Basic Operations	How to perform very basic operations from the command line. Change password, Add user, Create database
Tools	I have written a number of tools that I use to work with Firebird databases - a table viewer/editor, a query tool, and a data pump tool.
Delphi	How to connect a Firebird database to a Delphi form.
Database Explorer	How to define a BDE alias, browse tables, and add tables.
Installation	Note that versions 1.0 and 1.5 are installed differently. You may also have to unblock port 3050
Datapumps	These are programs that move data from one database to another ... usually from one type of database to another. In particular, from MS Access to Firebird. Interbase DataPump - Very powerful ... but produces errors if names are too long or if the names are the same as key words sql2gdb - Automatically shortens long names and mangles key words Shorten SQL Names - Helps to shorten long names IBDataPump Analysis - This presents some of the issues with using the Interbase DataPump
IBConsole	A gui to browse the database structure and data
Generators	How to add an auto increment field
isql	Command-line interface to manage a Firebird database
SQL Dialect	Firebird supports 2 dialects (a third is used for data migration)
SQL	Firebird 1.5 supports a fair amount of useful SQL not supported by Interbase 5 - This just documents some of it. How to find the most recent record
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1.0.2-Release   12-16-2002  Be sure to get a released version
                              - the beta's don't have an installer
1.5.1.4481       7-16-2004  Must unintall Interbase before installing 
1.5.4            1-31-2007   

www.firebirdsql.info provides a number of useful links.

sql2gdb.zip - MS Access to Firebird converter - Automatically fixes field names if they are reserved words

Borland provides a lot of great Interbase references

Upsizing From dBase to Interbase

This explains the difference between file based and client/server databases.

30 Days from Paradox to InterBase

The problems, solutions, band-aids, bruises, and successes encountered. (Dos Paradox to Windows to Interbase, circa 1997)

InterBase: What Sets It Apart

This explains how versioning works and why it is better than locking.

Borland® InterBase® and MySQL™ - A technical comparison

Explains why Interbase / Firebird is superior to MySQL. This is very good.

TECT Software Ltd contains several useful tools including an XML Export Utility and an Alias Manager.

Interbase / Firebird with Delphi - 2 about.com pages of related links, unfortunately, it opens those links in a frame with with fairly irritating adds.

Converting from Microsoft SQL Server to Firebird provides a good overview of the field types and the differences in the stored procedure languages.

ODBC Driver (alternate page) - unfortunately, I can not get this to work with Windows XP (problem with the workgroup information file (*.mdw) - google provided little help). Also, this driver does not work with the Borland Database Desktop - it connects, but I got SQL errors trying to read the table data. With MS Access 97, this driver connects, but can not read the sample Interbase table - employes.gdb - that comes with Delphi - it has a SQL error.

The INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver on my Windows 98 systems works great with the Borland Database Desktop. (Installed with Delphi 5.)

Introduction to the Firebird Database - An overview for Linux users. This contains a good comparision with MySQL. Has a stored procedure and a trigger example. Has lots of reader feedback.

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