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1 + FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.3-2 Build 12832) Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:03:18 +0100
2 +
3 + 1. TFBClientAPI.GetProcAddr. Add check for nil reference.
4 +
5 + 2. IStatement: new methods:
6 +    procedure SetStaleReferenceChecks(Enable:boolean); {default true}
7 +    function GetStaleReferenceChecks: boolean;
8 +
9 +   In previous versions, stale reference checks were always enabled. This allows the
10 +   user to disable them on a per statement basis. Note this can risk out-of-date
11 +   statement BLR. See User Guide.
12 +
13 + 3. IBUtils: TSQLwithNamedParamsTokeniser now recognises a CASE...END block within a
14 +   stored procedure and hence avoids replacing named parameters within a containing
15 +   BEGIN..END block.
16 +
17 + 4. ISQLParam: using a string value to set an integer field with a scale factor of
18 +   zero is now treated as a special case to avoid the risk of floating point
19 +   rounding errors affecting pure integers.
20 +
21 + 5. ISQLParam:  Review and tidy-up of SetAsString for numeric types.
22 +
23 + 6. ISQLParam is now subclassed from IParamMetaData, which provides access to the mutable
24 +   SQL Parameter metadata (methods moved from ISQLParam).
25 +
26 + 7. ISQLParam: new method
27 +     function getColMetadata: IParamMetaData;
28 +   This instance of IParamMetaData returns the original column metadata which is unmutable.
29 +   Note: ISQLParam metadata can change after a parameter value has been set e.g when
30 +   setting a VARCHAR column to an integer value.
31 +
32 +
33 + FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.3-1 Build 12776) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:09:33 +0100
34 +
35 + 1. Integer decodes in information blocks (e.g. IDBInfoItem) widened from 32 bit to 64-bit integers.
36 +
37 + 2. Support for inline blob encoding. Blob values pass using the "SetAsString" method
38 +   will now be encoded inline (i.e. as part of the parameter buffer) if they are
39 +   shorter than a pre-set limit. Longer values continue to be saved as blobs as a
40 +   separate server interaction. This is intended as a performance optimisation.
41 +
42 +   The pre-set limit defaults to 8192 bytes and can be inspected/modified using the new
43 +   IAttachment interface functions:
44 +
45 +    function GetInlineBlobLimit: integer;
46 +    procedure SetInlineBlobLimit(limit: integer);
47 +
48 + 3. Support for Firebird 4 IBatch interface added. This is largely transparent to the API
49 +   user as the functionality is embedded in the implementation of the IStatement
50 +   interface. Three new functions are defined:
51 +
52 +    procedure AddToBatch;
53 +    function ExecuteBatch(aTransaction: ITransaction=nil): IBatchCompletion;
54 +    procedure CancelBatch;
55 +    function GetBatchCompletion: IBatchCompletion;
56 +    function GetBatchRowLimit: integer;
57 +    procedure SetBatchRowLimit(aLimit: integer);
58 +
59 +   Also
60 +
61 +    function IsInBatchMode: boolean;        {true after call to execute(eaDefer)}
62 +    function HasBatchMode: boolean;         {true if and only if IBatch Supported}
63 +
64 +   For more information see the User Guide.
65 +
66 + 4. Default error message contents. Now aligned with User Guide section 10.2 i.e. error messages
67 +   provided with the EIBInterBaseError now include all three parts.
68 +
69 + 5. Firebird.pas and include files updated to Firebird 4.0.0
70 +
71 + 6. New IStatement method: function GetSQLStatementTypeName: AnsiString;
72 +   Returns SQL Statement type as a text string;
73 +
74 + 7. ISQLData.AsInteger and AsInt64 now use "Round" to convert a float field to
75 +   an integer instead of "trunc". This is for compatibility with TFloatField.AsInteger.
76 +
77 + FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.2-1 Build 12552) Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:05:40 +0100
78 +
79 + 1. Big fix for Firebird 4.0. A internal change in Firebird 4.0.0 from RC1 flushed out a
80 +   typo in FB30Statement.pas that caused an unknown parameter error.
81 +
82 + FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.2-0 Build 12520) Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:27:23 +0000
83 +
84 + 1. Imported (Firebird) constants updated for Firebird 4.
85 +
86 + 2. Firebird.pas from Firebird 4 integrated into source code tree.
87 +
88 + 3. Added Support for TIMETAMP WITH TIME ZONE and TIME WITH TIME ZONE data types.
89 +
90 + 4. Added Support for SQL_DEC16, SQL_DEC34 and extended NUMERIC precision.
91 +
92 + 5. New unit 'FBClientLib.pas' added and provides new interface IFBIMasterProvider.
93 +   QueryInterface may be used to coerce this interface from IFirebirdAPI. The
94 +   interface provides a single method "function GetIMasterIntf: IMaster". This provides
95 +   type safe access to the Firebird IMaster interface and avoids the need to turn
96 +   off object checks when coercing "function GetIMaster: TObject" to IMaster.
97 +
98 + 6. New IFirebirdAPI Calls:
99 +    function HasLocalTZDB: boolean;
100 +    function HasTimeZoneSupport: boolean;
101 +    function HasExtendedTZSupport: boolean;
102 +    procedure SQLDecFloatEncode(aValue: tBCD; SQLType: cardinal; bufptr: PByte);
103 +    function SQLDecFloatDecode(SQLType: cardinal; scale: integer; bufptr: PByte): tBCD;
104 +
105 + 7. New IAttachment Calls:
106 +    function HasDecFloatSupport: boolean;
107 +    function GetTimeZoneServices: ITimeZoneServices;
108 +    function HasTimeZoneSupport: boolean;
109 +
110 + 8. New Interface ITimeZoneServices.
111 +
112 + 9. New ISQLData API Calls:
113 +    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
114 +    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString); overload;
115 +    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
116 +    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
117 +    function GetAsUTCDateTime: TDateTime;
118 +    function GetAsBCD: tBCD;
119 +
120 + 10. New ISQLParam API Calls
121 +    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
122 +    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString); overload;
123 +    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
124 +    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
125 +    function GetAsUTCDateTime: TDateTime;
126 +    function GetAsBCD: tBCD;
127 +    function GetStatement: IStatement;
128 +    function GetTransaction: ITransaction;
129 +    procedure SetAsTime(aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
130 +    procedure SetAsTime(aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
131 +    procedure SetAsDateTime(aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
132 +    procedure SetAsDateTime(aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
133 +    procedure SetAsUTCDateTime(aUTCTime: TDateTime);
134 +    procedure SetAsBcd(aValue: tBCD);
135 +
136 + 11. New IArray API Calls
137 +    procedure GetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
138 +    procedure GetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString); overload;
139 +    procedure GetAsTime(index: array of integer; var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
140 +    procedure GetAsTime(index: array of integer; var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
141 +    function GetAsUTCDateTime(index: array of integer): TDateTime;
142 +    procedure SetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
143 +    procedure SetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
144 +    procedure SetAsTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
145 +    procedure SetAsTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
146 +
147 + 12. Utility functions in IBUtils
148 +    function ParseDateTimeTZString(aDateTimeStr: Ansistring; var aDateTime: TDateTime;
149 +              var aTimezone: AnsiString; aFormatSettings: TFormatSettings; TimeOnly: boolean=false): boolean;
150 +    procedure FBDecodeTime(aTime: TDateTime; var Hour, Minute, Second: word; var DeciMillisecond: cardinal);
151 +    function FBEncodeTime(Hour, Minute, Second, DeciMillisecond: cardinal): TDateTime;
152 +    function FBFormatDateTime(fmt: AnsiString; aDateTime: TDateTime): AnsiString;
153 +    function FormatTimeZoneOffset(EffectiveTimeOffsetMins: integer): AnsiString;
154 +    function DecodeTimeZoneOffset(TZOffset: AnsiString; var dstOffset: integer): boolean;
155 +
156 + 13. IDPB, ITPB and ISPB: new interface method
157 +      function AddByTypeName(ParamTypeName: AnsiString): IDPBItem/ITPBItem/ISPBItem;
158 +    This is used to add a parameter block item by the string equivalent of its
159 +    symbolic type name. e.g. DPB.AddByTypeName('isc_dpb_user_name').AsString := '...'
160 +
161 + 14. IDPBItem/ITPBItem/ISPBItem: new interface method:
162 +      function getParamTypeName: AnsiString;
163 +
164 + 15. fb_shutdown now called before unloading Firebird library. This can avoid a
165 +     SIGEVENT error when a programme using the embeded server is unloaded.
166 +
167 + FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-6 Build 12237) Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:54:21 +0100
168 +
169 + 1. GetImplementationVersion now correctly returns '3.0' for Firebird 3 API
170 +   with a Firebrid 3 client library.
171 +
172 + 2. Linux Only: FIREBIRD environment variable is now checked when loading the client library.
173 +    If a client library path is not explicitly provided and the FIREBIRD environment
174 +    variable is set then the directory given by this variable and any 'lib' subdirectory
175 +    are searched for the Firebird client library. Only if none is found, is the default
176 +    client library used.
177 +
178 + 3.  IUtil.FormatStatus now used to format error messages when using new API
179 +
180 + 4.  Fixed Array SDL: array_desc_scale now correctly encoded as a signed integer.
181 +
182 + 5.  SQL_TEXT handling changed. When the value of an SQL_TEXT (i.e. fixed width string) column is
183 +    returned using GetAsString and the string codepage is UTF8, the string is truncated so
184 +    that the byte length corresponds to the number of characters specified for the column.
185 +    SQL_TEXT strings are no longer automatically trimmed to remove all trailing white space. This is
186 +    correct behaviour but may affect some implementations that relied upon automatic
187 +    trimming of trailing white space.
188 +
189 + 6.  New IFirebirdAPI Calls:
190 +      function GetClientMajor: integer;
191 +      function GetClientMinor: integer;
192 +
193 + 7.  IColumnMetaData and IArrayMetaData: new method
194 +      function GetCharSetWidth: integer;
195 +
196 + FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-5 Build 12022) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:35:55 +0100
197 +
198 + 1. ISQLParams.GetHasCaseSensitiveParams added. Returns true if param names are
199 +   case sensitive
200 +
201 + 2. Single line SQL comments starting with '--' are now recognised by SQL Parser.
202 +
203 + 3. New API Calls:
204 +        IColumnMetaData.GetStatement
205 +        IColumnMetaData.GetTransaction
206 +        ISQLData.GetStrDataLength
207 +        IResults.GetStatement
208 +        IAttachment.OpenBlob (using Blob metadata)
209 +        IAttachment.OpenArray (using array metadata)
210 +
211 + 4. FBMessages: removal of unused messages
212 +
213 + 5. TFBArray.Create (2nd case): ensure that FFirebirdClientAPI is correctly set.
214 +
215 + 6. TIBSQLStatementType: SQLSavePoint added to end of enumeration.
216 +
217 + FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-4 Build 11515)  Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:19 +0000
218 +
219 + 1. Fix a problem with the SQL parameter parser that failed to recognise parameters
220 +   where the second character of the parameter name is a numeric.
221 +
222 + 2. New method for IAttachment: procedure getFBVersion(version: TStrings);
223 +   This returns the isc_version connection information as one or more lines.
224 +   This is the same information as returned by isql with the -z option.
225 +
226 + 3. If -dFIREBIRD3APIONLY is used as a compiler option then the legacy Firebird API
227 +   is no longer compiled in. Likewise, if -dLEGACYFIREBIRDAPIONLY is used as a
228 +   compiler option then the Firebird 3 API is no longer compiled in.
229 +
230 + 4. IColumnMetaData: new method.
231 +
232 +   TIBDateTimeFormats = (dfTimestamp, {SQL TIMESTAMP}
233 +                        dfDateTime,   {SQL DATETIME}
234 +                        dfTime);
235 +
236 +   function GetDateTimeStrLength(DateTimeFormat: TIBDateTimeFormats): integer;
237 +
238 +   This returns the max. number of characters returned by the "AsString" method
239 +   when the SQL type of the column is respectively TIMESTAMP, DATETIME or TIME.
240 +
241 + 5. Additional argument for IAttachment.PrepareWithNamedParameters -
242 +     CaseSensitiveParams: boolean = false
243 +
244 +   If this argument is set to true then SQL parameter names are assumed to be case
245 +   sensitive and must be referenced (using ISQLParams.ByName) using the case
246 +   sensitive name.
247 +
248 + 6. Bug fix: when setting a query parameter, it is now possible, when the parameter
249 +   is of type VarChar or Char to set the parameter to a numeric value (e.g. using
250 +   .AsCurrency) and then subsequently to update the value to a non-numeric string
251 +   using .AsString.
252 +
253 +
254 +
255   FBINTF Change Log  version                  (1.1-3) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:28:10 +0000
256  
257   1. DARWIN only syntax error: fix missing semi-colon in TFBClientAPI.LoadIBLibrary

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