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Firebird 1.5

The current version is 1.5.5. It has been released on 2007-12-12.

I have compiled this from the original Firebird 1.5 documentation (contained in the source package).

What's New in Firebird 1.5 (Updated for 1.5.5)

• firebird.conf: The new configuration file
• Embedded Firebird: a DLL-only solution for standalone applications

Installation on Windows systems

• Installation Notes
• instreg and instsvc
• Security issues on NT type servers (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003)
• Client Library Installation on Win32 systems
• Minimum Client Install – How to install a Firebird application with the absolute minimum required

Installation on Linux

• Troubleshooting on Linux systems

New Language Features

• CASE
• COALESCE
• EXECUTE STATEMENT
• Explicit Locks (SELECT FOR UPDATE WITH LOCK)
• NULLIF function
• Universal Triggers
• Improved Aggregate Handling (GROUP BY)
• New System Variables: CURRENT_CONNECTION, CURRENT_TRANSACTION, ROW_COUNT, SQLCODE, GDSCODE, INSERTING, UPDATING, DELETING
• BIGINT Data Type
• Exception Handling Extensions
• ORDER BY Extensions
• Savepoints