Re: [Firebird-docs] Getting Started docs

[Helen B. <he...@us...>]

At 10:22 AM 20-03-02 -0600, Davin S. Hills wrote:
>I am brand new to Firebird. I have a good knowledge of DBs but I can't f=
ind
>basic documentation on using the DB. I ran the installer (win32) and hav=
e
>ibguard and ibserver running. Can someone point me to some basic
>documentation about connecting, the ODBC driver, and general usage.

Please read the release notes - there you have 40 pages of info, includin=
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links to documentation.  I guess you need to start with the InterBase 6=20
beta documentation for now.

ODBC drivers are external to the database and each will "do its own thing=
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WRT implementing the connection.  You have to set up an ODBC=20
datasource.  If you haven't done ODBC before and your ODBC driver softwar=
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doesn't provide doc, then you'll need to chase up the Microsoft docs.

The Opguide volume of the docs tells you what the connection strings need=
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to be for the two protocol options.

As to "general usage", not sure what to tell you here.  Best you follow=20
your instincts inside the manuals;  if you don't already have an=20
interactive client program for db admin, get one (recommendations are in=20
the release notes);  if you are not familiar with client/server databases=
,=20
you're probably going to need some books....

RLID (Read, learn and inwardly digest) all the site links in the release=20
notes.  This is a highly supportive community with a lot of documentation=
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that is frequently even more useful than the official documentation.

Highly recommended (read "essential") is to join the ib-support=20
list.  Again, the link is in the release notes.

BTW, please note that the Firebird sourceforge lists (including this one)=
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are NOT support lists.

cheers,
Helen


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