Hi Adam

Well, if the only Free components out there are MDO and FBLIB, I guess MDO
would be the logical choice...or IBExpress ? Would you recommend going to
IBX as it is already installed within Delphi and there is documentation ?

Gaurav

On 2/2/06, Adam <s3057043@...> wrote:
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Gaurav Sood
> <sood.gaurav@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Adam
> >
> > I've managed to establish a connection by changing the driver to
> Standard.
> > This now connects to the renamed .fdb file as well as the original
> Interbase
> > .gdb files. So far I have had no problems connecting to the
> databases with
> > isql even after renaming them.
>
> Basically Windows hijacked that extension for its System Restore
> feature that allows you to roll back drivers if you have problems
> etc. The first time you connect to a database on your primary
> partition (normally C drive), it makes a backup copy of it. It
> probably wont be noticable with a 5MB database, but when you have 2GB
> databases, it is a noticable lag.
>
> > >
> > > The BDE, dont use it. There are lots of better components to use.
> It
> > > is probably the netfiles or a lck file or something, but it is not
> > > worth using. Borland have discontinued it anyway. If you are just
> > > getting started with Firebird, use any other component.
> >
> >
> > Would you recommend using www.ibobjects.com - IB Objects ? I have
> to change
> > a whole software program with multiple pages of reports over from
> the
> > existing queries using BDE over to IBO if you recommend using
> another
> > component, and am not sure whether I have the time to learn IBO
> unless its
> > really worth it and easy enough to pick up....
> >
> > Any further comments on that ?
> >
>
> There are several componentsets available
>
> http://www.fbtalk.net/viewtopic.php?id=196
>
> Is a good start. I do not personally use IBObjects but I have heard
> good things about it. Between IBO and BDE it is a no brainer win to
> IBO. I personally use custom written components that internally use
> IBX (the components in the interbase tab) to work. These are not the
> preferred but work well. In addition to those mentioned, there is
> also UIB which I think is part of Jedi now.
>
> The BDE gave us no end of support issues. Trust me any effort you put
> in now will pay off in the long run. Most componentsets have an
> equivalent to TQuery, TDatabase, TTransaction etc.
>
> If you do want to go the IBObjects route, this link may proove useful.
> http://www.ibobjects.com/ibo_help/convertbdetoibo.htm
>
> Adam
>
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