[Lazarus] Handy script for Firebird users

Lee Jenkins lee at datatrakpos.com
Wed Apr 30 18:19:08 CEST 2008


Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> 2008/4/30 Tom York <tyork at yorkinfo.com>:
>>  a few Linux servers, I can certainly see the benefit without question.
> 
> Thank you!  :)
> 
>>  Graeme, what is the largest FB concurrent user install you have
>>  running?  My largest desktop application  is 15 users.  Can't tell you
> 
> We have on average 30 concurrent users in our system.
> 
>>  The only things I do not like about FB is it lacks SSL, AutoIncrement
>>  attribute and Boolean fields.  We've all managed to get by them, but I
>>  wish... :-)
> 
> I hate AutoIncrement and simply don't use them. I recommend you use
> GUID's instead. It's a lot safer (reliable) and easier to work with.
> Saying that, it's easy to use Triggers in FB to overcome the missing
> AutoInc fields.
> 
> We handle Boolean's via a Domain and have no issue there either. Hey,
> if C/C++ doesn't have native boolean types after all these years, why
> must databases? ;-)
> 

So VB programmers can have it easy ? :)

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Warm Regards,

Lee




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