............................................................................ 10 2. INSTALLATION NOTES ................................................................................................. tools and connectivity layers (drivers, components). Details are in Chapter 3 of the V.2.1.2 Release Notes, in Changes to the Firebird API and ODS. The FIREBIRD Variable FIREBIRD is an optional environment firebird server ! Known Compatibility Issues 3 For more details see the notes in the chapter on security in the accompanying Release Notes. Also read the file security_database.txt in the upgrade directory

regression; if you use it, upgrade to 2.0.3 or higher ASAP and make sure to read your new version's Release Notes. • If you want to rely on Linux forced writes to work correctly, upgrade to at least 2.0.4. user-defined function libraries. • A sample database. • The C header files (not needed by beginners). • Release notes – essential reading! Firebird 2.0 and 2.1 Quick Start 7 Default disk locations Linux The directory (referred to hereafter as ) — /opt/firebird (may vary per distribution) Release Notes and other documen- tation Various files /doc Firebird server fbserver (SS) or fb_inet_

• Eine Beispieldatenbank. • Die C Headerdateien (werden von Einsteigern nicht benötigt). • Release Notes – UNBEDINGT LESEN! Classic oder Superserver? Firebird kommt in zwei Architekturen: Classic Server geeignet. Für genauere Informationen zu der Embedded Server Architektur, nehmen Sie bitte die Release Notes zur Hilfe. Standardlaufwerkspfade Nachfolgende Tabelle beschreibt die Standardlaufwerkspfade Installationsverzeichnis (nachfolgend als bezeich- net) — C:\Programme\Fire- bird\Firebird_2_0 Release Notes und andere Dokumentationen Unterschiedliche Dateien \doc Firebird Server fbserver

if you experience problems or if you have special needs not covered here, be sure to read the Release Notes. This is especially important if you are upgrading from a previous version or if there are remnants bbbb-p-macos-x64.pkg Mac OS-X 64-bit package ...where bbbb is the build number (e.g. 1227 for Firebird 5.0.0 Release Candidate 1) and p the packaging number (usually 0 or another low one-digit number). Firebird 5 directory, or Compatibility Issues :: Upgrading a v.2.x Security Database in the Firebird 3.0 Release Notes. Chapter 3. Installing Firebird 6 3.2.2. Installation drives The Firebird server — and any

UDF). • Образец базы данных. • Заголовочные файлы языка C (не требуются для начинающего!) • Release notes (Замечания к выпуску) – Обязательно к прочтению! Classic или Superserver? Firebird выпускается для Вашего обычных клиент-серверных инсталляций. За дополнительной информацией обращайтесь к Release Notes. Стандартное расположение на диске Далее в таблице приводится принятое по умолчанию расположение Если Вам необходима такая возмож- ность, обратитесь к разделу Configuring the port service в Release Notes, прилагаемых к Firebird (см. ди- ректорию doc). Firebird 1.5 Quick Start 6 Таблица 2. Компоненты

function libraries. • A sample database. • The C header files (not needed by beginners!) • Release notes – ESSENTIAL READING! Classic or Superserver? Firebird comes in two flavors, called architectures: decompressing a structured WinZip .zip file – it is strongly recommended that you use the distributed release kit the first time you install Firebird. The Windows executable installa- tion script, the Linux platforms In all cases, read the release notes that pertain to the version of Firebird that you are going to install. There may be significant variations from release to release of any Posix operating system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 10.1.5. RELEASE SAVEPOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . great extent, authoring a cumulative series of “Language Reference Updates” — one for every major release from v.1.5 forward. 1.2.2. Gestation of the Big Book From around 2010, Paul, with Firebird Project reused DML and PSQL material from the LangRef Updates, Russian language support forums, Firebird release notes, read- me files and other sources. By the end of 2014, they had the task almost complete, in

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 12.1.5. RELEASE SAVEPOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference was taken as the base, and Firebird 4.0 information was added based on the Firebird 4.0 Release Notes and feature documentation. 1.2.1. Contributors Direct Content • Dmitry Filippov (writer) • restrict the actual maximum identifier length through configuration. Consult the Firebird 4.0 Release Notes for details. In this language reference we assume the default configuration of 63 characters

base example. • Les fichiers d'entête C (non nécessaires pour les débutants!) • Les notes de version (release notes) - A LIRE ABSOLUMENT! Classic ou Superserver ? Firebird existe sous deux formes, appellées complètement différente et n'est pas faite pour une architecture client-serveur. Consultez les Release Notes (notes de version) pour plus de détails. Emplacements disque par défaut Le tableau suivant indique Si vous avez besoin de cette fonctionnalité, lisez Configurer le port de service dans les Release Notes (notes de version) livrées avec votre installation de Firebird (regardez dans le sous répertoire

для столбцов с текстовым BLOB RETURNING ROWS UPDATE OR INSERT 8. Управление транзакциями RELEASE SAVEPOINT ROLLBACK ROLLBACK RETAIN ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT SAVEPOINT Внутренние точки сохранения Приложения и утилиты. 12 Руководство по языку SQL Данные темы освещены в замечаниях к релизу (Release Notes). Вы можете найти их и другую документацию по следующей ссылке: Firebird Documentation Index Большая часть этого документа написана основным автором. Остальное (2-3%) было взято из Release Notes (замечаниях к релизу) различных версий Firebird, которые, в свою очередь, содержат