Hi,

> > IBObjects we use for Metadata transactions,
> > we found dbexpress did not work well with
> > metadata transactions.
> >
> > we also use TIBInfo to determine properties
> > of the GDB file like Forced Writes, Buffers
> > used in memory and sweep intervals.
> >
> > Is there an equivalent for these in Firebird?

In Firebird yes, in the dbExpress driver, no.

Anyway, the dbExpress driver should work fine
for metadata updates as well.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
Upscene Productions
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