There is not much official documentation as yet. I'm using DBX to access the data, so learning about that would be a good start (there are plenty of movies and documentation on this). You can get firebird from http://firebirdsql.org and there is lots of documentation there as well (not Delphi related however).
Alister Christie Computers for People Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 http://www.salespartner.co.nz PO Box 13085 Johnsonville Wellington Charlie wrote: > I've just been re-working an app to use firebird in D2010 and seems to > work well. The server is compiled in D2010 and the client in D2007 - > and I'm not having any unicode conversion problems (that I can tell). > > Alister, since I don't know anything about Firebird what is the best way > (tutorial, sample apps, etc) for me to become capable of using Firebird as > my database? > Assuming I can get to a point of actually using Firebird, am I going to be > able to convert my application which uses liberally InfoPower Suite 2007, > JEDI, AceReporter, & SMImport components/report writer? > Thanks, > Charlie > > Alister Christie > Computers for People > Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 > http://www.salespartner.co.nz > PO Box 13085 > Johnsonville > Wellington > > > > Richard Vowles wrote: > >> Don't use MySQL for a commercial app. You'll have to GPL your own app >> to use it. Use Postgres or Firebird if you want non-MS. Firebird >> support is in Delphi 2010 (not 2007)? >> >> 2009/9/1 Charlie <kersc...@bellsouth.net <mailto:kersc...@bellsouth.net>> >> >> >> What are your feelings about MySql? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> --- >> Richard Vowles, Technical Advisor >> Developers Inc Ltd >> web. http://www.developers-inc.co.nz >> ph. +64-9-3600231, mob. +64-275-467747, fax. +64-9-3600384 >> skype. rvowles, LinkedIn, Twitter >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list >> Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi >> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: >> > unsubscribe > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
