[DUG] DBX4 drivers for firebird

[Chee Wee, Chua]

The problem is that CG R&D lacks resources.
In order to offer a fix, CG R&D has to redirect resources to do R&D, do that
fix, and QA it as well.

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:59 AM, David Brennan <dugdavid at dbsolutions.co.nz>
wrote:

>  Yeah, that's a valid reason... sounds like people were using the db
> driver for a database other than the one it was designed for.
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> That said I think there is still a good case for CodeGear offering a fix
> for it if it isn't too hard. CodeGear aren't Microsoft, they can't dictate
> things (and even Microsoft irk me everytime they force me to use IE to
> access their internal partner/SPLA/etc websites) and part of their strength
> needs to be working with a wide range of other tools.
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> David.
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> *From:* delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz]
> *On Behalf Of *Richard Vowles
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 20 May 2008 7:37 p.m.
> *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> *Subject:* Re: [DUG] DBX4 drivers for firebird
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> The old versions talked to InterBase, that it worked with Firebird was
> serendipity....
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> 2008/5/20 David Brennan <dugdavid at dbsolutions.co.nz>:
>
> On the other hand SQL Server also competes with Interbase... yet Codegear
> haven't yet decided to shoot themselves in the foot by refusing to let
> Delphi talk with it.
>
> New versions of Delphi should talk to everything that old versions do IMO.
> If they don't then there should be a good reason for it (eg if the database
> is no longer in serious use which doesn't apply to Firebird).
>
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