[Firebird-odbc-devel] Driver still compatible with Interbase?

[Jorge Andrés Brugger]

ODBC driver 2.0 is still compatible with Interbase? or should better be
renamed to "Firebird ODBC driver"?

Regards!

[Alexander Potapchenko]

Post by Jorge Andrés Brugger
ODBC driver 2.0 is still compatible with Interbase? or should better be
renamed to "Firebird ODBC driver"?
Regards!

I think that ODBC driver 2.0 is compatible with Interbase, but I didn't
test the driver with IB.
The Firebird/InterBase(r) driver is the historical name and I think that
many application can use the such connection string:
strConn = "driver={Firebird/InterBase(r) driver}; Database=;
UID=SYSDBA;PWD=masterkey"
Therefore I think that to rename the driver is the bad idea as yet.

Regards,
Alexander

[Kjell Rilbe]

Post by Alexander Potapchenko
I think that ODBC driver 2.0 is compatible with Interbase, but I didn't
test the driver with IB.
The Firebird/InterBase(r) driver is the historical name and I think that
strConn = "driver={Firebird/InterBase(r) driver}; Database=;
UID=SYSDBA;PWD=masterkey"
Therefore I think that to rename the driver is the bad idea as yet.

While I sympathise with efforts for backwards compatibility, I find this
very odd. If the driver is not being actively maintained for Interbase
support and is not tested with IB, I think it is desinformation with
such a name.

I'd recommend a feature freeze for the driver with the old name and use
a FB only name for all future versions.

Kjell

[Alexander Potapchenko]

Post by Kjell Rilbe
I'd recommend a feature freeze for the driver with the old name and use
a FB only name for all future versions.
Kjell

It is possible in new version 2.1... but this version will be not in the
near future.

[Jorge Andres Brugger]

Alexander, there is some kind of roadmap or concrete ideas about future
development of odbc driver?

Regards

Post by Alexander Potapchenko

Post by Kjell Rilbe
I'd recommend a feature freeze for the driver with the old name and use
a FB only name for all future versions.
Kjell

It is possible in new version 2.1... but this version will be not in the
near future.
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Post by Jorge Andres Brugger
Alexander, there is some kind of roadmap or concrete ideas about
future development of odbc driver?

Bugs fixing in 2.0.1. The is no roadmap for 2.1 now.

[Jorge Andres Brugger]

Agreed.

Post by Kjell Rilbe

Post by Alexander Potapchenko
I think that ODBC driver 2.0 is compatible with Interbase, but I didn't
test the driver with IB.
The Firebird/InterBase(r) driver is the historical name and I think that
strConn = "driver={Firebird/InterBase(r) driver}; Database=;
UID=SYSDBA;PWD=masterkey"
Therefore I think that to rename the driver is the bad idea as yet.

While I sympathise with efforts for backwards compatibility, I find this
very odd. If the driver is not being actively maintained for Interbase
support and is not tested with IB, I think it is desinformation with
such a name.
I'd recommend a feature freeze for the driver with the old name and use
a FB only name for all future versions.
Kjell
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[Jorge Andrés Brugger]

Post by Alexander Potapchenko

Post by Jorge Andrés Brugger
ODBC driver 2.0 is still compatible with Interbase? or should better be
renamed to "Firebird ODBC driver"?
Regards!

I think that ODBC driver 2.0 is compatible with Interbase, but I didn't
test the driver with IB.
The Firebird/InterBase(r) driver is the historical name and I think that
strConn = "driver={Firebird/InterBase(r) driver}; Database=;
UID=SYSDBA;PWD=masterkey"
Therefore I think that to rename the driver is the bad idea as yet.
Regards,
Alexander

Today I've faced a new problem: I´ve documented a connection string to a
wiki, and "Driver=Firebird/InterBase(r) driver" gets transformed to
"Driver=Firebird/InterBase® driver". I´ve copied such string to my app
config, and took me several minutes until I´ve found the problem. I´ve
checked the other odbc driver names I have on my PC, and none includes
"special chars". Another reason to change the name ... :)
It's fine if I create a suggestion on the tracker?

Regards!

[Alexander Potapchenko]

Jorge,

Of course I will rename the driver name to "Firebird ODBC driver" in new
versions, it is more correctly because the driver does not support last
versions of Interbase entirely.
BTW, there are freeware Embarcadero InterBase ODBC Driver -
http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/28975, it is based on Firebird ODBC driver.

Post by Jorge Andrés Brugger
Today I've faced a new problem: I´ve documented a connection string to a
wiki, and "Driver=Firebird/InterBase(r) driver" gets transformed to
"Driver=Firebird/InterBase® driver". I´ve copied such string to my app
config, and took me several minutes until I´ve found the problem. I´ve
checked the other odbc driver names I have on my PC, and none includes
"special chars". Another reason to change the name ... :)
It's fine if I create a suggestion on the tracker?
Regards!

[Jorge Andrés Brugger]

Thanks Alexander!

Firebird and Fireboird ODBC are moving in the right direction.

Regards.

Post by Alexander Potapchenko
Jorge,
Of course I will rename the driver name to "Firebird ODBC driver" in new
versions, it is more correctly because the driver does not support last
versions of Interbase entirely.
BTW, there are freeware Embarcadero InterBase ODBC Driver -
http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/28975, it is based on Firebird ODBC driver.

Post by Jorge Andrés Brugger
Today I've faced a new problem: I´ve documented a connection string to a
wiki, and "Driver=Firebird/InterBase(r) driver" gets transformed to
"Driver=Firebird/InterBase® driver". I´ve copied such string to my app
config, and took me several minutes until I´ve found the problem. I´ve
checked the other odbc driver names I have on my PC, and none includes
"special chars". Another reason to change the name ... :)
It's fine if I create a suggestion on the tracker?
Regards!