[DUG] Rapid SQL connecting to Firebird

[Jeremy North]

Database Workbench by upscene (http://www.upscene.com/) has a free FireBird
version.

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 10:24 PM, John Bird <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz>wrote:

>   If what you are looking for is running SQL and DB admin tools, running
> scripts etc then FlameRobin and EMS SQL Manager both have free (and for EMS
> paid) versions.  both excellent.  Flamerobin (Sourceforge) lightweight and
> based on functionality of MS SQL Studio, and EMS even in the Lite free
> version has lots of features – eg running parameterised queries, extracting
> DDL, scripts and edits with commit and rollback, running stored procedures
> etc.   Both can show SQL execution details and index stats.  Flamerobin is
> cross platform, EMS Windows only I think.
>
> I am puzzled though, on the Rapid SQL page
> http://www.embarcadero.com/products/rapid-sql  it definitely says
> Firebird is supported.  Release date for that though is May 2010.
>
> Was this one of the free tools you picked with XE2 order?
>
> If so, what are the opinions which are the best free tools, I don’t really
> know them and also want to get the best ones (I got XE2 professional)
>
> John Bird
> **
>  *From:* Jeremy North <jeremy.north at gmail.com>
>  *Sent:* Friday, January 20, 2012 11:02 PM
> *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<delphi at listserver.123.net.nz>
> *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Rapid SQL connecting to Firebird
>
> I don't believe Rapid SQL supports Firebird.
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Steve Peacocke <steve at peacocke.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Has anyone had any success connecting the free Rapid SQL XE2 tool to the
>> example.fdb firebird database?
>>
>> I've had a browse on the internet and all I can find is either adds
>> telling us how Rapid SQL connects to Firebird; or forms telling us that
>> no-one has found a way to make Rapid SQL to connect to a Firebird database.
>>
>> I though it might be a version thing so I unloaded firebird  2.5 and
>> downloaded and installed Firebird 2.0 - with exactly the same result.
>>
>> If someone has connected to the EXAMPLE.FDB database that comes with
>> Firebird can you please tell me what you did?
>>
>> Steve Peacocke
>> Mobile: 0220 612-611
>> Linkedin Professional Profile<http://nz.linkedin.com/pub/steve-peacocke/1/a06/489>
>>
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