and hence requires a thread manager. Under Linux the
641 chreads unit must be included in your project. TTimer is not used in order
642 to avoid an LCL dependency. Requires FPC 3.0.2 or later.
643
644 17. TIBExtract: User role grants now excluded when etGrantsToUser not specified
645 with Extract Option eoDatabase.
646
647 18. TIBLookupComboEditBox: Workaround added for https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=33428
648 When a deLayoutChanged event is reported on the ListSource dataset, the
649 combobox text is updated. This allows a listsource (detail) to be in a Master/Detail
650 relationship with the control's datasource (master).
651
652 19. TIBExtract: Full BigInt value range now supported for Generators/Sequences.
653
654 20. TIBExtract: Select Procedures (Procedure type 1) now include "SUSPEND;" clause in their
655 stubs. Pedantic fix really, as procedures output in dependency order anyway.
656
657 21. TIBExtract: Package Headers and Package Bodies are now included in the extracted
658 DDL (Firebird 3 and later only).
659
660 22. TIBLookupComboBox Autocomplete Fixes:
661 i. Only appended text is now selected after autocomplete.
662 ii. Uppercase keys no longer ignored for autocomplete.
663 iii. Retain Prefix case is now honoured correctly.
664 iv. When a DataSource is assigned, typing after autocomplete now extends prefix
665 before autocomplete performed. i.e. behaviour now the same as when
666 no DataSource assigned.
667
668 23. TIBXScript: Single Line Comments starting with '--' are now ignored when occurring
669 between SQL statements.
670
671 24. TIBExtract: New published property CaseSensitiveObjectNames. If false (default) then
672 ObjectNames are converted to upper case before matching against metadata object
673 names, unless the objectname is delimited by double quotes, in which case, the
674 double quotes are removed and the remaining string is used (unmodified) to match
675 against the metadata object name.
676
677 If true then the ObjectName is used as is without modification and matched
678 against the metadata object name. No attempt is made to remove double quotes.
679
680 25. TIBExtract: New Extract Types: etDatabaseTriggers and etDDLTriggers. When used
681 with eoTrigger, these extract types can be used to select only Database Triggers,
682 or DDL Triggers or both. Ignored when etTable or etTrigger included in Extract Types.
683
684 26. TIBXScript: If an exception occurs during the processing of a statement, the
685 statement separate character is now reset to the default (';').
686
687 27. TIBDatabase: Reconnect method added and used by TIBXScript for reconnect.
688
689 28. TIBXScript: Transaction is no longer automatically reactivated immediately processing
690 a commit or reconnect statement and instead activated only when next SQL statement
691 is executed.
692
693 29. TIBSQL.HasField should no longer generate and exception when the field does not exist.
694
695 30. TIBXScript: case insensitive regex now used when matching statements instead of
696 converting statement to upper case.
697
698 31. TIBExtract: metadata comments now supported. New published property
699 IncludeMetaDataComments (default true). If true then metadata comments included
700 in extracted DDL. New Extract Object member eoComments. This may be used with
701 ExtractObject method to list all metadata comments.
702
703 32. TIBExtract: ListObjectNames method added.
704
705 33. Updated Database component editor to support additional connection string
706 types.
707
708 IBX Change Log version (2.2-0) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:57:45 +0000
709
710 NOTE: THE LOCATIONS OF SOME OF THE UNIT DIRECTORIES HAS CHANGED FROM IBX 2.1. THIS IS TO
711 AVOID DUPLICATE PPU WARNINGS. PLEASE REMOVE EARLIER VERSIONS OF IBX BEFORE INSTALLING THIS
712 RELEASE.
713
714 NOTE: THE DBADMIN DEMO REQUIRES THAT THE MemDSLaz PACKAGE IS INSTALLED IN THE LAZARUS IDE.
715
716 1. IBExtract: Identity columns - add additional check for null column for generator name.
717
718 2. IBCustomDataSet: Insert and Modify (Update) queries now recognise and process SQL RETURNING clauses.
719 The main use for this is for Firebird 3 Identity columns (see IBXDocumentation 6.6.8 for further
720 information). However, this is also a very useful mechanism for returning updated computed by
721 column values. Values returned as a result of executing an Insert or Update statement
722 replace existing values in the current row for each corresponding column.
723
724 Previously, if a dataset's select query included read only (computed by) fields then
725 an automatic row refresh was performed after an insert or update query had been processed,
726 irrespective of the setting of the "ForcedUpdates" property. This has changed such
727 that an automatic refresh is no longer performed if an insert or update query contains
728 a returning clause that updates one or more fields on the current row. A full row
729 refresh is only performed if (a) ForcedRefresh is true or (b) the query does not return any
730 field values and the select query contains read only fields. Use of Insert/update
731 returning should be significantly more efficient than executing a refresh query.
732
733 This behaviour change is intended to be backwards compatible and there should be no need to change
734 existing programs, other than to improve performance by using the new capability.
735
736 3. IBCustomDataSet: DELETE...RETURNING queries are now also recognised. However, as
737 they are called when the dataset row is being deleted, there is no value in
738 updating the current record from the query result. Instead, a new event handler
739 "OnDeleteReturning" is provided. If a DELETE...RETURNING query is execute and
740 an OnDeleteReturning event handler is provided then it is called with the IResults returned
741 by the query. The event handler can then interrogate the query results and
742 perform whatever action is necessary. For example to confirm, to the user,
743 the deletion of a row with the returned values.
744
745 4. TIBTable: generated Insert and Update SQL now include a RETURNING clause for
746 any Computed By or Identity Columns. The IBTables example has been updated to
747 illustrate the computation of the employee Full Name on update.
748
749 5. TIBTable: The GeneratorField property is now published.
750
751 6. The InsertSQL property editor now shows Firebird 3 Identity columns separate from the Field List.
752 When InsertSQL is generated, the Identity columns are not included in the list of values to
753 be inserted. A RETURNING clause is added to the insert statement to return the value of
754 each Identity column after the insert is executed.
755
756 7. The Modify Property Editor now generates Update SQL with Computed By fields in Update..Returning clause.
757 Similarly Insert Property Editor now generates Insert SQL with Computed By fields in
758 Insert..Returning clause.
759
760 8. TIBGenerator: small performance improvement by not preparing query each time
761 a new value is generated.
762
763 9. TIBSQL: Free resources when transaction changed - ensures new transaction is used.
764
765 10. Property editors will now sync table name to a System Table when "Include System
766 Tables" is selected and the query is for a System Table.
767
768 11. Minor Performance improvement to handling of Date/Time types in IBX datasets. Field
769 values are no longer converted to milliseconds from TDateTime and then back again
770 to TDateTime (the conversion to milliseconds is the default TDataset approach).
771
772 12. Property Editors handling of Stored Procedures.
773 * Select and Refresh: only show a list of stored procedures that return multiple rows (proc type 1) and
774 which have a non-empty list of output parameters (i.e. stored procedures that may be used in a select
775 query).
776 * Modify and Insert: only show a list of stored procedures that return at most a singleton row (proc type 2).
777
778 13. IBStoredProc: Now supports Firebird 3 Package Names. A new published property PackageName
779 can be used to select a package. If non-empty, the stored procedure name is
780 expected to be a stored procedure defined in the specified package and the
781 generated SQL will be as required for a stored procedure located in a package.
782
783 14. Select, Refresh, Insert, Modify, Delete and TIBSQL SQL Property Editors now include
784 a "Package Name" drop down box to allow selection of a Firebird 3 Package from
785 which a stored procedure can be selected. With no package name selected, non-package
786 stored procedures are listed.
787
788 15. TIBXScript: turn off database login prompt when reconnecting - this avoids prompting
789 for password on reconnect.
790
791 16. TIBDatabase: use IAttachment for connection default character set id, code page
792 and character set name.
793
794 17. TIBDatabaseInfo: cache ODS Version information on first request in order to minimise
795 DB info lookups"
796
797 18. IBExtract: now supports DDL Triggers and Grants to DDL objects.
798
799 19. Add a property Editor for TIBUpdate.RefreshSQL.
800
801 20. IBUpdate: Ignore non-data (e.g. calculated) fields when assembling list of input
802 parameters. This stops an exception being raised when the field cannot be
803 located in the record buffer.
804
805 21. Property Editors now automatically include System Tables when opened and when the query table
806 is a System Table.
807
808 22. IBServices: SQRB and SRB buffers are now reset when service query throws an exception.
809 This avoids errors due to a stale SQRB or SRB being used for the next query.
810
811 23. IBServices: Service attach parameters now include "expected_db". This is used to
812 add the SPB item isc_spb_expected_db. This names a database using
813 an alternative Security Database (FB3 onwards) and allows (e.g. backup/restore) using such a
814 database. examples/services re-written to illustrate use of "expected_db".
815
816 24. IBServices: TIBControlAndQueryService.WriteNextChunk no longer ignores isc_info_svc_timeout.
817 This avoids truncated backups when the server returns a timeout (busy) response.
818
819 25. TIBDatabase: isc_dpb_page_size now supported as a database parameter when using TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase.
820
821 26. TIBDatabase: DatabaseName property may now be prefixed by $TEMP$ or $DATADIR$ for local
822 databasenames. These are respectively expanded to the local system's temp directory
823 (including trailing delimiter) or to a prescribed data directory (including
824 trailing delimiter). Under Unix systems the data directory is a hidden directory
825 in the user's home directory. The hidden directory name is either the string returned
826 from the SysUtils "Vendor Name" or "IBX" if empty. In either case prefixed by a '.'.
827 Under Windows, the directory is the same as the Data Directory as decribed
828 above but instead prefixed by the User's application data path. These may be
829 used to improve application portability for Personal Databases.
830
831 27. TIBTable: FieldDefs property is no longer published. Due to the use of TIBFieldDef
832 this has not worked for a long time and is not useful either. FieldDefs should be
833 managed using the Fields Editor as with any other dataset. To access the fields
834 editor for a TIBTable component, double click on the component. The fields editor
835 is then displayed.
836
837 28. TIBDatabaseInfo: new properties/function
838 * DateDBCreated (returns date/time database created)
839 * TransactionCount (returns no. of active transactions)
840 * GetDatabasePage(PageNo: integer) (returns contents of specified database page - SYSDBA only).
841 * PagesFree (Firebird 3 or later)
842 * PagesUsed (Firebird 3 or later)
843 * Encrypted (returns true if database encrypted. (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
844 * EncryptionKeyName (returns the name of the encryption key if any (Firebird 3.0.3 or later only)
845
846 29. IBServices classes now provided the decoded release number in the (array) property ServerVersionNo.
847
848 30. TIBSecurityService now supports display/modification of the User Admin Role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
849
850 31. TIBConfigService now has a procedure SetAutoAdmin(Value: boolean) to enable/disable
851 the automtic mapping of privileged OS users to the RDB$ADMIN role (Firebird 2.5 and later).
852
853 32. TIBBackupService: New Option - NoDBTriggers equivalent to -nodbtriggers switch introduced
854 in the gbak utility at V.2.1 to prevent database-level and transaction-level triggers from
855 firing during backup and restore.
856
857 33. Both TIBBackupService and TIBRestoreService now support backup/restore statistics options
858 for verbose output using the new property "StatisticsRequested".
859 see https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-util-gbak.html#rnfb25-util-gbakstats
860
861 34. TIBRestoreService: now supports new options RestoreMetaDataOnly (Firebird 2.5 and later).
862
863 35. TIBOnlineValidationService component added to the IBServices and the "Firebird Admin"
864 palette. This uses the online validation feature added in Firebird 2.5. The
865 services's properties enable inclusion/exclusion of tables and indexes using
866 regular expressions. See.
867 https://firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/2_5/rnfb25-apiods-api.html#rnfb25-apiods-api-onlinevalidation
868
869 36. IBServices: procedure TIBConfigService.SetNoLinger added to set no linger
870 option on a database.
871
872 37. TIBCustomService: Assign method implemented to allow copying of service login
873 context between service API components. "Detach" method now only detaches
874 service when last reference to the service interface detaches. Tidy up of
875 code for SetActive and Attach methods including password hiding.
876
877 38. TIBDatabase: new properties: AuthenticationMethod and RemoteProtocol. Read only
878 and used to determine the auth method and protocol used for the connection.
879
880 39. TIBDatabase: ensure that SQLDialect setting is used when creating a database using
881 a Create Database Statement generated by IBX.
882
883 40. All IBServices now have an additional published property "PortNo". This may
884 be set to a non-standard port number when necessary. If zero then the default
885 port number is used.
886
887 41: TIBLookupComboeditBox: Ensure dataset updated when change selected with the keyboard
888 and not just the mouse.
889
890 42. TIBCustomDataset: reopen query if already active when a TIBControlLink is added.
891
892 43. TIBTreeview: new ImageIndexField and SelectedIndexField Property allows the
893 image index and selected image index for each node to be set from a database field.
894
895 44. TIBExtract: new extract type (etGrantsToUser) for use with eoDatabase. If included
896 then database schema includes grants to all users. If not present then the
897 only user grants included are those to User PUBLIC.
898
899 45. TIBTreeView: performance improvement. When expanding include both expanded node
900 and child nodes in dataset.
901
902
903 IBX Change Log version (2.1-0) Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:20:11 +0000
904
905 1. IBCustomDataset: Minor change of PChar to PByte for compatibility with fbintf
906 changes.
907
908 2. IBCustomDataset: Fixed use of incorrect datasize in TIBStringField.SetAsString.
909 Bug could result in truncated multi-byte character set values.
910
911 3. Changes consequential on moving fbintf character set utility functions from
912 IFirebirdAPI to IAttachment.
913
914 4. Avoid "Object is nil" error when opening a database with DefaultSystemCodePage = true
915
916 5. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition when autocompleting text that occasionally
917 results in autocomplete ignoring prefix text.
918
919 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that cursor is not reset to start of text when
920 entering a new name into the text box.
921
922 7. IBCustomDataset: ensure that TIBStringField uses the field size reported by
923 Firebird rather than recomputing it.
924
925 8. Property Editor positioning tidy up: All IBX Property editors should now be
926 screen centre. Previously some were "poDesigned" which may be inappropriate
927 for multi monitor desktops.
928
929 10. TIBTreeView.FindNode: protect against error if zero length path or empty tree node.
930
931 11. TIBTransaction: On Force Disconnect do not raise an exception when problem ending
932 a transaction and always reset the object.
933
934 12. TIBQuery tidyup: remove unnecessary call to GetAffectedRows.
935
936 13. TIBXScript: Allow for override of database filename in Create Database statements.
937
938 14. IBLocaldb: Support initialisation of the database from an SQL script in addition
939 to a gbak format archive.
940
941 15. IBLocaldb: fix problem that stopped the OnSharedDataDir event from being recognised.
942
943 16. IBLocaldb: Drop database if error creating an empty database.
944
945 17. TIBTreeView: improve performance when selecting node - avoid refreshing dataset
946 unless selected node not in current dataset.
947
948 18. IBServices: SetDBParams method moved from TCustomIBLocalDBSupport (in IBLocalDB package)
949 to TIBCustomService, and IBlocalDB code tidy up.
950
951 19. IBTreeView: Initialise TIBTreeNode KeyValue to null to avoid unpredictable
952 behaviour due to uninitialised variable.
953
954 20. IBServices: Correct encoding of isc_spb_prp_write_mode in TIBConfigService from
955 integer to byte. Ditto isc_spb_prp_reserve_space and isc_spb_prp_access_mode.
956
957 21. IBSQL: When Database changed ensure that all resources are freed.
958
959 22. IBCustomDataset: When database changed ensure that queries an unprepared.
960
961 23. SQL Property Editors now use SynEdit with SQL Highlighter. New features include:
962 * Line Wrap on SQL Token boundaries (on user command)
963 * auto-complete table names in drop down list of table names
964 * Double click on tablename or field name adds to SQL text
965
966 24. IBDataOutput: print statistics using float (%f) format instead of decimal (%d).
967
968 25. IBTreeView: Call to FindNode: param type change from "array of Variant" to
969 TVariantArray. Seems to avoid memory corruption in Windows (probably a
970 workaround for a problem in fpc 3.0.4 win64).
971
972 26. IBDatabaseInfo: Code tidy up. Add check for database not assigned or not open.
973
974 27. IBDatabaseInfo: Remove memory leak when accessing database operation counts.
975
976 IBX Change Log version (2.0-2) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:17:53 +0000
977
978 1. TIBDatabase.CreateDatabase: extract full DB Name from SQL using reg ex in order to
979 include remote system name.
980
981 2. TIBExtract: No longer include comment header and COMMIT statement for empty
982 tables when data included in output.
983
984 3. Profiling: IBSQL now has conditional compilation flags to enable query performance
985 and timing information to be written to stdout. This may be used to locate
986 performance bottlenecks.
987
988 4. SQLParser: only call "OnChanging" event handler when value is different.
989
990 5. IBDynamicGrid: Update handling of navigation keys for a TDateEdit
991
992 6. IBCustomDataset: Set internalunprepared flag when transaction ends. This ensures
993 that BindFields is called when the query is next activated. Avoids FieldName
994 not found error.
995
996 7. IBUpdate: This is a new IBX component similar to TIBUpdateSQL. It is more general
997 purpose and allows the programmer to define any action they want for Update, Insert
998 or Delete. This may be complex SQL (similar to a Trigger), application specific
999 filtering of updates, or use of statements such as Grant or Revoke instead of
1000 normal DML. See User Manual for more information.
1001
1002 IBX Change Log version (2.0-1) Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:31:49 +0000
1003
1004 1. TIBEvents: Fix uninitialised variable that could result in lost events.
1005
1006 2. TIBExtract: Added support for FB3 "USAGE" privilege.
1007
1008 3. TIBExtract: data formatted as Charset set "octets" is now output using
1009 hexadecimal notation.
1010
1011 4. TIBExtract: Binary Blobs and array data can now be embedded in INSERT statements
1012 using a simple XML format.
1013
1014 5. TIBExtract: extract of individual Triggers and Stored Procedures can now include
1015 grants to these objects.
1016
1017 6. TIBExtract: Stored Procedures and Views output in dependency order to avoid
1018 dependency problems restoring complex databases.
1019
1020 7. TIBXScript: This component has been restructured to allow for the processing of
1021 embedded XML in INSERT statements and to support interactive sources in addition
1022 to non-interactive data sources such as files.
1023
1024 8. TIBXScript: CREATE DATABASE, DROP DATABASE, CONNECT statements are now supported.
1025
1026 9. TIBXScript: ISQL compatiable Set statements are now supported:
1027 SET SQL DIALECT
1028 SET TERM
1029 SET AUTODDL
1030 SET BAIL
1031 SET ECHO
1032 SET COUNT
1033 SET STATS
1034 SET NAMES <character set>
1035
1036 10. IBVersion unit added to hold current IBX Version Number information.
1037
1038 11. TIBExtract: Use character rather than byte length for VarChar procedure arguments.,
1039 and domain definitions.
1040
1041 12. TIBExtract: Triggers now use SQL2003 syntax and database and transaction triggers
1042 fully supported.
1043
1044 13. TIBExtract: when a database dump includes data, the generator values are now also set.
1045
1046 14: IBSQLEdit: Unit LCLPlatformDef added to uses clauses for lazarus 1.7 and later.
1047
1048 IBX Change Log version (2.0-0) Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:33:44 +0000
1049
1050 See also doc/IBX4LazarusGuide.pdf for important information on
1051 upgrading to IBX2.
1052
1053 1. Size property of TIBStringField is now the width in characters of the field
1054 and not the byte length. This applies only to multi-byte character sets such
1055 as UTF8. The original approach aligned with TStringField. However, the TStringField
1056 code is not recognised as a bug and hence this change to align the behaviour.
1057 The TStringField change is expected in fpc 3.2.0.
1058
1059 2. A new property AutoFieldSize: boolean has been added to TIBStringField. When
1060 true (default) then Size property value saved in the lfm is ignored. Size is
1061 always set from the dynamic information read from the database. It is unclear
1062 why anyone would want to override this and set Size to false.
1063
1064 3. ibxscript: should now handle correctly a Case..End statement within a procedure
1065 block.
1066
1067 4. IBDatabase: new property - CreateIfNotExists. If true and database does not
1068 exist when an attempt is made to connect to it (run time only) then an attempt
1069 is made to create the database.
1070
1071 5. IBDatabase: new event - OnCreateDatabase. This event is called after a database
1072 has been successfully created as a result of a call to CreateDatabase or when
1073 creating a database after it was found not to exist.
1074
1075 6. DBControlGrid: a race condition could result in the wrong row image being
1076 written to the cache. This has been avoided by a trip round the message
1077 loop before rendering the row image.
1078
1079 7. DBControlGrid: It is strongly recommended not to open the source DataSet for
1080 a DBControlGrid during a Form's "OnShow" event handler. Under GTK2 this is
1081 known to risk corrupt rendering of row images when the control is first
1082 displayed. If necessary use "Application.QueueAsyncCall" to delay opening
1083 of the dataset (see DBControlGrid examples) until the Form's Window has been created.
1084
1085 8. DBControlGrid & IBDynamicGrid: Navigation keys should now work correctly with
1086 a TDateEdit control located on an editor panel.
1087
1088 9. TIBExtract: brought up-to-date plus many bug fixes.
1089
1090 10. DBControlGrid: Removed memory leak when updating rows.
1091
1092 11. TIBCMLocalDBSupport: fixed invalid free on upgrade.
1093
1094 IBX Change Log version (1.4-3) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:10:15 +0100
1095
1096 1. IBCustomDataset: When calling SetCodePage, no longer request transliteration
1097 when target codepage is CP_NONE. This is a workaround for
1098 http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30622.
1099
1100 2. DBLog option removed from TIBStatisticalService - not supported by server
1101 since Firebird 1.5.
1102
1103 3. ibxscript: An error is no longer generated for "on commit preserve rows" or
1104 similar.
1105
1106 4. IBCodePage: updated mapping between codepages and character id.
1107
1108 5. ftWideString and ftWideMemo withdrawn. There is no UTF16 character set in
1109 Firebird. Character sets with a char width of two are not UTF16.
1110
1111 6. Strings received from the database are now always transliterated into UTF8
1112 regardless of the database character set or connection character set. This
1113 is for compatibility with the LCL.
1114
1115 IBX Change Log version (1.4-2) Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:25:27 +0100
1116
1117 1. IBBlob: Defer reading of blob until read method called. This avoids having to
1118 read in an entire blob just to get the size of the blob. General performance
1119 improvement when opening datasets containing blobs.
1120
1121 2. Clearing a Blob now sets the corresponding field's modified flag.
1122
1123 3. IBLookupCombo: When not performing auto-complete, original query sort order
1124 is now used.
1125
1126 4. IBDynamicGrid: Add OnSelectEditor event. Allows editor panel to be dynamically
1127 determined.
1128
1129 5. IBDynamicGrid: Recompute column widths after dataset closed and re-opened.
1130
1131 6. IBLookupCombo: LazUTF8 added to uses clause to avoid compilation problems post
1132 lazarus 1.6.0
1133
1134 7. IBControls. Removed "runtime" from list of paths to avoid "multiple packages"
1135 compilation error.
1136
1137 IBX Change Log version (1.4-1) Tue, 17 May 2016 09:14:51 +0100
1138
1139 1. No character set specified for connection: when a text blob is retrieved, the
1140 character set is determined by looking up the native character set using then
1141 Firebird API. Otherwise a text mode blob is assumed to have the same character
1142 set as the connection.
1143
1144 2. TIBGUIInterface: this is an internal interface. Minor type changes to allow
1145 for Login Dialog returing a change to the database path.
1146
1147 3. Design Time Database and Server login Dialogs now allow the Database Name/Server Name
1148 to be changed from that given in the TIBDatabase/TIBServer component and for the
1149 entered value to be saved on a project specific basis (design time only).
1150
1151 4. IBDynamicGrid: TDBLookupCellEditor now compares its DataFieldName with the
1152 column fieldname. If they are the same then it is acts as a look up for the KeyValue
1153 Otherwise, it sets the column text to the selected ListField Value.
1154
1155 5. IBDynamicGrid: Only visible columns are now taken into account When recalculating
1156 column width.
1157
1158 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: Fix error with autocomplete query when a RelationName is given
1159 and a case insensitive search is requested.
1160
1161 7. IBDynamicGrid: No longer ignores notifications removing Column Totals controls
1162 or column ListSource.
1163
1164 8. IBQuery: no longer performs unnecessary refresh of SQL Text (and hence avoids an
1165 unprepare) when closing and the text has not changed.
1166
1167 9. IBSQL: Base the cursor name on a GUID instead of a hexstr version of the class pointer.
1168 Less likely to cause a cursor re-use error on Windows.
1169
1170 10.SV5IPC: include workaround for OSX. FPC 3.0.0 has broken ipc module for darwin.
1171 Expected to be fixed in 3.0.2. Hence workaround only applies to 3.0.0.
1172
1173 11. TIBTreeView: Guard against nil destination on record changed
1174
1175 12. AnsiString Code page support: TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString now return a
1176 string type with the code page set to reflect the returned field encoding after
1177 Firebird driver transliteration, if any. FPC 3.0.0 onwards only. Behaviour unchanged for
1178 earlier versions.
1179
1180 13. AnsiString Code page support: Assigning to TIBStringField.AsString and TIBMemoField.AsString
1181 will now result in transliteration to the code page specified for the Firebird driver
1182 if the assigned string has a different code page. FPC 3.0.0 onwards only.
1183
1184 14. TIBDatabase: new property UseDefaultSystemCodePage. When set any lc_ctype parameter
1185 is ignored and the lc_ctype value, when the database is opened, is set to align with
1186 the DefaultSystemCodePage (FPC 3.0.0 onwards). Normally, this is what you want and should ensure
1187 platform independence. Note: this applies to FPC 3.0.0 and earlier versions. Pre FPC
1188 3.0.0, when this property is true, the lc_ctype is UTF8 except under windows when
1189 the GETACP is used to determine the Windows code page.
1190
1191 15. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCharSetName. This is the Firebird character set
1192 name used as the lc_ctype when the database was opened. Only valid while the
1193 Database is connected.
1194
1195 16. TIBDatabase: new property DefaultCodePage (FPC >=3.0.0 only). This is the codepage
1196 id that corresponds to the DefaultCharSetName.
1197
1198 IBX Change Log version (1.4-0) Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:44:24 +0000
1199
1200 1. Unix: If Firebird Embedded Server shared object is loaded and a local database
1201 path is given and database attach fails due to access permission issues on the
1202 temp directory or security database, then the attach is retried with "localhost:"
1203 prefixing the databasename. This should avoid problems when the database has to
1204 be accessed by a local (e.g. classic) server and libfbembed is used.
1205
1206 2. Windows: revised search order for Firebird DLL:
1207 i. The Firebird Embedded Server in the application Directory.
1208 ii. If the FIREBIRD environment variable is set then the directory this
1209 points to is searched for the FB Client DLL and then then underlying
1210 "bin" directory.
1211 iii. Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Firebird Project\Firebird Server\Instances
1212 is used to locate the Firebird installation directory and the underlying
1213 "bin" directory is searched for the FB Client DLL.
1214 iv. The Default installation directories C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_x
1215 are searched for the FB Client DLL.
1216 v. The PATH Environment variable is used to search for the FB Client DLL.
1217 vi. Finally the PATH Environment variable is used to search for IBASE.DLL.
1218
1219 3. New Component: TIBXScript. This is an ISQL compatible SQL script execution engine.
1220 See doc/readme.scriptengine and example applications.
1221
1222 4. New Component: TIBlocalDBSupport. This is a TIBDatabase support component intended to
1223 simplify the use of the embedded firebird server on both Linux and Windows platforms.
1224 See dpc/readme.localdatabase and example applications.
1225
1226 5. IBDynamicGrid: Reordering on column header click should now also work for
1227 dynamic columns.
1228
1229 6. ISQLMonitor: (Windows only). Mutex added to TMultilockGate to avoid race condition
1230 between incrementing/decrementing the lock count and signalling the event.
1231
1232 IBX Change Log version (1.3-2) Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:39:54 +0000
1233
1234 1.3.2 was never formally released and only made available as beta copies.
1235
1236 1. DBControlGrid,IBDynamicGrid: Ignore down arrow and up arrow in TCustomMemo
1237
1238 2. IBDynamicGrid: Now deals correctly with a single column grid which has no indicator and autosize column
1239
1240 3. IBLookupComboEditBox: reset timer on each key press - avoids timer going off too early
1241
1242 4. IBDynamicGrid: Call event OnUpdateSortOrder even when aliasname not found in dataset
1243 i.e. when it is a calculated field
1244
1245 5. IBDynamicGrid: Fix problem selecting a different row when expanded row at end of grid.
1246 This problem was due to a race condition between recalculating row heights and
1247 determining which row was selected by the mouse click. The row height calculation
1248 is now deferred by an extra trip round the message loop allowing the row to
1249 be always calculated on the current grid layout rather than risking it being
1250 calculated on the grid layout after the expanded row has been shrunk.
1251
1252 6. IBLookupComboEditBox: avoid race condition between cm_killfocus and cm_exit on
1253 Windows.
1254
1255 7. TIBStringField: Now has two new public properties: CharacterSetName: string and CharacterSetSize: integer;
1256 These properties allow the (Firebird) character set name for the field and the max number of bytes per character
1257 to be determined at runtime. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
1258
1259 8. TIBWideStringField: This is a new field type with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
1260 TWideStringField. This field type is used with the character size reported by Firebird is two. See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
1261
1262 9. TIBMemoField and TIBWideMemoField: new field types with the same additional public properties as above and subclassed from
1263 TMemoField and TWideMemoField respectively. These field types are used with Blob subtype 1 and a characterset size of
1264 1, 3 or 4 (TIBMemoField) or 2 (TIBWideMemoField). See doc/readme.charactersets.html.
1265
1266 Both also have a new published property "DisplayTextAsClassName". If false (default) the displaytext is generated
1267 from the blob text by truncating the string to the displaywidth (in characters not bytes). A displaywidth of zero
1268 implies no truncation.
1269
1270 10. IBLookupComboEditBox: Force autocomplete when EditingDone called and timer active.
1271
1272 11. IBDynamicGrid: Call DataSet.Append when entering edit mode and dataset empty and not in insert state
1273 (avoids "Not in Edit Mode" error).
1274
1275 12. IBDynamicGrid: Correctly resize grid when one column width plus indicator.
1276
1277 13. IBDynamicGrid: Ensure Editor Panel has focus when shown - avoids Windows API calling
1278 DBGrid.DoExit on subsequent mouse click (e.g. on child control such as a tabbed page control.
1279
1280 14. IBDynamicGrid: ignore up, down tab and return when editorpanel open and focus in a TCustomGrid descendent.
1281
1282 15. DBControlGrid: Stop flashing grid when dataset closed and then re-opened while DisabledControls
1283
1284 16. IBQuery: Bug fixed that prevented SQL being set programmatically once the Parser had been invoked.
1285
1286 17. IBCustomDataSet: On close, parser is now freed and Select SQL reverts to value before DataSet Opened.
1287
1288 IBX Change Log version (1.3-1) Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:30:50 +0100
1289
1290 1. OnCloseUp Event Handler added to TDBLookupProperties
1291
1292 2. IBDynamicGrid: Call to OnEditorPanelHide is now last editor hide action - avoids
1293 problem with row size when exception is called.
1294
1295 3. IBLookupComboEditBox: Force pending autocomplete on combobox exit.
1296
1297 4. IBDynamicGrid and DBControlGrid: Keyhandler now ignores up, down, escape and return keys if
1298 in a TCustomComboBox and ignores return key if in a TCustomMemo
1299
1300 5. IBLookupComboEditBox: Ensure that KeyValue is set correctly when full text
1301 keyed in i.e. when autocomplete not performed
1302
1303 6. Cleanup of "Uses" clauses and add console mode support. IBX should now support
1304 console mode applications with all LCL required functions (builtin dialogs and
1305 cursor management) centralised in the IBDialogs unit. As long as "IBDialogs" is
1306 not included in your project, IBX should compile and link with a console mode program.
1307 See consolemode example and its "readme"for further guidence. DO NOT add the ibexpress package to a
1308 console mode application or the IDE will automatically assume that your
1309 application is GUI based. Instead, you should include the ibexpressconsolemode package.
1310
1311 IMPORTANT NOTE: IBDialogs must be included in GUI applications in order
1312 to use the built in dialogs and cursor management. IBDialogs is
1313 included by default if "ibexpress" is in your project source's "uses" clause.
1314 This should be the case for all projects created through the IDE. This is why
1315 you do not want to add the ibexpress package to console mode applications. The
1316 ibexpressconsolemode package has been created to allow console mode programs
1317 to avoid adding LCL dependencies when using IBX, while still having the
1318 unit search paths set up correctly.
1319
1320 Existing users should check to ensure that the "ibexpress" unit is included in
1321 each project's source file (*.lpr).
1322
1323 You may find that in order for the IDE to recognise that ibexpressconsolemode
1324 exists, you have to first open the package in the IDE and then close it. This
1325 adds it to the most recently accessed packages list. To make it permanently
1326 available, add the package name to lazarus' staticpackages.inc file.
1327
1328 Thanks to Julio Jiménez for suggesting support of console mode.
1329
1330 7. SQL Parser can now accept quoted strings that include new lines
1331
1332 8. IBDynamicGrid: Lookup Cell Editor - the cursor is now positioned at end
1333 of text on start of edit. This is particularly useful when tabbing to a
1334 column and then inserting text.
1335
1336 9. New Examples provided for IB Services and ISQLMonitor.
1337
1338 10. Fix error when writing to blob streams that recorded only the last buffer
1339 write in the blob stream. In most cases, this did not cause a problem as the
1340 IB Blob Stream is written in a single write. However, with the TDBImage, write
1341 of a graphic type prefix was lost which caused a problem when the image could
1342 not be automatically recognised.
1343
1344 11. Improve generation of random cursor names in TIBSQL - avoid risk of "cursor
1345 already open" errors due to random numbers used for the cursor name being identical.
1346
1347 12. IBTable: corrected error that could result in an "Index out of bounds" error
1348 when opening the table and the Primary Key is the last or only column in the
1349 table. Thanks to Rick Hoover for the fix.
1350
1351 13. Fix TIBDatabase initialisation of lc_ctype under unix. Set to "UTF8" instead
1352 of "UTF-8", and update list of available database character sets. Existing
1353 users should check the current lc_ctype setting in their applications.
1354
1355 IBX Change Log version (1.2-4) Sat, 09 May 2015 12:38:29 +0100
1356
1357 1. Firebird Services: avoid List Index error when opening a service with an
1358 empty Params property.
1359
1360 2. IBControls: Fix problem with new link mechanism introduced in 1.2.3.
1361 Link now set up in Loaded method - avoids occasional failure to apply
1362 SQL markup on initial open.
1363
1364 3. "Employees" example performance improvements when scrolling.
1365
1366 4. DBControlGrid: Correctly handle edit panel removal when panel is child control of a
1367 TFrame. Force recaching of selected frame to avoid GTK race (results in a
1368 random image cached).
1369
1370 5. DBControlGrid: Should now react to changes in panel height at run time.
1371
1372 6. IBDynamicGrid: Redraws rows below on panel editor hide - avoids blank space at end of grid
1373 even when further rows exist.
1374
1375 7. DBControlGrid: DefaultRowHeight is no longer a published property as it should
1376 always be derived from panel height and setting this property can cause confusion.
1377 Note for existing projects: to avoid a missing property error at run time,
1378 each form using the DBControlGrid must be opened, updated and saved in the IDE
1379 in order to remove the property value from the lfm.
1380
1381
1382 IBX Change Log version (1.2-3) Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:11:17 +0100
1383
1384 1. TIBStoredProc. Prepare now called by ParamByName to avoid need to always
1385 call Prepare before setting parameter values.
1386
1387 2. Error message on ParamByName (all cases) not found now includes name of missing parameter.
1388
1389 3. Code tidyup and more robust handling of dsql information result vector.
1390
1391 4. Support for centralised handling of transaction status changes. TIBTransaction
1392 has been given additional events "AfterEdit", "AfterInsert", "AfterDelete", "AfterPost"
1393 and "AfterExecQuery". The first three are called after the same event is called
1394 for an IBCustomDataSet descendent using the Transaction. The fourth is called
1395 after a call to TIBSQL.ExecQuery, again using this transaction. These new events
1396 enable monitoring of transaction status changes for a given transaction to be
1397 handled in a single place. For example, when a change to the dataset occurs
1398 an indicator can be set that shows the user that in order to save changes,
1399 the transaction should be committed. Rather than doing this per dataset, this
1400 can now be done per transaction.
1401
1402 5. TDataSet.CheckBrowseMode automatically posts changes to the current row when
1403 the dataset is scrolled. However, any changes to the current row are, by default,
1404 discarded when the dataset is closed. TIBDataSet, TIBQuery and TIBTable now
1405 have a new property "DataSetCloseAction" that adds automatic posting of changes
1406 on dataset close. If this property is set to dcDiscardChanges (default) then the
1407 behaviour is unchanged from previous versions. if the value is set to dcSaveChanges
1408 then IBX will attempt to post any unsaved changes before the dataset is closed
1409 (and after the BeforeClose event handler is called). The exception is when the
1410 dataset is being closed as a result of a transaction rollback. In this case,
1411 no action is taken and any unsaved changes are discarded. This avoids both
1412 unnecessary overhead and the risk that a validation error may occur in the Post
1413 raising an exception and thereby preventing a rollback.
1414
1415 6. String Field sizes and Display Widths should now be correct for multi-byte character sets.
1416 In earlier versions, the Display Width was set to the maximum byte width rather than the character
1417 width. Display Widths are now corrected by dividing by the max byte width per character.
1418 For UTF8 character sets, the byte width is four and hence the Display Width will be
1419 the byte width divided by 4. The byte width of each character set is determined
1420 dynamically when the database connection is estabished from the RDB$CHARACTER_SETS
1421 system table. (see also http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=27766).
1422
1423 7. SQLParser will now correctly parse SQL Text which contains ':' within quoted string.
1424
1425 8. IBLookupComboEditBox: List should now always be restored to full list when the
1426 control loses focus. Default Key press default interval reduced to 200ms.
1427
1428 9. DBControlGrid: Ensure that selection is changed to newly appended row, even
1429 when dataset rows are less than visible rows.
1430
1431 10. IBDynamicGrid: Editor Panel is not shown on indicator click if Datasource
1432 does not exist or DataSet is empty. More responsive on dataset open. New event
1433 OnRestorePosition. Column sort disabled if no header row.
1434
1435 11. IBTreeView: improved handling of response to "Add Node". Avoid scrolling dataset
1436 while dataset state is dsInsert. Avoids posting errors.
1437
1438 12. IBControls: New mechanism for distributing UpdateSQL and UpdateParams events. This is to
1439 avoid conflict with DisableControls/EnableControls with Master/Detail linked tables.
1440
1441 13. IBLookupComboEditBox: Now avoids SQL Errors when combo box text contains single quotes.
1442
1443 14. TIBDataSet and TIBQuery: new Event - OnValidatePost. This event has been introduced
1444 to solve a specific problem. That is when the dataset cursor is moved (e.g. by
1445 a grid mouse click and the current row is being edited or inserted. In this case, TDataset
1446 always "posts" the current record regardless or whether or not it may be more appropriate
1447 to cancel any changes; the post occurs before the "BeforeScroll" event fires due to the way the
1448 "MoveBy" function is implemented by TDataSet. The OnValidatePost event is called
1449 as the first action of the "Post" method and allows the handler to convert the Post
1450 into a Cancel if that is the appropriate action on moving to a different row. This is
1451 achieved by returning with "CancelPost" argument set to true. Note that an exception could be
1452 raised here, but it may still be more appropriate to validate a post and signal
1453 a problem in the "BeforePost" event handler. See readme.automaticposts.xhtml)
1454
1455 15. On Unix derived systems, the Firebird library name can now be given as a colon
1456 separated list. Each library name on the list is tried in turn, in left to right
1457 order with the first found being used as the firebird library. By default, on Linux,
1458 the library name list is 'libfbembed.so.2.5:libfbembed.so.2.1:libfbclient.so.2'. This can be
1459 overidden by the FBLIB environment variable or the OnGetLibraryName function.
1460
1461 Note: when using the libfbembed.so, if you prefix the database name with "localhost:"
1462 then it will still attempt to access the database via the Firebird Server and will
1463 require a username and password. If only the pathname is given, then the username
1464 and password should be omitted and the unix file permissions are used to grant
1465 access.
1466
1467 IBX Change Log version (1.2-2) Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:35:04 +0000
1468
1469 1. A new IBControl - TDBControlGrid has been added. TDBControlGrid a lookalike
1470 rather than a clone for the Delphi TDBCrtlGrid. TDBControlGrid is a single column grid
1471 that replicates a TWinControl - typically a TPanel or a TFrame in each row. Each row
1472 corresponds to a row of the linked DataSource. Any data aware control on the
1473 replicated (e.g.) TPanel will then appear to have the appropriate value for the row.
1474
1475 2. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "SQLHourGlass" has been added to TIBDatabase.
1476 When set to false (default true), the Hour Glass cursor is supcpressed and no cursor change
1477 takes place during database access. This may be useful when there are performance issues with
1478 the change of cursor. Setting the property to false suppresses the change of cursor.
1479
1480 3. As suggested by Julio Jiménez, a new property "AutoCommit" has been added to TIBDataSet, TIBQuery
1481 and TIBTable. When set to acCommitRetaining (Default: acDisabled), a call is made to
1482 Transaction.CommitRetaining immediately after every Post or Delete. This has the effect of
1483 making all changes permanent immediately rather than when the transaction is explicitly
1484 committed.
1485
1486 4. Experimental support for the Firebird 3 SQL_BOOLEAN type has been added while still
1487 using the legacy Firebird API. Thanks to Gabor Boros for helping to test this feature.
1488
1489 IBX Change Log version (1.2-1) Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:14:15 +0000
1490
1491 Development version only.
1492
1493 IBX Change Log version (1.2-0) Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:34:04 +0000
1494
1495 1. An internal select SQL Parser is now available for TIBCustomDataset descendents.
1496 This is typically used during an "OnBeforeOpen" event handler to manipulate the
1497 "Where" and "Having" clauses to implement user specified filters of arbitrary
1498 complexity.
1499
1500 2. A new Component Palette entry "Firebird Data Controls" is now available. This has
1501 three new data aware controls dependent on IBX and which make use of the SQL Parser.
1502 These are:
1503
1504 - TIBLookupComboEditBox
1505 - TIBDynamicGrid
1506 - TIBTreeview
1507
1508 TIBLookupComboEditBox is a TDBLookupComboBox descendent that implements "autocomplete"
1509 of typed in text and "autoinsert" of new entries. Autocomplete uses SQL manipulation
1510 to revise the available list and restrict it to items that are prefixed by the
1511 typed text (either case sensitive or case insensitive). Autoinsert allows a
1512 newly typed entry to be added to the list dataset and included in the available
1513 list items.
1514
1515 TIBDynamicGrid is a TDBGrid descendent that provides for:
1516 - automatic resizing of selected columns to fill the available row length
1517 - automatic positioning and sizing of a "totals" control, typically at the
1518 column footer, on a per column basis.
1519 - DataSet resorting on header row click, sorting the dataset by the selected column.
1520 A second click on the same header cell reversed the sort order.
1521 - Support for a "Panel Editor". That is on clicking the indicator column, the row
1522 is automatically expanded and a panel superimposed on it. The panel can have any
1523 number of child controls, typically data aware controls with the same datasource
1524 as the grid allowing for editing of additional fields and more complex editors.
1525 - Reselection of the same row following resorting.
1526 - A new cell editor that provides the same functionality as TIBLookupComboEditBox.
1527 Its properties are specified on a per column basis and allows for one or more
1528 columns to have their values selected from a list provided by a dataset.
1529 Autocomplete and autoinsert are also available. The existing picklist editor
1530 is unaffected by the extension.
1531
1532 TIBTreeView is a data aware TCustomTreeView.
1533
1534 3. When getting a field value using FieldByName.AsVariant, an SQL_INT64 with a
1535 zero scale will no longer return an error. An Int64 will be returned instead.
1536
1537 4. TIBTransaction now has events for Before and After Transaction End and a new function
1538 "GetEndAction" allowing the EndAction to be accessed by these event handlers.
1539
1540 5. TIBQuery can now handle correctly queries which contain the same keyword parameter
1541 repeated multiple times.
1542
1543 6. TIBUpdateSQL will no longer return an error when "RowsAffected" is <> 1. This error
1544 check used to get in the way of using Stored Procedures, and "Update or Insert"
1545 statements.
1546
1547 7. Insert, Modify and Delete property Editors now support Query Generation from
1548 Stored Procedures.
1549
1550 8. Three new examples illustrate the use of the new IB Controls
1551
1552
1553 IBX Change Log version (1.1-0) Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:01:07 +0100
1554
1555 1. TIBXSQLVAR code clean up and optimisation to improve client side "prepare" and parameter
1556 setting performance. See "readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.(Thanks to
1557 Gabor Boros for reporting this problem and for testing the improvements).
1558
1559 2. IBX can now support dialect 3 quoted column names that contain spaces and which differ only in their case.
1560 See readme.field+param.names in the doc folder.
1561
1562 3. IBX SQL Editors will now automatically add double quotes around column names when the database
1563 dialect is "3" and the column name contains spaces or is a Firebird 2.5 SQL Reserved Word.
1564
1565 4. Param Type LargeInt now supported in TIBQuery and TIBStoredProc
1566
1567 5. TIBSQL.ExecQuery retry on failure removed to avoid problems with "at most once"
1568 actions.
1569
1570 6. TIBTransaction.SetDefaultDatabase uses SetObjectProp instead of mis-using SetOrdProp (with
1571 thanks to Yuriy Kopnin for pointing this out).
1572
1573 7. GenerateParamName is now a published property of TIBSQL, TIBQuery and TIBDataSet.
1574
1575 8. varWord, varShortInt and varInt64 added to TIBXSQLVAR.SetAsVariant and hence now available as variant types
1576 for both fields and parameter setting.
1577
1578 9. Changes to the Select SQL in an IBCustomDataset descendent should now be
1579 visible in the Fields Editor immediately afterwards - rather than only after cycling the "active" property.
1580
1581 10. TIBSQL SQL editor will operate correctly and not report an SQL syntax error on SQL test,
1582 when DSQL ('?') parameter placeholders are used and the TIBSQL.GenerateParamNames property is set to true.
1583
1584 11. TIBTable now has a property editor for "MasterFields"
1585
1586 12. SQL Property Editors now include a checkbox "Allow DSQL Placeholder". This corresponds to the
1587 GenerateParamNames property and should be set when using DSQL (i.e. '?') style parameters.
1588
1589 13. The IBTransaction editor now has a radio button ("Unspecified") which is set when the combination
1590 of settings is unrecognised. Selecting this radio button has no effect on the settings.
1591
1592
1593 IBX Change Log version (1.0-5) Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:22:23 +0000
1594
1595 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to >= 2.7.0 to match revised availability of change.
1596
1597 IBX Change Log version (1.0-4) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:56:13 +0000
1598
1599 1. In a TIBCustomDataset descendent, a generator now only sets the value when
1600 it is null. This allows for alternative user defined setting of the generator
1601
1602 Many thanks to Julio Jiménez for this fix
1603
1604 2. An Error Dialog is now displayed in the Lazarus IDE if IBX cannot find the Firebird Library
1605 and suggests that the user may have forgotten to install it.
1606
1607 IBX Change Log version (1.0-3) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:53:39 +0000
1608
1609 1. Conditional compilation used to limit registration of TIntegerField to
1610 Lazarus versions less than 1.1
1611
1612 2. When a database connection is created, character set is now by default set
1613 to UTF8 (Unix) or to the current Windows code page (Windows) if in the range
1614 1250 to 1254.
1615
1616
1617 IBX Change Log version (1.0-2) Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:10:30 +0100
1618
1619 1. TBookmark change conditional compile changed to > 2.6.2 to match expected availability of change.
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1621
1622 IBX Change Log version (1.0-1) Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:00:04 +0100
1623
1624 1. In IBCustomDataset. Changed CurBookmark from string to TBookmark for compiler versions > 2.6.0
1625 Necessary because of TBookmark type and TDataSet.Bookmark property change in fpc 2.7.1
1626
1627 2. IBX now registers TIntegerField as a "No Icon" component. This may be removed if the fpc DB
1628 package is changed to do this (which it should do).
1629
1630 IBX Change Log version (1.0-0) Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0100
1631
1632 1. Add "if active then active := false" to TIBCustomDataset destructor. (Avoid error on database close).
1633
1634 2. Make use of $STATIC conditional in IBSQLMonitor (Needed for FPC 2.6.0 compliance)
1635
1636 3. Database Property Editor: Character Set drop down box now uses "OnChange" rather than "OnCloseUp" to react to changes
1637
1638 4. Property editors should now correctly resize.
1639
1640 5. In IBDatabaseEdit.TestClick, the LoginPrompt is now set to the state of the LoginPrompt Checkbox
1641 (restored original functionality)
1642
1643 6. Under OSX, if IBX fails to load libfbclient.dylib, it will now try and load the firebird
1644 library using the absolute path /Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Firebird.

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