EDN InterBase / Design / Table Feed http://edn.embarcadero.com/interbase/design/table 2013-06-18T16:08:11-07:00 1 Locking a record against deletion. Ben Matterson http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/506.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/30149 2003-06-30T00:00:00-07:00 2003-06-30T00:00:00-07:00 How to ensure that a record is not deleted from a table. InterBase 7.1 DataType to InterClient 4.0 Type mappings Aaron Ruddick http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/542.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/30104 2003-06-13T00:00:00-07:00 2003-06-13T00:00:00-07:00 Datatype bindings between InterBase and Java types Default values which do not match the datatype of field cause errors on insert Quinn Wildman http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/93.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/26813 2001-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 2001-02-07T00:00:00-08:00 "arithmetic exception, numeric overflow, or string truncation error" or "conversion error" errors can occur. How to insert new lines into external files Quinn Wildman http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/93.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/26393 2000-12-06T00:00:00-08:00 2000-12-06T00:00:00-08:00 Batch Move is the simplest. A simple Delphi example as well. What is the segment size and sub type of a blob? Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25286 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 The segment size determines the length of the data being sent. The sub type descrbes the contents of the blob. How to calculate the age from a date field Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25352 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 A computed column can show the age Embedding a carriage return into a column Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25401 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 Exporting an internal table to a text file requires that a 'newline' column contain a carriage return. Copying data from InterBase to Paradox table Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25419 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 There are a couple of ways of accomplishing this task. Problem with External Files and InterBase version 5.x Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25425 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 At some point in time my external files got messed up. When I select data from them it comes back all jarbled and mis-aligned. Length of Column Names in InterBase Tables Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25448 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 The length of a column name, and a table name, and the names of most metadata objects, is limited to 31 characters. Computing the length of a table's row Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25527 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 Query and stored procedure to print the length of a row How to copy an InterBase table's structure to a new table Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25610 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 EXtract the meta data for the table to get the create statement Can I alter the the data type of primary key on a table? Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25631 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 You must recreate the table Table Backversions - How to Determine Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25658 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 Backversions may be determined by querying the RDB$RELATIONS table When to use CHAR and VARCHAR Borland Staff http://gp.codegear.com/authors/edit/46.aspx http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/25661 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 2000-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 Use CHAR only for strings whose length you know to to be fixed.