On 11/13/2013 12:07 PM, liviuslivius wrote: >> I probably know even less than you about the internals, but I think it's >> time to stop assuming that IB and FB will and should be kept compatible. >> In the long run it not feasible, nor desirable. These are two separate >> products and must be allowed to find their individual paths forward >> without the impediments of compatibility constraints, neither enforced >> nor community expected. >> >> If FB chooses the same value as IB for SQL_BOOLEAN it might be expected >> to imply that these types are 100% compatible, which I assume will not >> be guaranteed, so while it might work now it's also a potential time bomb. >> >> I do understand why it's beneficial in various contexts to have them >> compatible, but there are other ways to achieve database agnosticism >> that are probably a much better deal in the long run, e.g. "middleware" >> like ODBC, FireDac, etc. >> >> Regards, >> Kjell >> >> -- >> ------------------------------ >> Kjell Rilbe >> DataDIA AB >> E-post: kjell.ri...@datadia.se >> Telefon: 08-761 06 55 >> Mobil: 0733-44 24 64 >> > I not assume that IB and FB are the same > I know differences and i know also that i can use odbc, dbexpress, firedac ... > But changing tech from IBX to other take time and ca not be done fast. > If we can change IB to FB also for Boolean this will be very good news and > lower cost - we can put cash spend on IB to migrate projects to new platforms >
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