[firebird-support] windows client debian server

2015-03-07 Thread wolfgangschammhaust...@yahoo.com [firebird-support]
very basic, using on Linux debian 7 firebird2.5-super, must i use on the windows7 clientside the same version? thanks Wolfgang

Re: [firebird-support] Newbie question on how to hold an unusual data type

2015-03-07 Thread 'Carlos H. Cantu' lis...@warmboot.com.br [firebird-support]
I would suggest you to get the Firebird Book II, from Helen Borrie, so far the most complete doc about Firebird in English. You can buy it at ibphoenix.com, Amazon, etc. Carlos Firebird Performance in Detail - http://videos.firebirddevelopersday.com www.firebirdnews.org - www.FireBase.com.br

Re: [firebird-support] Newbie question on how to hold an unusual data type

2015-03-07 Thread Ann Harrison aharri...@ibphoenix.com [firebird-support]
On Mar 7, 2015, at 9:43 AM, brian br...@meadows.pair.com [firebird-support] firebird-support@yahoogroups.com wrote: Thanks folks, particularly to Ann - that bit about the way Firebird arranges the indexes itself was the clincher. It seems difficult to find a full manual for Firebird

Re: [firebird-support] Newbie question on how to hold an unusual data type

2015-03-07 Thread brian br...@meadows.pair.com [firebird-support]
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:58:36 -0500, you wrote: Thanks folks, particularly to Ann - that bit about the way Firebird arranges the indexes itself was the clincher. It seems difficult to find a full manual for Firebird unless I speak Russian (I don't!), all there seems to be on the main site are

RE: [firebird-support] Newbie question on how to hold an unusual data type

2015-03-07 Thread 'Louis van Alphen' lo...@nucleo.co.za [firebird-support]
For storage purposes I would use normal column types, ints, whatever. For duplicate checking, I would in the app, calculate a unique hash from all the necessary fields taking part in the duplicate check. That hash goes into a varchar column that has a unique constraint. The db engine then

Re: [firebird-support] windows client debian server

2015-03-07 Thread Ann Harrison aharri...@ibphoenix.com [firebird-support]
On Mar 7, 2015, at 7:07 AM, wolfgangschammhaust...@yahoo.com [firebird-support] firebird-support@yahoogroups.com wrote: very basic, using on Linux debian 7 firebird2.5-super, must i use on the windows7 clientside the same version? No. You can use an older or newer client. The