Informations on IBEasy+
IBEasy+ may be used by both beginners and specialists. It provides an easy way to design and use relational databases. The program includes:
2- Versions history
- Version 3.1 (1/29/2024)
Support for Bulgarian (Cyrillic) and Japanese (Unicode).
Support for Firebird 5.
Improved error messages in the SQL scripting module.
The database's SQL export module has been modified to take into account IBEasy+ tables.
Corrected the problem of results being displayed when running stored procedures.
SQL export, comments are only generated for Firebird versions greater than or equal to 3.
Lot of modules updated and fixed. Among others: Blobs viewer and editor, Form designer, Data entries for tables, Exports, Data Dictionary, QBE...
New UDR management module.
- Version 3.0 (9/3/2023)
This version is a major release. Replacement of Interbase-specific components (gds32.dll) with new components. All modules have been reviewed and many bugs fixed.
Revision of the design module, the circular reference search module, improved stability...
- Version 2.5.1 (6/3/2022)
This release addresses abnormal behavior of version 2.5: Import from MsAccess and Export to MsAccess of referential integrity constraints involving role-type fields..
Corrected problems when entering categories in the design module.
- Version 2.5 (5/20/2022)
This version fixes many bugs from version 2.4 and brings many improvements:
Firebird 3 and 4 comment management. Definition of multi-field referential integrity constraints. Improved design module. Export to MsAccess and import from MsAccess more accurate...
- Version 2.4 (1/19/2022)
This version corrects various bugs in version 2.3 and supports accented characters in Firebird object names: fields, tables, triggers... It also provides better management for characters set.
- Version 2.3 (11/17/2021)
This release supports Firebird 3.0 and Firebird 4.0 (new data types in compatibility mode), fixes many bugs of version 2.2 and makes several enhancements. This version allows using lowercase names for Firebird objects and included a modify installer.
- Version 2.2 (10/5/2021)
This release supports new Firebird 4.0 data types, in compatibility mode, fixes many bugs and makes several enhancements. Version 2.2 fixes annoying bugs, especially when Firebird is used both in embedded mode and server mode.
- Version 2.1 (9/15/2021)
This release supports new Firebird 4.0 data types, in compatibility mode, fixes many bugs and makes several enhancements.
- Version 2.0 (6/13/2021)
The release is a major release. It supports the new Firebird 3.0 functions and has been fully revised (modified compiler) and changed. This is, however, a pre-version, which may contain bugs, so thanks for your comments.
- Version 1.5.4.1 (2/1/2021)
Various bug fixes and enhancements : -Dictionary, documents...
- Version 1.5.4 (1/25/2013)
Intermediate version awaiting redesign, version 2, of the software.
Various bug fixes and enhancements
Earlier versions, not functional.
- Version 1.5.3 (8/24/2011)
This version fixes various bugs related to Windows 7
- Version 1.5.2 (2/3/2009)
This version fixes various bugs and is now Vista compatible
- Version 1.5.1.1 (6/1/2008)
Various bug fixes
- Version 1.5.1 (4/10/2008)
This version adds the following functionalities:
-Romanian interface
-Save of database diagrams to gif file
-Management of Firebird Embedded
-Management of Blobs in Excel import
-Blobs viewer and editor for formated text (RTF)
- Version 1.5 (3/6/2006)
Main enhancements and new functionalities:
. This version introduce a full management of database diagrams. The various files containing database diagrams are now stored in a project which allows to add, remove or actualize the different diagrams. This structure ensure, among others, that a database update (adding, deleting, modifing tables or links) will be reflected in all the diagrams files.
. Creating graphical images.
The creation of static images, Jpeg or Bmp files, is now available on every IBEasy+ programs managing graphical database representations: condensed diagram, extended diagram, visual database designer, QBE queries...
. Management of Firebird objects names. The sytematic use of quotations marks, in IBEasy+, to enclosed Firebird objects names can now be disabled.
. Various bugs fixes
- Version 1.4.6 (12/7/2005)
This update includes an Hungarian interface and fixes various bugs of the previous version.
- Version 1.4.5 (9/13/2005)
This update fixes various bugs of the previous version, among others:
-Sort option in table update module
-Unexpected errors when pasting data in SQL Expert mode
-QBE module
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- Version 1.4.4 (6/25/2005)
This update fixes various bugs of the previous version, among others:
-Stored procedures having no parameter
-XML import: no record to import, management of characters & > <...
-Grant manager under Firebird 2.0
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- Version 1.4.3 (5/24/2005)
This update adds the management of users with Firebird 2.0 and fixes various bugs.
- Version 1.4.2 (5/18/2005)
This update adds the following functionalities:
.Italian interface
.Editor for Triggers
.Multi lines editor for field description (Domains and Tables)
.Null values are now managed in SQL visual module (QBE)
.Visual modifications on main objects editors
.Various bugs fixes
- Version 1.4.1 (4/27/2005)
This update adds the following functionalities when entering data in a table:
. Editor for linked fields
. Editors for date fields and calculator for numeric fields
Various bug fixes, among others, in interactive SQL module (expert) for queries returning no row.
- Version 1.4 (4/12/2005)
Main enhancements and new functionalities:
. Editor for UDFs and integrated management in SQL modules: interactive (expert) and visual (QBE).
. Export and import of tables or queries results to XML with Blobs support.
. Management of parameters and possible modifications of forms aspect: color, font, SQL syntax...
. Management of concatenation "||" and "Like" operators in SQL visual mode (QBE).
. Reorganization and modification of the external aspect of many forms
Bugs fixes
. Export to MsAccess
. Visual database desing module
. SQL modules
. Gif images in Blobs viewer
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- Version 1.3.1 (1/10/2005)
Main enhancements:
. Polish interface
. Multi fields referential integrity is now supported
. Display of foreign keys in database design module
. Display of linked objects and button for first and last value for generators
. Install procedure: it is no longer necessary to uninstall a previous version before reinstalling a new version
. Various user friendly enhancements
Bugs fixes:
. SQL module: Expert (scripts management) and QBE
. Views creation
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- Version 1.3 (12/12/2004)
This version mainly aims to enhance the application stability and interface.
Enhancements:
. Easy navigation between IBEasy+ opened programs: F2
. Export to SQL: IBEasy+ metadata are now supported.
. Rewriting and modification of the printing modules: schema, data dictionary...
. SQL description for Firebird objects
Bugs fixes:
. Management of auto incremented fields
. Problems when opening an existing database, or creating a new database when IBEasy+ programs are still opened. More generally crashes associated with the "invalid pointer..." message.
. Multilines printing for data dictionary and documents
. Changing order for table fields in creation mode
. Save of QBE files
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- Version 1.2.2 (10/24/2004)
Bugs fixes: autodetection of foreign language, calculated fields in QBE queries.
- Version 1.2.1 (10/11/2004)
This update fixes different problems of version 1.2
Modules: Tables, Database designer...
- Version 1.2 (09/23/2004)
-Dutch and German interfaces
-New visual grant manager
-Export and import functionalities to SQL files (database structure and/or records) with Blob support.
-Possibility to manage a "Dual" database in the design module. This functionality allows to simultaneously manage a work and a design database.
-Enhancement of the form model designer module: grid, snap to grid... functionalities
-Save of windows size.
-Display of circular references
-The processing time to import Access databases to Firebird has been significantly reduced
-The processing time to display databases with numerous tables has been significantly reduced in the visual database designer module
-Various bugs fixes
- Version 1.1.1 (05/30/2004)
This update fixes several problems of version 1.1.
Modules: Database design, form model designer, users management, install procedure...
- Version 1.1 (05/20/2004)
Numerous enhancements and new functionalities have been added in this version:
-Portuguese Brazil interface
-Expression generator and parser for calculated fields in QBE queries
-Import of Excel files to Firebird tables
-Form model designer module allowing to enter data in record mode and to edit and modify the screen generated by IBEasy+: position, size, color, font, add labels and shapes, tabulation order... in a "Delphi like" style.
-The database designer generator has been rewriten and is 3 to 4 times faster.
-The field datatype can now be displayed in visual database designer module
-Various bugs fixes in stored procedures, export (Records number), parser (database design module), limited users accounts on Windows XP, error message when closing IBEasy+ on some Win98 systems, password error on some registered databases...
- Version 1.0 (02/08/2004)
This Version is a major release with numerous enhancements and new functionalities:
.Visual database designer module allowing to:
-visualize and update the diagram of an existing database
-visually create a database: insert tables and referential integrity constraints.
.Visual table designer module
.Zooming and printing capabilities either on a condensed or a detailed database diagram.
.Checking of the data type compatibility in referential integrity constraints
.Export of data to HTML
.Update and enhancement of the contextual help
.Fixes of bugs and abnormal behaviours of the preceding version:design module, QBE, tables, auto-increment fields...
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- Version 0.94.1 (10/24/2003)
This update fixes various bugs:
.Import of MS Access databases.
.Integrity constraints defined localy in Tables module.
- Version 0.94 (10/10/2003)
Main characteristics and improvements:
-Management of auto-increment fields.
-Improvement of the interactive records typing module and management of default values
-Export of tables or query results to MS Access
-Import of MS Access Databases (Tables, records, referential integrity constraints)
-Export of Firebird databases to MS Access (Tables, records, referential integrity constraints)
-Various bugs’ fixes: Tables, records typing, Domains, QBE module...
- Version 0.93.3 (29/6/2003)
This version fixes translation bugs of the preceding version.
- Version 0.93.2 (6/23/2003)
This version provides a spanish interface and fixes various bugs of the preceding version.
- Version 0.93.1 (6/10/2003)
This version fixes last-minute bugs (connection, grant manager) of version 0.93
- Version 0.93 (6/5/2003)
Main characteristics and improvements:
.Exportation of tables or queries results to various data formats: Word, RTF, Text, Excel, Sylk, CSV, Dif.
.Improvement of the graphic interface.
.Passwords encoding for registered databases.
.Firebird messages localization.
.Multilingual interface: French, English, German (in progress).
.Support Firebird 1 to 1.5.
.Various bugs fixes.
- Version 0.92 (4/3/2003)
Main characteristics and improvements:
.Databases design module:
-Improvement of the relevance of the suggested category of semantic link for each field of a document.
-Graphical interface of the conceptual diagram of data improved and available both in condensed and detailed mode.
.QBE module(Query by Example):
-Graphical interface improved. Tables can be resized, reduced... Display (in red) of the selected fields. Updates and automatic check of the selected fields in the event of deletion or insertion of fields.
.SQL module (expert mode):
-Various bugs fixes.
.Firebird domains:
-Visualization of linked objects
-Various bugs fixes.
.Tables:
-Visualization, edition and storage of all BLOB types (Texts, images, sounds, videos, others (by mean of an integrated hexadecimal editor)).
-Various bugs fixes.
.General enhancements:
-Possible use of Firebird reserved words to identify Firebird objects (tables, views, procedures...).
-On line check for a new version of the software.
-Update and enhancement of the on line contextual help.
-Databases register for a faster connexion.
- Version 0.91 (11/27/2002)
This release fixes numerous bugs and dysfunctions of the preceding release (0.9 beta 1). New functionalities were incorporated in the Database design module and numerous improvements concerning the use of the programs have been introduced.
- Version 0.9 Beta 1 (10/17/2002) : First version of the software.
To submit bugs and comments, please fill out this form.
-If you have problems to install Firebird and IBEasy+ see IBEasy+ Quick start guide.
-The message "unavailable database" generally means that Firebird server is not active. In this case you must manually lauch the server.
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