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1 < FBINTF Change Log  version             (1.1-0) tba, 00 Mar 2017 14:43:56 +0000
1 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.3-2 Build 12806) Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:07:03 +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 Note this can risk out-of-date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 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.3-1 Build 12776) Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:09:33 +0100
18 >
19 > 1. Integer decodes in information blocks (e.g. IDBInfoItem) widened from 32 bit to 64-bit integers.
20 >
21 > 2. Support for inline blob encoding. Blob values pass using the "SetAsString" method
22 >   will now be encoded inline (i.e. as part of the parameter buffer) if they are
23 >   shorter than a pre-set limit. Longer values continue to be saved as blobs as a
24 >   separate server interaction. This is intended as a performance optimisation.
25 >
26 >   The pre-set limit defaults to 8192 bytes and can be inspected/modified using the new
27 >   IAttachment interface functions:
28 >
29 >    function GetInlineBlobLimit: integer;
30 >    procedure SetInlineBlobLimit(limit: integer);
31 >
32 > 3. Support for Firebird 4 IBatch interface added. This is largely transparent to the API
33 >   user as the functionality is embedded in the implementation of the IStatement
34 >   interface. Three new functions are defined:
35 >
36 >    procedure AddToBatch;
37 >    function ExecuteBatch(aTransaction: ITransaction=nil): IBatchCompletion;
38 >    procedure CancelBatch;
39 >    function GetBatchCompletion: IBatchCompletion;
40 >    function GetBatchRowLimit: integer;
41 >    procedure SetBatchRowLimit(aLimit: integer);
42 >
43 >   Also
44 >
45 >    function IsInBatchMode: boolean;        {true after call to execute(eaDefer)}
46 >    function HasBatchMode: boolean;         {true if and only if IBatch Supported}
47 >
48 >   For more information see the User Guide.
49 >
50 > 4. Default error message contents. Now aligned with User Guide section 10.2 i.e. error messages
51 >   provided with the EIBInterBaseError now include all three parts.
52 >
53 > 5. Firebird.pas and include files updated to Firebird 4.0.0
54 >
55 > 6. New IStatement method: function GetSQLStatementTypeName: AnsiString;
56 >   Returns SQL Statement type as a text string;
57 >
58 > 7. ISQLData.AsInteger and AsInt64 now use "Round" to convert a float field to
59 >   an integer instead of "trunc". This is for compatibility with TFloatField.AsInteger.
60 >
61 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.2-1 Build 12552) Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:05:40 +0100
62 >
63 > 1. Big fix for Firebird 4.0. A internal change in Firebird 4.0.0 from RC1 flushed out a
64 >   typo in FB30Statement.pas that caused an unknown parameter error.
65 >
66 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.2-0 Build 12520) Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:27:23 +0000
67 >
68 > 1. Imported (Firebird) constants updated for Firebird 4.
69 >
70 > 2. Firebird.pas from Firebird 4 integrated into source code tree.
71 >
72 > 3. Added Support for TIMETAMP WITH TIME ZONE and TIME WITH TIME ZONE data types.
73 >
74 > 4. Added Support for SQL_DEC16, SQL_DEC34 and extended NUMERIC precision.
75 >
76 > 5. New unit 'FBClientLib.pas' added and provides new interface IFBIMasterProvider.
77 >   QueryInterface may be used to coerce this interface from IFirebirdAPI. The
78 >   interface provides a single method "function GetIMasterIntf: IMaster". This provides
79 >   type safe access to the Firebird IMaster interface and avoids the need to turn
80 >   off object checks when coercing "function GetIMaster: TObject" to IMaster.
81 >
82 > 6. New IFirebirdAPI Calls:
83 >    function HasLocalTZDB: boolean;
84 >    function HasTimeZoneSupport: boolean;
85 >    function HasExtendedTZSupport: boolean;
86 >    procedure SQLDecFloatEncode(aValue: tBCD; SQLType: cardinal; bufptr: PByte);
87 >    function SQLDecFloatDecode(SQLType: cardinal; scale: integer; bufptr: PByte): tBCD;
88 >
89 > 7. New IAttachment Calls:
90 >    function HasDecFloatSupport: boolean;
91 >    function GetTimeZoneServices: ITimeZoneServices;
92 >    function HasTimeZoneSupport: boolean;
93 >
94 > 8. New Interface ITimeZoneServices.
95 >
96 > 9. New ISQLData API Calls:
97 >    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
98 >    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString); overload;
99 >    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
100 >    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
101 >    function GetAsUTCDateTime: TDateTime;
102 >    function GetAsBCD: tBCD;
103 >
104 > 10. New ISQLParam API Calls
105 >    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
106 >    procedure GetAsDateTime(var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString); overload;
107 >    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
108 >    procedure GetAsTime(var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
109 >    function GetAsUTCDateTime: TDateTime;
110 >    function GetAsBCD: tBCD;
111 >    function GetStatement: IStatement;
112 >    function GetTransaction: ITransaction;
113 >    procedure SetAsTime(aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
114 >    procedure SetAsTime(aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
115 >    procedure SetAsDateTime(aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
116 >    procedure SetAsDateTime(aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
117 >    procedure SetAsUTCDateTime(aUTCTime: TDateTime);
118 >    procedure SetAsBcd(aValue: tBCD);
119 >
120 > 11. New IArray API Calls
121 >    procedure GetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
122 >    procedure GetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; var aDateTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString); overload;
123 >    procedure GetAsTime(index: array of integer; var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezoneID: TFBTimeZoneID; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
124 >    procedure GetAsTime(index: array of integer; var aTime: TDateTime; var dstOffset: smallint; var aTimezone: AnsiString; OnDate: TDateTime); overload;
125 >    function GetAsUTCDateTime(index: array of integer): TDateTime;
126 >    procedure SetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
127 >    procedure SetAsDateTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
128 >    procedure SetAsTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZoneID: TFBTimeZoneID); overload;
129 >    procedure SetAsTime(index: array of integer; aValue: TDateTime; OnDate: TDateTime; aTimeZone: AnsiString); overload;
130 >
131 > 12. Utility functions in IBUtils
132 >    function ParseDateTimeTZString(aDateTimeStr: Ansistring; var aDateTime: TDateTime;
133 >              var aTimezone: AnsiString; aFormatSettings: TFormatSettings; TimeOnly: boolean=false): boolean;
134 >    procedure FBDecodeTime(aTime: TDateTime; var Hour, Minute, Second: word; var DeciMillisecond: cardinal);
135 >    function FBEncodeTime(Hour, Minute, Second, DeciMillisecond: cardinal): TDateTime;
136 >    function FBFormatDateTime(fmt: AnsiString; aDateTime: TDateTime): AnsiString;
137 >    function FormatTimeZoneOffset(EffectiveTimeOffsetMins: integer): AnsiString;
138 >    function DecodeTimeZoneOffset(TZOffset: AnsiString; var dstOffset: integer): boolean;
139 >
140 > 13. IDPB, ITPB and ISPB: new interface method
141 >      function AddByTypeName(ParamTypeName: AnsiString): IDPBItem/ITPBItem/ISPBItem;
142 >    This is used to add a parameter block item by the string equivalent of its
143 >    symbolic type name. e.g. DPB.AddByTypeName('isc_dpb_user_name').AsString := '...'
144 >
145 > 14. IDPBItem/ITPBItem/ISPBItem: new interface method:
146 >      function getParamTypeName: AnsiString;
147 >
148 > 15. fb_shutdown now called before unloading Firebird library. This can avoid a
149 >     SIGEVENT error when a programme using the embeded server is unloaded.
150 >
151 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-6 Build 12237) Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:54:21 +0100
152 >
153 > 1. GetImplementationVersion now correctly returns '3.0' for Firebird 3 API
154 >   with a Firebrid 3 client library.
155 >
156 > 2. Linux Only: FIREBIRD environment variable is now checked when loading the client library.
157 >    If a client library path is not explicitly provided and the FIREBIRD environment
158 >    variable is set then the directory given by this variable and any 'lib' subdirectory
159 >    are searched for the Firebird client library. Only if none is found, is the default
160 >    client library used.
161 >
162 > 3.  IUtil.FormatStatus now used to format error messages when using new API
163 >
164 > 4.  Fixed Array SDL: array_desc_scale now correctly encoded as a signed integer.
165 >
166 > 5.  SQL_TEXT handling changed. When the value of an SQL_TEXT (i.e. fixed width string) column is
167 >    returned using GetAsString and the string codepage is UTF8, the string is truncated so
168 >    that the byte length corresponds to the number of characters specified for the column.
169 >    SQL_TEXT strings are no longer automatically trimmed to remove all trailing white space. This is
170 >    correct behaviour but may affect some implementations that relied upon automatic
171 >    trimming of trailing white space.
172 >
173 > 6.  New IFirebirdAPI Calls:
174 >      function GetClientMajor: integer;
175 >      function GetClientMinor: integer;
176 >
177 > 7.  IColumnMetaData and IArrayMetaData: new method
178 >      function GetCharSetWidth: integer;
179 >
180 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-5 Build 12022) Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:35:55 +0100
181 >
182 > 1. ISQLParams.GetHasCaseSensitiveParams added. Returns true if param names are
183 >   case sensitive
184 >
185 > 2. Single line SQL comments starting with '--' are now recognised by SQL Parser.
186 >
187 > 3. New API Calls:
188 >        IColumnMetaData.GetStatement
189 >        IColumnMetaData.GetTransaction
190 >        ISQLData.GetStrDataLength
191 >        IResults.GetStatement
192 >        IAttachment.OpenBlob (using Blob metadata)
193 >        IAttachment.OpenArray (using array metadata)
194 >
195 > 4. FBMessages: removal of unused messages
196 >
197 > 5. TFBArray.Create (2nd case): ensure that FFirebirdClientAPI is correctly set.
198 >
199 > 6. TIBSQLStatementType: SQLSavePoint added to end of enumeration.
200 >
201 > FBINTF Change Log  version          (1.1-4 Build 11515)  Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:04:19 +0000
202 >
203 > 1. Fix a problem with the SQL parameter parser that failed to recognise parameters
204 >   where the second character of the parameter name is a numeric.
205 >
206 > 2. New method for IAttachment: procedure getFBVersion(version: TStrings);
207 >   This returns the isc_version connection information as one or more lines.
208 >   This is the same information as returned by isql with the -z option.
209 >
210 > 3. If -dFIREBIRD3APIONLY is used as a compiler option then the legacy Firebird API
211 >   is no longer compiled in. Likewise, if -dLEGACYFIREBIRDAPIONLY is used as a
212 >   compiler option then the Firebird 3 API is no longer compiled in.
213 >
214 > 4. IColumnMetaData: new method.
215 >
216 >   TIBDateTimeFormats = (dfTimestamp, {SQL TIMESTAMP}
217 >                        dfDateTime,   {SQL DATETIME}
218 >                        dfTime);
219 >
220 >   function GetDateTimeStrLength(DateTimeFormat: TIBDateTimeFormats): integer;
221 >
222 >   This returns the max. number of characters returned by the "AsString" method
223 >   when the SQL type of the column is respectively TIMESTAMP, DATETIME or TIME.
224 >
225 > 5. Additional argument for IAttachment.PrepareWithNamedParameters -
226 >     CaseSensitiveParams: boolean = false
227 >
228 >   If this argument is set to true then SQL parameter names are assumed to be case
229 >   sensitive and must be referenced (using ISQLParams.ByName) using the case
230 >   sensitive name.
231 >
232 > 6. Bug fix: when setting a query parameter, it is now possible, when the parameter
233 >   is of type VarChar or Char to set the parameter to a numeric value (e.g. using
234 >   .AsCurrency) and then subsequently to update the value to a non-numeric string
235 >   using .AsString.
236 >
237 >
238 >
239 > FBINTF Change Log  version                  (1.1-3) Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:28:10 +0000
240 >
241 > 1. DARWIN only syntax error: fix missing semi-colon in TFBClientAPI.LoadIBLibrary
242 >
243 > 2. Restrict IsMultiThread check to Unix only for compatibility with
244 >   https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=30535
245 >
246 > 3. New SQL Tokeniser added to IBUtils. This is used to pre-process SQL with
247 >   named parameters and is intended to avoid problems with (e.g.) Execute Block
248 >   and processing internal parameters as statement parameters.
249 >
250 > 4. New interface IFirebirdLibrary provides access to the underlying firebird DLL
251 >   or shared object. Available via a new member (GetFBLibrary) of IFirebirdAPI.
252 >
253 > 5. New function added to IB.pas
254 >
255 >   function LoadFBLibrary(aLibPathName: string): IFirebirdLibrary
256 >
257 >   This allows a Firebird Library to be loaded from an explicit path. use the
258 >   IFirebirdLibrary.GetFirebirdAPI member function to get the Firebird API using
259 >   the library. It is possible to load Firebird libraries from different locations
260 >   simultaneously, each with a distinct IFirebirdAPI.
261 >
262 > FBINTF Change Log  version               (1.1-2) Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:30:32 +0100
263 >
264 > 1. Firebird.pas: {$OBJECTCHECKS OFF} added to file to avoid runtime error when
265 >   program compiled with -CR command line switch.
266 >
267 > 2. IServiceManager additions (informational):
268 >    function getProtocol: TProtocol;
269 >    function getPortNo: AnsiString;
270 >
271 > 3. IServiceManager improved error handling. Interfaces changed:
272 >    function Start(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true): boolean;
273 >    function Query(SQPB: ISQPB; Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
274 >    function Query(Request: ISRB; RaiseExceptionOnError: boolean=true) :IServiceQueryResults; overload;
275 >
276 > 4. IAttachment addition (informational)
277 >    function GetSecurityDatabase: AnsiString;
278 >
279 > 5. IStatement: performance counters now updated after each Fetch. GetPerfStatistics
280 >   thus now returns accumulated stats for a select statement from opening a cursor
281 >   up to the last fetch.
282 >
283 > 6. DARWIN: uloadlibrary.inc bug fix. Many thanks to Luigi Naimi for correcting
284 >   the problem.
285 >
286 > 7. Type change: "TPerfCounters = array[TPerfStats] of Int64". Note "Int64"
287 >   replaces deprecated "comp" type.
288 >
289 > 10. Testsuite Test10 updated to include thread synchronisation for event reporting.
290 >
291 > 11. URL Connection Strings: inet4 and inet6 now recognised.
292 >
293 > 12. IBUtils: Parse and Make Connect String now recognise URL style loopback syntax.
294 >
295 > 13. IAttachment.CharSetName2CharSetID is now performed case insensitive.
296 >
297 >
298 > FBINTF Change Log  version (1.1-1) Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:51:16 +0000
299 >
300 > 1. IBUtils.QuoteIdentifierIfNeeded: Add check for space character.
301 >
302 > 2. IAttachment: add two new methods
303 >     function HasDefaultCharSet: boolean;
304 >     function GetDefaultCharSetID: integer;
305 >
306 >   These return, respectively, true if a connection default character set was
307 >   specified and the character set id of the connection default character set.
308 >   The DefaultCharSetID is cached when the connection is opened and hence does not
309 >   require a database lookup.
310 >
311 > 3. Avoid exception when a text blob is a stored procedure parameter.
312 >
313 > 4. Update test suite to include a test for a stored proc returning a text blob.
314 >
315 > 5. IAttachment: add
316 >      function GetRemoteProtocol: AnsiString;
317 >      function GetODSMajorVersion: integer;
318 >      function GetODSMinorVersion: integer;
319 >      function GetAuthenticationMethod: AnsiString;
320 >
321 >   These results are cached when the connection is opened and hence do not
322 >   require a database lookup.
323 >
324 > 6. IAttachment: add "function GetConnectString: AnsiString;" This returns the
325 >   connect string used to create/connect to the database.
326 >
327 > 7. IAttachment: Create Database using SQL statement. The username and password
328 >   are now extracted and used to populate a DPB made available via IAttachment.getDPB.
329 >   It is now possible to use IAttachment disconnect/connect to reconnect to
330 >   a database for which the initial connection was established by a create
331 >   database sql statement. Available in FPC only.
332 >
333 > 8. Update Test 1 to test 5, 6 and 7 above.
334 >
335 > 9. IBUtils code tidy up.
336 >
337 > 10. Parameter Block interfaces "find" method. As documented, this should have
338 >   returned a nil interface when the item could not be found. Instead, an empty
339 >   interface item was returned. "Find" now works as documented and will return
340 >   a nil interface if the item cannot be found.
341 >
342 > 11. DBInformation: support added for isc_info_active_tran_count and isc_info_creation_date.
343 >
344 > 12. DBInformation: New interfaces: IDIRB and IDIRBItem added to support DB Information
345 >    requests with additional parameters. This is to enable support for fb_info_page_contents
346 >    (return of page contents). Response to fb_info_page_contents returned as
347 >    a string with code page CP_NONE.
348 >
349 > 13. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_pages_used and fb_info_pages_free added, plus
350 >    test suite updated.
351 >
352 > 14. DBInformation: Support for fb_info_crypt_key (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as
353 >    a string type, and fb_info_conn_flags (Firebird 3.0.3 onwards) added as an integer type.
354 >
355 > 15. Service Manager: List of protocols supported expanded to include inet, wnet and xnet.
356 >    An overloaded version of IIFirebirdAPI.GetServiceManager also allows a non
357 >    default connection port to be specified.
358 >
359 > FBINTF Change Log  version                             (1.1-0) Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:20:02 +0000
360  
361   1. Fix issues with setting SQL Param values using SetAsString with Numeric types.
362     Scale is no longer ignored.
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382   6. Add RegisterCharSet to IAttachment. This is used to register a user defined character
383     set supported by Firebird with the API.
384  
385 + 7. Add missing isc_info_db_read_only to list of decoded Database Information items
386 +   in FBOutputBlock.pas and update test suite to include this item.
387 +
388 + 8. FB30Client: avoid always using "StartMultiple" when only a single database attachment.
389 +
390 + 9. Loading Windows fbclient.dll: when using the FIREBIRD variable to locate the client
391 +   library or finding it by disk location, the PATH environment variable is now also set to
392 +   include the FIREBIRD directory. This is to ensure that the correct dlls in the
393 +   firebird client library dependencies are loaded.
394 +
395 + 10. Testsuite: Ensure consistent UTF-8 output on Windows console.
396 +
397 + 11. Testsuite: Update Windows script to include FPC 3.0.4 in search path.
398 +
399 + 12. FB30Statement: Protect call to "Move" and avoid calling with a nil pointer
400 +
401 + 13. FB30Statement: A check has been added to ensure that all SQL Parameters
402 +    have been given a value (including NULL). Previously, failing to set the
403 +    value of an SQL Parameter could give rise to unpredictable results or
404 +    an SQLDA error.
405 +
406 + 14. FB30Statement/FB25Statement: Set SQLParam "modified" when string value set.
407 +
408 + 15. FBAttachment: Avoid string reference count error when processing an Ansistring
409 +    parameter in an array of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
410 +
411 + 16. FBAttachment: Allow for WideString and UnicodeString parameters in an array
412 +    of const passed to IAttachment.OpenCursor, etc.
413 +
414  
415   FBINTF Change Log  version             (1.0-2) Sat, 04 Mar 2017 14:43:56 +0000
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