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InterBase Community Tools and Solutions

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

Third party tools and solutions for InterBase

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).

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"

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.

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.

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

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?

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 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.

An Introduction To InterBase

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

written by Marcus Kemper, presented at BorCon 1998

Date Arithmetic

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

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

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.

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

How do I display the current value for a generator?

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

SELECT DISTINCT(GEN_ID(my_gen_id, 0))

How do I reset the value for a generator?

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

SET GENERATOR my_gen_id TO 0

How do I assign a generator to populate my primary key with triggers.

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

Generators are assigned to keys via triggers

The definition of first, second, third, fourth and fifth normal forms.

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

Discussion of Database Design

Accuracy of the NUMERIC and DECIMAL data types

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

How NUMERIC and DECIMAL fields are stored

Handling the "Too many versions" error when performing an ALTER statement.

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

InterBase only allows up to a maximum of 255 versions of each record in the system
tables. Exceeding the limit produces the error.

Sorting Names Using Character Set - Collation Column/Table Definition

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

To solve this problem and to avoid a painful workaround of having an
extra column that converts all characters to the same case, choose the right
character set and collation order.

Dropping Generators

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

It is not possible to drop a generator

How are InterBase dates stored

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

Dates are two consecutive long words

Retrieving Information about InterBase System Objects

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

Various examples using SELECT statements against System tables

Bulk Inserts with InterBase

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

5 different reaons bulk inserts might be slow

How to get a list of all users available on the database

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

You can query the system table RDB$USER_PRIVILEGES to determine who has permissions to do anything

Adding constraint foreign key failed with SQLCODE 607

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

Problem may occur if the referencing table's primary key is also a foreign key to another table.

Why InterBase is Year 2000 Compliant

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

InterBase is year 2000 compliant because of the way we store dates.

Does InterBase 4.2.2 for NetWare 4.11 support IntranetWare 4.11 SFTIII?

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

Forced Writes may conflict with SFT's I/O stream. Therefore, it may be better to turn it off (use the Windows InterBase Server Manager utility).

Testing the Year 2000 with InterBase

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

How do I know InterBase is Y2k compliant? You can run the following script and test it yourself.

How to find out the table names in a database.

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

This can be accomplished several different ways:

GBAK of external files functionality has changed between v4.x and v5.x

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

Be aware that we have changed the way that backup and restore external files between v4.x and v5.x.

Migration issues -- gbak & restore

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

V3.3 version of InterBase user was allowed to enter comments for an index definition, and trying to migrate to V4.0 will generate an error.

Ability to create a database using the API call

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

API call "isc_dsql_execute_immediate()" may set you databse habdles to NULL

qli error:couldnt open scratch file..

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

Incorrect permission settings on tmp directory.

Dynamic SQL Error: Token unknown

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

InterBase version 4.0 and onwards, is pretty strict about the usage of reserved words in any SQL statements..

The system cannot find the path specified

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

While trying to run the Database Statistics on a database I get an error.

ODBC doesn't display time portion of the InterBase date

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

Can't display the whole date (date & time) via the 16-bit ODBC driver by InterSolv.