the database is simply a term that defines the specific features of the SQL language that are available when accessing that database. There are three dialects at present (Firebird version 2.0), these Firebird stores these as DOUBLE PRECISION. BIGINT is not permitted as a data type. • Dialect 2 is available only on the Firebird client connection and cannot be set in the database. It is intended to assist remnants of rolled back transactions and this has two effects: • The space recovered is made available for reuse by the same table, however, if this results in the page becoming completely empty, then

a system-level pointer to the root directory of the Firebird installation. If it exists, it is available everywhere in the scope for which the variable was defined. The FIREBIRD variable is NOT removed New Reserved Words (Keywords) A number of new reserved keywords are introduced. The full list is available in a chapter of its own in the accompanying Release Notes and also in Firebird's CVS tree in /doc/sql you are expected to know what this restore mode actually means and have some recovery strategy available if the backup subsequently turns out to be unrestorable. Performance The following changes should

modified versions, but if you do so, you must document your modifications and make them publicly available, at no cost, under the same license as the original code. • You may include Firebird source code You'll find a link to a usable applet further down. (Note: the option to install the applet is only available for Superserver.) On Windows server platforms – NT, 2000, 2003 and XP – Firebird will run as a com/files/60OpGuide.zip). • Firebird does not support IPX/SPX networks. Pinging the server The ping command – available on most systems – is a quick and easy way to see if you can connect to a server machine via the

addition to the open document library of the Firebird Project. From there, the source text would be available for translation into other languages for addition to the library. The fund-raising campaign happened corresponds to the Part 4 (SQL/PSM) part of the SQL specifications. Originally, PSQL extensions were available in persistent stored modules (procedures and triggers) only, but in more recent releases they were application, its native language is DSQL. It also offers a few additional commands that are not available outside its specific environment. Both DSQL and PSQL subsets are completely presented in this

modified versions, but if you do so, you must document your modifications and make them publicly available, at no cost, under the same license as the original code. • You may include Firebird source code connections. Chapter 3. Installing Firebird 9 3.4.1. Pinging the server The ping command — available on most systems — is a quick and easy way to see if you can connect to a server machine via the a service. On Windows server systems As a service or as an application. Service is default and highly recommended. Chapter 3. Installing Firebird 10 The following sections show you how to test the

corresponds to the Part 4 (SQL/PSM) part of the SQL specifications. Originally, PSQL extensions were available in persistent stored modules (procedures and triggers) only, but in more recent releases they were application, its native language is DSQL. It also offers a few additional commands that are not available outside its specific environment. Both DSQL and PSQL subsets are completely presented in this Dialects SQL dialect is a term that defines the specific features of the SQL language that are available when Chapter 2. SQL Language Structure 19 accessing a database. SQL dialects can be defined at

Getting Help Isql comes with the HELP command. This gives brief details of most of the commands available — unfortunately, some are missing. The help command also allows you to drill down for further information Firebird 3.0 and later also support the third form. Support for the wnet and xnet protocols is only available on Windows. The actual supported connection strings depends on the Firebird client library in use within the database, even if there is a subsequent system crash. There are several parameters available to configure transactions in order to ensure consistency within the database. These parameters

flavors, called architectures: Classic Server and Superserver. On Windows, only Superserver is available (at least for 1.0 versions) so you can skip this section, but if you're in- stalling on Linux you're Table 1. Firebird 1.0 Classic Server vs. Superserver Classic Server Superserver Only available on Linux. Available on both Windows and Linux. Creates a process for each client connec- tion, each with services. It is recommended that you keep Guardian active for other platforms if a SYSDBA is not available to restart the server manually in the event that it is stopped for some reason. Windows 9x or ME

to discover how to apply user and object security in Firebird databases refer to documentation available from the Firebird website (noted above) or buy The Firebird Book by Helen Borrie. Chapter 1. Introduction Firebird server installation has a “SYSDBA” user, this user has unrestricted access to any database available to that server. Database specific privileges are effectively ignored when the database is accessed decryption. It can be worse, but it cannot be better. There are several excellent encryption algorithms available that could be used. When good encryption is used, attacks are likely to be against the key rather

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.5. How many generators are available in one database? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.5 earlier. One of the differences between the two is that dialect 1 has no native 64-bit integer type available. NUMERIC(18) columns for instance are stored internally as DOUBLE PRECISION, which is a floating client. Again, this holds whether the database dialect is 1 or 3. 2.5. How many generators are available in one database? Since Firebird version 1.0, the number of generators you can have in a single