Would it be possible to connect to a remote Interbase 6 server with an iOS using IBDac? The reason I ask is because it was the last free version of Interbase IIRC.
Also, since Android doesn't have the restriction for dynamic libraries will there be a way to connect to a remote Firebird database in the future using IBDac?
-Brent
Interbase 6
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AndreyZ
Re: Interbase 6
You cannot work with InterBase 6 on the iOS platform because InterBase supports iOS starting from InterBase XE3 ToGo.
Firebird does not support Android, it supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can find this information at http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-2-5-2-upd1/ . We will add support for Firebird under Android as soon as Firebird supports Android.
Firebird does not support Android, it supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can find this information at http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-2-5-2-upd1/ . We will add support for Firebird under Android as soon as Firebird supports Android.
Re: Interbase 6
I found this site that shows how to build for android
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AndreyZ
Re: Interbase 6
Firebird does not officially support Android. We will support Firebird under Android as soon as Firebird officially supports Android.
Please note, that posting links to other resources is against the policy of our company. That is why I removed the link you posted here.
Please note, that posting links to other resources is against the policy of our company. That is why I removed the link you posted here.
Re: Interbase 6
Your answer of "You cannot work with InterBase 6 on the iOS platform because InterBase supports iOS starting from InterBase XE3 ToGo." makes no sense. He didn't ask you if he could use Interbase on a mobile device.
The question was "Would it be possible to connect to a remote Interbase 6 server with an iOS using IBDac?". Is it possible to use IBDAC to connect to a remote IB 6 server. I don't see why the answer would not be yes, but who knows. Unless IBDAC itself does not work on either iOS or Android, but the product page says it does.
The question was "Would it be possible to connect to a remote Interbase 6 server with an iOS using IBDac?". Is it possible to use IBDAC to connect to a remote IB 6 server. I don't see why the answer would not be yes, but who knows. Unless IBDAC itself does not work on either iOS or Android, but the product page says it does.
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AndreyZ
Re: Interbase 6
Yes, it is possible to connect to a remote InterBase 6 using IBDAC, but not from a device. To connect to InterBase or Firebird, IBDAC uses the client library (gds32 or fbclient correspondingly). As Apple has a restriction of using non-standard dynamic libraries (.dylib), there is no possibility to work with InterBase 6 from an iOS device. It is possible to connect to InterBase XE3 from an iOS and Android device as it does support these platforms. In this case, the client library is statically linked to an application.
As Firebird does not support neither iOS nor Android, there is not possibility to work with Firebird from an iOS or Android device.
As Firebird does not support neither iOS nor Android, there is not possibility to work with Firebird from an iOS or Android device.
Re: Interbase 6
I see. Thanks for the explanation.