InterBase is a SQL database system for server, desktop and embedded applications, for use on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android. InterBase 2020 is the newest version and integrates with Embarcadero's RAD Studio IDE supporting Delphi and C++ development. InterBase supports connectivity from many other programming languages as well. See https://www.embarcadero.com/products/interbase for further information.
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InterBase: How to create view with a multible tables?
I am using SQL statement to create a view, but all the time I have problems with syntax.
The four tables I have are:
CREATE TABLE "BOOK_ORDER"
(
"ID" INTEGER NOT NULL,
"Open_Date" DATE NOT NULL,
"Close_Date" DATE,
"Student_ID" INTEGER…

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Interbase SQL taking long time to execute
I am trying to figure out why a SQL statement execution is taking such a long time. It is going against two tables and both are of significant size but not big enough to warrant any delay. It is:
Select pm.Type
From History ah
inner join…

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InterBase database blob column
Could anyone please tell me how can I display the contents of an InterBase database blob column. I am trying to display the column in plain text or display its content but cast doesn't convert the data type. BLOB SUB_TYPE 0 SEGMENT SIZE 80

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how to connect UNC-located database to embedded server?
I have next specific situation. I have an application using Firebird embedded server. The files: application executive, database, fbembed.dll are located in the same folder. Everything is good and working good.
Now my client says so:
I would like…

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How can you group by the result of a case if case is not supported in the group by clause in intebase
I have tried using the columns alias, column number, using the case statement in the group by with no luck. Is this a shortcoming of interbase?
select
case
when vp.preferredvendor = 'Y' then vp.name
else 'Misc'
end as vendor,
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Union query with literals in InterBase
I have just started using Interbase and I am trying to run the simple query. When I have 'SEQUENCE' (or 'INDEX' or 'something') in BOTH part of union query it works fine, but when I have different strings in two parts of the query it produces an…

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Errors when trying to migrate my InterBase .gdb from version 6 to Xe3
I prepared the databases in InterBase 6 and now want to migrate them to InterBase Xe3
but I keep getting the following error:
Error Connecting to requested database
message length error (encountered 287, expected 68)
Any ideas about what might me…

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IBQuery insert - Column unknown / Unsupported feature
Im trying to insert a row into a firebird database (embedded), but geting an exception when calling:
datamodule1.IBQuery1.prepare
Project xyz.exe raised exception class EIBInterBaseError with message
'Dynamic SQL Error SQL error code = -206…

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Interbase SQL statement using MAX as filter?
Is it possible to use a max statement to subselect certain rows from a query on the MAX of one column?
I tried several things that did not work. I tried the max statement. I also see that maybe Interbase does not support what I commonly do in SQL…

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ibase_fetch_assoc: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded
I created this code to get an Interbase database, the total sales of a particular day:

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Optimize SQL with Interbase
I was inspired by the good answers from my previous question about SQL.
Now this SQL is run on a DB with Interbase 2009. It is about 21 GB in size.
SELECT DistanceAsMeters, AddrDistance.Bold_Id, AddrDistance.Created, AddressFrom.CityName_CO as…

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Interbase XE3 Developer Edition doesn't save data
First I tried to execute simple INSERT request using IBX and FIBPlus, the query worked out but I couldn't find the record in the database. Then I made the same request using IBExpert executed request showed in the grid but after I reconnected to the…
user287161
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interbase error in select statement
Dear all I got error from my php:
PHP Warning: ibase_query(): Dynamic SQL Error expression evaluation not supported Strings cannot be added or subtracted in dialect 3 in /home/jeinqa/www/oqc/getsch.php on line 22
come from my script…

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Backup an encrypted database with gbak
I want to backup my encrypted database (database level not column level) with this command:
gbak myDb.IB myDb.bak -b -user sysdba -pass masterkey -encrypt mySep -sep myseppass -service service_mgr
But it doesn't work. Here is the error message:…

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InterBase database file appears corrupt ()
I am getting this error when I try to delete some rows in InterBase database,
but for those ROWS I can fire SQL queries for SELECT and also UPDATE ... but not delete.
What went wrong , what is the possible solution.

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