In Jaybird the java implementation of the remote protocol is capable of retrieving the relation alias in a prepare, however with the native (and embedded) implementation this fails (or at least: the relation alias is not returned).
In the Java code the isc_dsql_prepare requests the following info items: final static byte[] sql_prepare_info2 = new byte[] { ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_stmt_type, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_select, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_describe_vars, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_sqlda_seq, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_type, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_sub_type, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_scale, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_length, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_field, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_relation, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_relation_alias, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_owner, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_alias, ISCConstants.isc_info_sql_describe_end}; I notice in /jrd/why.cpp (2.5 branch) that a similar named array does not have the isc_info_sql_relation_alias entry: static const SCHAR sql_prepare_info2[] = { isc_info_sql_stmt_type, // describe_select_info isc_info_sql_select, isc_info_sql_describe_vars, isc_info_sql_sqlda_seq, isc_info_sql_type, isc_info_sql_sub_type, isc_info_sql_scale, isc_info_sql_length, isc_info_sql_field, isc_info_sql_relation, isc_info_sql_owner, isc_info_sql_alias, isc_info_sql_describe_end, // describe_bind_info <removed describe_bind_info part> }; Is this a bug or limitation in the implementation of the client, or do I need to do something extra in Jaybird to get the native library to retrieve the relational alias information as part of the prepare? Mark -- Mark Rotteveel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel