[firebird-support] Data Type for Primary Key

2015-10-06 Thread Kevin Meyers kevinjmey...@gmail.com [firebird-support]
I am wondering if any of you have every noticed any significant performance difference between using BIGINT versus INTEGER as an autoincremented primary key in Firebird. My idea is to use BIGINT and have virtually unlimited records ("set it and forget it" approach), but if I am going to incur a

[firebird-support] Data Type for Primary Key

2015-10-06 Thread Kevin Meyers kevinjmey...@gmail.com [firebird-support]
I am wondering if any of you have every noticed any significant performance difference between using BIGINT versus INTEGER as an autoincremented primary key in Firebird. My idea is to use BIGINT and have virtually unlimited records ("set it and forget it" approach), but if I am going to incur a

Re: [firebird-support] Securing database against corruption on systems that suddenly get turned off

2015-09-21 Thread Kevin Meyers kevinjmey...@gmail.com [firebird-support]
Glenn, My suggestion is to connect the computer in question to an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), which contains a battery as a power backup. When it senses a complete power loss (blackout), an undervolt (brownout), or an overvolt it immediately switches the source of power for your computer

Re: [firebird-support] Reporting for Firebird in Visual Studio 2013 (C#)

2015-09-02 Thread Kevin Meyers kevinjmey...@gmail.com [firebird-support]
Thanks, Louis. I appreciate the suggestions and I will definitely check out DevExpress. On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 4:18 PM, 'Louis van Alphen' lo...@nucleo.co.za [firebird-support] wrote: > > > Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I use DevExpress for

[firebird-support] Reporting for Firebird in Visual Studio 2013 (C#)

2015-09-02 Thread Kevin Meyers kevinjmey...@gmail.com [firebird-support]
Hello -- I'm looking for some suggestions on a reporting tool that works well within the Visual Studio 2013 IDE using Firebird 2.5.4. I've tried using the Crystal Reports add-in. While it works fine within the IDE, when I build and run the app, it keeps asking for my login credentials. Have not