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Doug Chamberlin, … Arno Brinkman5

5/4/20

Announcement

Please give yourself a proper name in this group!

Only when accepted you can edit your display name

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Announcement

Please give yourself a proper name in this group!

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5/4/20

Nickolas Deluca, Pavel Cisar3

Sep 6

I'd like to understand how to proper convert data from a binary blob to a text blob with encoding

Hi, the binary blob to text blob with charset conversion issue is basically the same as using [var]

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I'd like to understand how to proper convert data from a binary blob to a text blob with encoding

Hi, the binary blob to text blob with charset conversion issue is basically the same as using [var]

Sep 6

Dany40, Dimitry Sibiryakov3

Sep 5

Gbak and Windows defender/antimalware? or what else can be the source?

Thank you! I did it, and I found that over real hardware it perform at a normal rate. But it seams

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Gbak and Windows defender/antimalware? or what else can be the source?

Thank you! I did it, and I found that over real hardware it perform at a normal rate. But it seams

Sep 5

hamacker, Vlad Khorsun5

Sep 2

I moved the StatementTimeout parameter from firebird.conf to databases.conf: vidy15.fdb = /var/fdb/

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I moved the StatementTimeout parameter from firebird.conf to databases.conf: vidy15.fdb = /var/fdb/

Sep 2

Marcel Zawadzki, Dimitry Sibiryakov2

Sep 1

Changing Database Owner

Marcel Zawadzki wrote 01.09.2025 13:26: > > is it possible to change the database owner without

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Changing Database Owner

Marcel Zawadzki wrote 01.09.2025 13:26: > > is it possible to change the database owner without

Sep 1

Tomasz Dubiel, … Mark Rotteveel38

Aug 28

Problem with Polish characters

Update: The problem went away when unchecked: "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language

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Problem with Polish characters

Update: The problem went away when unchecked: "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language

Aug 28

Tommi Prami, … Ann Harrison16

Aug 26

Page size significantly affects the resulting database size, even when -USE_ALL_SPACE is used.

A Firebird database has many different page types - header page, data pages, index pages, index root

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Page size significantly affects the resulting database size, even when -USE_ALL_SPACE is used.

A Firebird database has many different page types - header page, data pages, index pages, index root

Aug 26

Hamish Moffatt, … Dimitry Sibiryakov14

Aug 20

parameterized query fails if 'containing' parameter is longer than field

'Hamish Moffatt' via firebird-support wrote 20.08.2025 14:39: > My original query actually

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parameterized query fails if 'containing' parameter is longer than field

'Hamish Moffatt' via firebird-support wrote 20.08.2025 14:39: > My original query actually

Aug 20

Tommi Prami, … Dimitry Sibiryakov7

Aug 19

Is there way to know has there been connectiosn to the _Server_ for awile (or last connection to Db through that server to any DB)

Yellow, If someone can point me in the right direction, to getting uninstaller locations. I would

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Is there way to know has there been connectiosn to the _Server_ for awile (or last connection to Db through that server to any DB)

Yellow, If someone can point me in the right direction, to getting uninstaller locations. I would

Aug 19

Hamish Moffatt, liviuslivius3

Aug 18

REVOKE fails with permission error on security database

On 18/8/25 15:52, 'liviuslivius' via firebird-support wrote: > Hi > > Are you sure

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REVOKE fails with permission error on security database

On 18/8/25 15:52, 'liviuslivius' via firebird-support wrote: > Hi > > Are you sure

Aug 18

Ertan Küçükoglu, … Mark Rotteveel9

Aug 18

Nbackup locking database

'Mark Rotteveel' via firebird-support <firebird...@googlegroups.com>, 18 Ağu 2025

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Nbackup locking database

'Mark Rotteveel' via firebird-support <firebird...@googlegroups.com>, 18 Ağu 2025

Aug 18

Ertan Küçükoglu, Dimitry Sibiryakov2

Aug 17

Async replication

Ertan Küçükoglu wrote 17.08.2025 13:43: > > Is that correct? It is incorrect. Replica side must

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Async replication

Ertan Küçükoglu wrote 17.08.2025 13:43: > > Is that correct? It is incorrect. Replica side must

Aug 17

Ertan Küçükoglu, … Dimitry Sibiryakov5

Aug 17

Sweep log

'Mark Rotteveel' via firebird-support wrote 17.08.2025 12:30: >> Limit is above 1 099

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Sweep log

'Mark Rotteveel' via firebird-support wrote 17.08.2025 12:30: >> Limit is above 1 099

Aug 17

Ertan Küçükoglu, Dimitry Sibiryakov2

Aug 17

Replication - source_guid

Ertan Küçükoglu wrote 17.08.2025 11:13: > If it needs to be read from the primary database, how

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Replication - source_guid

Ertan Küçükoglu wrote 17.08.2025 11:13: > If it needs to be read from the primary database, how

Aug 17

livius...@poczta.onet.pl, … Pavel Cisar4

Aug 10

Fine-grained locking

Thx, a more provocative way I asked this question, hoping that someone would fill in this website a

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Fine-grained locking

Thx, a more provocative way I asked this question, hoping that someone would fill in this website a

Aug 10

em...@tot-consult.com

Aug 8

isql metadata extract non-deterministic

I have a database that is created by a script from scratch, and another, which is 'upgraded'

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isql metadata extract non-deterministic

I have a database that is created by a script from scratch, and another, which is 'upgraded'

Aug 8

Александр Редько, отдел ДК и ОРП ФГУП "РАДОН", … Vlad Khorsun12

Aug 2

Isql utility from build 5.0.3.1683-0-e98c36b-windows-x64 crashes under windows7x64

no error message, no log. Just show sql prompt and then exit. It is not crashes. It just exits

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Isql utility from build 5.0.3.1683-0-e98c36b-windows-x64 crashes under windows7x64

no error message, no log. Just show sql prompt and then exit. It is not crashes. It just exits

Aug 2

Google Developer Account, … Elmar Haneke5

Aug 1

Index not used unless ORDER BY clause is present (Firebird 5)

Is there any important information missing? elmar schrieb am Freitag, 18. Juli 2025 um 09:50:43 UTC+2

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Index not used unless ORDER BY clause is present (Firebird 5)

Is there any important information missing? elmar schrieb am Freitag, 18. Juli 2025 um 09:50:43 UTC+2

Aug 1

Max, … Alexey Kovyazin15

Jul 30

advice for Firebird Hardware sizing

Hi Alexey, we had big problems with the stability and performance of the database. Due to our

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advice for Firebird Hardware sizing

Hi Alexey, we had big problems with the stability and performance of the database. Due to our

Jul 30

Tomasz Dubiel, … Dimitry Sibiryakov9

Jul 30

High selectivity of index, but a lot of nulls

Thank you for your answers. After posting, I reanalysed my problem and found other solution, but

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High selectivity of index, but a lot of nulls

Thank you for your answers. After posting, I reanalysed my problem and found other solution, but

Jul 30

Tommi Prami, … Mark Rotteveel4

Jul 30

Have anyne tested Parallel worker settiggs compared to corecount

On 29/07/2025 13:30, 'Dimitry Sibiryakov' via firebird-support wrote: > Tommi Prami wrote

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Have anyne tested Parallel worker settiggs compared to corecount

On 29/07/2025 13:30, 'Dimitry Sibiryakov' via firebird-support wrote: > Tommi Prami wrote

Jul 30

Tomasz Dubiel, … Mark Rotteveel5

Jul 25

Firebird 5.0.3, problem with current_time

On 25/07/2025 10:26, Tomasz Dubiel wrote: > I don't quite get it. > "Specifies the

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Firebird 5.0.3, problem with current_time

On 25/07/2025 10:26, Tomasz Dubiel wrote: > I don't quite get it. > "Specifies the

Jul 25

Pierre Vacher2

Jul 22

Compiling Firebird 5.0.3 for Linux

Well, it's definitely my fault, I forgot to install libtool. Now everything's working as it

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Compiling Firebird 5.0.3 for Linux

Well, it's definitely my fault, I forgot to install libtool. Now everything's working as it

Jul 22

henry...@hotmail.com, … Nikolaus Kern4

Jul 21

FB-3 CountWorkingDays

Hello Peter, did you check the function EXTRACT(WEEKDAY FROM <datefield>) ? This should allow

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FB-3 CountWorkingDays

Hello Peter, did you check the function EXTRACT(WEEKDAY FROM <datefield>) ? This should allow

Jul 21

Tommi Prami, Mark Rotteveel5

Jul 21

There is no 6.0 snapshot Windows installers for x64 or x64.

On 21/07/2025 07:52, Tommi Prami wrote: > Hello, > > Is this known issue? > > Was just

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There is no 6.0 snapshot Windows installers for x64 or x64.

On 21/07/2025 07:52, Tommi Prami wrote: > Hello, > > Is this known issue? > > Was just

Jul 21

Pieter Bas Hofstede, Dimitry Sibiryakov6

Jul 21

Query where clause on indexed FK's where fieldvalue IS NULL bad performance

Thanks, https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues/8656 created Op maandag 21 juli 2025 om 11:45:

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Query where clause on indexed FK's where fieldvalue IS NULL bad performance

Thanks, https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues/8656 created Op maandag 21 juli 2025 om 11:45:

Jul 21

Stefan Schmaltz, Mark Rotteveel2

Jul 19

FB 5.0.3 - inline blob - jaybird 6.0.2

On 19/07/2025 18:07, Stefan Schmaltz wrote: > I was impressed about the speed upgrade with this

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FB 5.0.3 - inline blob - jaybird 6.0.2

On 19/07/2025 18:07, Stefan Schmaltz wrote: > I was impressed about the speed upgrade with this

Jul 19

Pepe Pérez, … Svein Erling Tysvær3

Jul 19

HELP with Query

WITH TMP(ID, SALE_DATE, SOLD, PAID) AS (SELECT S.ID, CAST(S.SALE_DATE AS DATE), S.AMOUNT, SUM(P.

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HELP with Query

WITH TMP(ID, SALE_DATE, SOLD, PAID) AS (SELECT S.ID, CAST(S.SALE_DATE AS DATE), S.AMOUNT, SUM(P.

Jul 19

Elmar Haneke, … Dimitry Sibiryakov7

Jul 16

How to run "gfix -icu" bay API calls.

'Mark Rotteveel' via firebird-support wrote 16.07.2025 13:19: > Yes, but one is the user

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How to run "gfix -icu" bay API calls.

'Mark Rotteveel' via firebird-support wrote 16.07.2025 13:19: > Yes, but one is the user

Jul 16

Dalton Calford

Jul 14

Notification about a little side project

Most of you probably don't know me, I have been either gone or quiet in regards to Firebird for

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Notification about a little side project

Most of you probably don't know me, I have been either gone or quiet in regards to Firebird for

Jul 14

Phillip Day

Jul 12

Replication Error

Hello! Receiving the following error on the replica side replication.log: WARNING: Record being

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Replication Error

Hello! Receiving the following error on the replica side replication.log: WARNING: Record being

Jul 12