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I tried to create / update a Firebird 2.1 database from within the designer (we are migrating from MS SQL to Firebird) and I got a message that that the operation to this type of database is not supported? Do I have to find some other tool to perform this, or is it a small bug, or do you not support updating to a firebird DB, when it was originally created from MS SQL? thx Anthony |
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The designer currently doesn't support Firebird database updates, so you will need to find some other tool. The reason for this is that when we wrote the designer database integration, we were unable to find a Firebird provider that worked in VS2008 (it only worked in VS2005). We therefore expected that few users would be wanting to use the designer with Firebird, so we de-prioritised the Firebird work until a VS2008 provider was available. I notice from the Firebird Web site that the DDEX provider has now been updated, though the change log doesn't mention anything about 2008 support, but I will give it another go and see if we can get this working for you. (In fact, we can do updates without VS2008 integration if users are willing manually enter the connection string instead of drag-dropping -- the VS2008 provider issue was about prioritisation, not technical feasibility. So we can probably get this working for you anyway.) |
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That would be greatly appreciated Would you please let me know when that functionality has been adeed? I'm perfectly willing to enter the connection string, it I can achieve that. Is there any way that I can try this out? Thx Anthony |
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as it would save us a LOT of time and effort.