On 25 Jan 2001, at 3:40, Claudio Valderrama C. wrote:

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From: "Claudio Valderrama C." <cvalde@...>
Date sent: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 03:40:27 -0400
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Subject: RE: [IBO] Urgent - Problem with StoredProc and prepare

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Schmidt [mailto:paul@...]
> > Sent: Miércoles 24 de Enero de 2001 13:29
> >
> > Now Firebird could fix this one, but then programs that work on FB
> > might not work on IB.
>
> It would work. Since you are taking an extra step of unpreparing the
> proc
> to prepare it again, it will be inocuous in the release that fixes it.
> You will be doing a no longer need instruction for the fixed version.
>

However if FB fixes it, and my software is written using FB, and IB
doesn't get fixed, and a client uses IB, then they will have the
problem, where as I didn't.
>
> > I don't know, is there a way from IBO to find
> > out what version of the DB engine is being used? Hmmm, Jason, if
> > your reading, is there a way to find out what version of the engine
> > is being used, even if it's on another machine?
>
> I think Jason has answered you already. One point remains to be
> decided,
> where Firebird should start: at version one or at version 6? With
> version one, you put a new check on the shoulders of people writing
> database editors (DBA utilities) to ensure the tool won't assume it
> found IB v1.0. Using v6 for firebird, however, you make an assumption
> that IB and FB are and will remain compatible; but nobody can answer
> this question. This is not a discussion topic for the IBO list, so
> IBDI list would be better.
>

I don't get the IBDI list, the ib-support and this one, waste enough
time :-) Personally I think that Borland should donate the rights to
InterBase to the Firebird Project (under the condition that if
FireBird ever abandons development, the rights revert to Borland).

Then Borland could simply ship the FireBird edition with their
products.

Paul Schmidt,
Tricat Technologies
Email: paul@...
Website: www.tricattechnologies.com