"Leyne, Sean" <Sean@...> wrote:

>
> What, if any, benefits do you see in the new convention?

More user friendly.

> I don't know anything about the new structure and how it differs from
> RDB$Types.

No need in RDB$TYPES at all. Compare for example:

RDB$PROCEDURE_TYPE = 'EXTERNAL'
vs
RDB$PROCEDURE_TYPE = 1
RDB$TYPES = {'RDB$PROCEDURES', 1, 'EXTERNAL'}


Dmitry