EDN InterBase / Design Feed (bg)

How to reset a generator.

2003-07-09T00:00:00-07:00

A breif description of how to use the GEN_ID function to reset a generator. Plus a link to a document describing how to use the SET GENERATOR statement to do the same,

InterBase Community Tools and Solutions

2003-06-30T00:00:00-07:00

Third party tools and solutions for InterBase

Locking a record against deletion.

2003-06-30T00:00:00-07:00

How to ensure that a record is not deleted from a table.

How to use InterBase with Multiple Processors and Multithreaded applications

2003-06-24T00:00:00-07:00

Information about InterBase with Multiple Processors and Multithreaded applications and tips to get good performance.

InterBase 7.1 DataType to ADO.NET C# Type mappings

2003-06-17T00:00:00-07:00

InterBase SQL datatypes and C# Object Type mappings using the InterBase Borland Data Provider (BDP).

InterBase 7.1 DataType to InterClient 4.0 Type mappings

2003-06-13T00:00:00-07:00

Datatype bindings between InterBase and Java types

Seeing the generator value just inserted.

2003-03-31T00:00:00-07:00

A breif explanation of how to see the generatro value you just inserted.

Starting transactions in Stored Procedures and User Defined Functions

2003-03-31T00:00:00-07:00

A brief explanation why you cannot start transactions in stored procedures and user defined functions.

User names and number.

2003-03-31T00:00:00-07:00

A quick answer on how to get a list of connected users.

"Cannot transliterate" error

2003-03-31T00:00:00-07:00

A possible reason for getting a "Cannot transliterate character between character sets"

Inaccurate fractions.

2003-03-28T00:00:00-07:00

A brief description why fractional numbers retrieved from InterBase may differ from the number stored.

Migrating to InterBase.

2003-03-27T00:00:00-07:00

An overview on how to transfer data to InterBase from another database.

Known Causes of Corruption in InterBase Databases

2003-03-04T09:15:32-08:00

InterBase is, in general, a very stable database server and corruption is rare. When corruption does occur, then, it is important to determine the cause of the corruption. This article describes circumstances that can cause corruption.

InterBase 7 for Linux Database File Size Limitation

2002-12-17T00:00:00-08:00

12/17/02 To prevent corruption you should limit your database size to 4 GB

InterBase PLANalyzer 1.1 Released

2002-11-27T12:31:59-08:00

InterBase PLANalyzer is a free tool to optimize IB SQL and metadata. Version 1.1 adds support for IB 5.6-7, query cancellation, syntax highlighting, and more.

Aborting record deletion in a trigger.

2002-10-15T10:14:04-07:00

How to abort deletion of a record based on some criterion.

Renaming a table

2002-06-25T10:14:25-07:00

How can I rename a table in my database?

Creating a primary key when your table has no unique records

2002-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Describes a simple technique to add a key regardless of the format of your data

Creating case insensitive table field names

2002-05-01T14:16:50-07:00

A tip for getting around case sensitivity in dialect 3 databases.

Managing a birthday calendar with InterBase

2001-08-28T15:20:50-07:00

User-defined functions are the key to remembering everyone's natal anniversary. By Marco Hemmes.

Cannot continue after bugcheck.

2001-08-24T00:00:00-07:00

A possible explanation for "Internal gds software consistency check. Cannot continue after bugcheck." error

InterBase: What Sets It Apart

2001-03-18T00:00:00-07:00

This article discusses the features of InterBase that make it stand out from other databases

Default values which do not match the datatype of field cause errors on insert

2001-02-07T00:00:00-08:00

"arithmetic exception, numeric overflow, or string truncation error" or "conversion error" errors can occur.

Reaching upper limit on metadata versioning produces error "-607 too many versions."

2001-01-30T00:00:00-08:00

After I have created a database I get an error of too many metadata versions?

Arrays as parameters to stored procedures

2000-12-13T00:00:00-08:00

Arrays cannot be used as parameters to stored procedures

IF statements in calculated fields

2000-12-13T00:00:00-08:00

IF statements cannot be used in calcualted fields. Use Stored Procedure is the best solution.

How to insert new lines into external files

2000-12-06T00:00:00-08:00

Batch Move is the simplest. A simple Delphi example as well.

Writing Clean and Safe UDFs in Delphi

2000-09-26T00:00:00-07:00

This article assumes the reader understands Delphi well enough to know how to create a DLL--We will demonstrate how to create UDFs, not DLLs.

How to Make Your Database Sound Better

2000-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

This article is about making your database lightening fast.

Using InterBase Data Types

2000-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

When one comes to InterBase for the first time in appears that some important data types are missing or difficult to implement. Not so. It is just a matter of knowing what to do.

Ten Things You Can Do To Make InterBase Scream

2000-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

Increase the performance of your InterBase databases and applications.

Upsizing From dBASE to InterBase

2000-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

This article is mostly about the theory behind client/server computing and the features of InterBase. There is no easier way, less expensive way to get your client/server feet wet than with the wonderful InterBase database server engine.

Upsizing Paradox Databases to InterBase

2000-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

With forward planning and building on your database experience, you can move a relatively complex desktop database to the league of SQL database servers.

InterBase: What Sets It Apart

2000-09-21T00:00:00-07:00

The most significant difference between InterBase and other database servers is its multi-generational architecture.

An Introduction To InterBase

2000-09-20T00:00:00-07:00

written by Marcus Kemper, presented at BorCon 1998

Example of how to create a foreign key pointing to a compound primary key

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Example for InterBase 4.x and later

Example of how to use the Union operator

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Example for Interbase 4.x and later

Object In Use error when adding a foreign key

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

InterBase 4.x solves the problem

Date Arithmetic

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Date arithmetic examples for InterBase 4.x and 5.x

Too Many Concurrent Executions of the Same Request

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Caused by recursive triggers

Passing and Returning Dates to a Delphi-created UDF

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

A Protection Exception or erroneous results may occur if special precautions are not taken

Retrieving the first n records from a result set

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

It can be accomplished using a stored provedure

A Listing of Interbase-specific, and ANSI 92 SQL Standard Arithmetic Operators

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

A chart that lists the operators supported in InterBase and their order of precedence:

Bug No 8447: A For SELECT . . . SELECT in a Stored Procedure drops IBServer

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Resolved in Interbase 5.0

Indexes Cannot be Created on COMPUTED BY Columns.

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Generates error: unsuccessful metadata update, attempt to index COMPUTED BY column in INDEX

Creating a Boolean/Logical datatype with InterBase

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Booleans can be simulated by created a CHAR(1) with a check contraint that allows Y or N to be entered

Deleting from RDB$USER_PRIVILEGES is too slow in InterBase 4.0.

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

The ODS changed from 7.2 to 8.0 between versions, and when the two additional fields (rdb$relation_name, rdb$user) were added to the table (rdb$user_privileges) they were not optimized.

general sql error: violation of foreign key constraint

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

he problem occurs because you are using the incorrect type of Trigger

What is a generator?

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

General description of what a generator is

How do I create a generator?

2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Simple example creating a generator