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The Firebird Book

A Reference for Database Developers

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiii
  2. Boot Camp

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Installation

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 3-27
    3. Network Setup

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 29-44
    4. Configuring Firebird

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 45-54
    5. Operating Basics

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 55-72
  3. Client/Server

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Firebird Server

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 85-93
    3. Firebird Clients

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 95-110
  4. Firebird Data Types and Domains

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. About Firebird Data Types

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 113-126
    3. Number Types

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 127-141
    4. Date and Time Types

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 143-160
    5. Character Types

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 161-180
    6. BLOBs and Arrays

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 181-190
    7. Domains

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 191-203
  5. A Database and Its Objects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
    2. From Drawing Board to Database

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 207-230
    3. Creating and Maintaining a Database

      • Helen Borrie
      Pages 231-259

About this book

Although less publicized than other open source database management systems, Firebird continues to gain a dedicated following of professional users. Figures have already reached hundreds of thousands worldwide, in Firebird's short history in open source. And until now, no other book has been available.

This is the first, official book on Firebird—the free, independent, open source relational database server that emerged in 2000. Based on the actual Firebird Project, this book will provide all you need to know about Firebird database development, like installation, multi-platform configuration, SQL, interfaces, and maintenance.

This comprehensive guide will help you build stable and scalable relational database back-ends for all sizes of client/server networks. The text is well-stocked with tips, code examples, and explanations to reinforce the material covered. This book concentrates on Firebird edition 1.5—complete with updated language, security and optimization features—without neglecting the needs of Firebird 1.0 users.

Authors and Affiliations

  • FirebirdSQL Foundation Inc., Australia

    Helen Borrie

About the author

Helen Borrie is a database and application developer, a member of the Firebird project team, and a former journalist who doubles as a technical writer. She is a frequent contributor to support lists for Firebird, InterBase, and Delphi database programming.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Firebird Book

  • Book Subtitle: A Reference for Database Developers

  • Authors: Helen Borrie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0743-6

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Helen Borrie and IBPhoenix 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-279-3Published: 04 August 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0743-6Published: 02 August 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIII, 1128

  • Topics: Database Management, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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