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1 < FBINTF Change Log  version                                  (1.1-1) Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:31:21 +0000
1 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-6 Build 12214) Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:10:11 +0100
2 >
3 > 1. GetImplementationVersion now correctly returns '3.0' for Firebird 3 API
4 >   with a Firebrid 3 client library.
5 >
6 > 2. Linux Only: FIREBIRD environment variable is now checked when loading the client library.
7 >    If a client library path is not explicitly provided and the FIREBIRD environment
8 >    variable is set then the directory given by this variable and any 'lib' subdirectory
9 >    are searched for the Firebird client library. Only if none is found, is the default
10 >    client library used.
11 >
12 > 3.  IUtil.FormatStatus now used to format error messages when using new API
13 >
14 > 4.  Fixed Array SDL: array_desc_scale now correctly encoded as a signed integer.
15 >
16 > 5.  SQL_TEXT handling changed. When the value of an SQL_TEXT (i.e. fixed width string) column is
17 >    returned using GetAsString and the string codepage is UTF8, the string is truncated so
18 >    that the byte length corresponds to the number of characters specified for the column.
19 >    SQL_TEXT strings are no longer automatically trimmed to remove all trailing white space. This is
20 >    correct behaviour but may affect some implementations that relied upon automatic
21 >    trimming of trailing white space.
22 >
23 > 6.  New IFirebirdAPI Calls:
24 >      function GetClientMajor: integer;
25 >      function GetClientMinor: integer;
26 >
27 >
28 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-5 Build 12044) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:30:01 +0100
29 >
30 > 1. ISQLParams.GetHasCaseSensitiveParams added. Returns true if param names are
31 >   case sensitive
32 >
33 > 2. Single line SQL comments starting with '--' are now recognised by SQL Parser.
34 >
35 > 3. New API Calls:
36 >        IColumnMetaData.GetStatement
37 >        IColumnMetaData.GetTransaction
38 >        ISQLData.GetStrLength
39 >        IResults.GetStatement
40 >        IAttachment.OpenBlob (using Blob metadata)
41 >        IAttachment.OpenArray (using array metadata)
42 >
43 > 4. FBMessages: removal of unused messages
44 >
45 > 5. TFBArray.Create (2nd case): ensure that FFirebirdClientAPI is correctly set.
46 >
47 > 6. TIBSQLStatementType: SQLSavePoint added to end of enumeration.
48 >
49 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-4 Build 11515)  Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:19 +0000
50 >
51 > 1. Fix a problem with the SQL parameter parser that failed to recognise parameters
52 >   where the second character of the parameter name is a numeric.
53 >
54 > 2. New method for IAttachment: procedure getFBVersion(version: TStrings);
55 >   This returns the isc_version connection information as one or more lines.
56 >   This is the same information as returned by isql with the -z option.
57 >
58 > 3. If -dFIREBIRD3APIONLY is used as a compiler option then the legacy Firebird API
59 >   is no longer compiled in. Likewise, if -dLEGACYFIREBIRDAPIONLY is used as a
60 >   compiler option then the Firebird 3 API is no longer compiled in.
61 >
62 > 4. IColumnMetaData: new method.
63 >
64 >   TIBDateTimeFormats = (dfTimestamp, {SQL TIMESTAMP}
65 >                        dfDateTime,   {SQL DATETIME}
66 >                        dfTime);
67 >
68 >   function GetDateTimeStrLength(DateTimeFormat: TIBDateTimeFormats): integer;
69 >
70 >   This returns the max. number of characters returned by the "AsString" method
71 >   when the SQL type of the column is respectively TIMESTAMP, DATETIME or TIME.
72 >
73 > 5. Additional argument for IAttachment.PrepareWithNamedParameters -
74 >     CaseSensitiveParams: boolean = false
75 >
76 >   If this argument is set to true then SQL parameter names are assumed to be case
77 >   sensitive and must be referenced (using ISQLParams.ByName) using the case
78 >   sensitive name.
79 >
80 > 6. Bug fix: when setting a query parameter, it is now possible, when the parameter
81 >   is of type VarChar or Char to set the parameter to a numeric value (e.g. using
82 >   .AsCurrency) and then subsequently to update the value to a non-numeric string
83 >   using .AsString.
84 >
85 >
86 >
87 > FBINTF Change Log  version                  (1.1-3) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:28:10 +0000
88 >
89 > 1. DARWIN only syntax error: fix missing semi-colon in TFBClientAPI.LoadIBLibrary
90 >
91 > 2. Restrict IsMultiThread check to Unix only for compatibility with
92 >   https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30535
93 >
94 > 3. New SQL Tokeniser added to IBUtils. This is used to pre-process SQL with
95 >   named parameters and is intended to avoid problems with (e.g.) Execute Block
96 >   and processing internal parameters as statement parameters.
97 >
98 > 4. New interface IFirebirdLibrary provides access to the underlying firebird DLL
99 >   or shared object. Available via a new member (GetFBLibrary) of IFirebirdAPI.
100 >
101 > 5. New function added to IB.pas
102 >
103 >   function LoadFBLibrary(aLibPathName: string): IFirebirdLibrary
104 >
105 >   This allows a Firebird Library to be loaded from an explicit path. use the
106 >   IFirebirdLibrary.GetFirebirdAPI member function to get the Firebird API using
107 >   the library. It is possible to load Firebird libraries from different locations
108 >   simultaneously, each with a distinct IFirebirdAPI.
109 >
110 > FBINTF Change Log  version               (1.1-2) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:30:32 +0100
111 >
112 > 1. Firebird.pas: {$OBJECTCHECKS OFF} added to file to avoid runtime error when
113 >   program compiled with -CR command line switch.
114 >
115 > 2. IServiceManager additions (informational):
116 >    function getProtocol: TProtocol;
117 >    function getPortNo: AnsiString;
118 >
119 > 3. IServiceManager improved error handling. Interfaces changed:
120 >    function Start(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true): boolean;
121 >    function Query(SQPB: ISQPB; Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
122 >    function Query(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
123 >
124 > 4. IAttachment addition (informational)
125 >    function GetSecurityDatabase: AnsiString;
126 >
127 > 5. IStatement: performance counters now updated after each Fetch. GetPerfStatistics
128 >   thus now returns accumulated stats for a select statement from opening a cursor
129 >   up to the last fetch.
130 >
131 > 6. DARWIN: uloadlibrary.inc bug fix. Many thanks to Luigi Naimi for correcting
132 >   the problem.
133 >
134 > 7. Type change: "TPerfCounters = array[TPerfStats] of Int64". Note "Int64"
135 >   replaces deprecated "comp" type.
136 >
137 > 10. Testsuite Test10 updated to include thread synchronisation for event reporting.
138 >
139 > 11. URL Connection Strings: inet4 and inet6 now recognised.
140 >
141 > 12. IBUtils: Parse and Make Connect String now recognise URL style loopback syntax.
142 >
143 > 13. IAttachment.CharSetName2CharSetID is now performed case insensitive.
144 >
145 >
146 > FBINTF Change Log  version (1.1-1) Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:51:16 +0000
147  
148   1. IBUtils.QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded: Add check for space character.
149  
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164        function GetRemoteProtocol: AnsiString;
165        function GetODSMajorVersion: integer;
166        function GetODSMinorVersion: integer;
167 +      function GetAuthenticationMethod: AnsiString;
168  
169     These results are cached when the connection is opened and hence do not
170     require a database lookup.
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182  
183   9. IBUtils code tidy up.
184  
185 + 10. Parameter Block interfaces "find" method. As documented, this should have
186 +   returned a nil interface when the item could not be found. Instead, an empty
187 +   interface item was returned. "Find" now works as documented and will return
188 +   a nil interface if the item cannot be found.
189 +
190 + 11. DBInformation: support added for isc_info_active_tran_count and isc_info_creation_date.
191 +
192 + 12. DBInformation: New interfaces: IDIRB and IDIRBItem added to support DB Information
193 +    requests with additional parameters. This is to enable support for fb_info_page_contents
194 +    (return of page contents). Response to fb_info_page_contents returned as
195 +    a string with code page CP_NONE.
196 +
197 + 13. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_pages_used and fb_info_pages_free added, plus
198 +    test suite updated.
199 +
200 + 14. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_crypt_key (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as
201 +    a string type, and fb_info_conn_flags (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as an integer type.
202 +
203 + 15. Service Manager: List of protocols supported expanded to include inet, wnet and xnet.
204 +    An overloaded version of IIFirebirdAPI.GetServiceManager also allows a non
205 +    default connection port to be specified.
206 +
207   FBINTF Change Log  version                             (1.1-0) Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:20:02 +0000
208  
209   1. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Numeric types.

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