dbExpress Driver for InterBase and Firebird Overview

dbExpress is a database-independent layer that defines common interface to provide fast access to InterBase/Firebird. For these servers, dbExpress provides a driver as an independent library that implements the common dbExpress interface for processing queries and stored procedures. As data-access layer is thin and simple, dbExpress provides high performance database connectivity and is easy to deploy. You can use our driver in the same way as the one supplied by Embarcadero.

dbExpress driver for InterBase provides access to InterBase, Firebird and Yaffil databases. It directly uses InterBase client software to connect to server. The driver requires InterBase client to be installed on the client side.

Key features

The following are the main features of our dbExpress driver for InterBase:

• Direct access to data
• High performance
• Supports the latest versions of servers
• All data types support
• Extended options for advanced behaviour
• Complete support for dbExpress version 4
• Ability of monitoring query execution with dbMonitor
• Source code available
• Includes annual Subscription with Priority Support
• Licensed royalty-free per developer

Compatibility

Interbase Server Compatibility

dbExpress driver for InterBase supports the following database servers:

• InterBase versions since 5.x up to XE
• Firebird 2.x, 1.x
• Yaffil

IDE Compatibility

The following development environments are supported by dbExpress driver for InterBase:

Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2 (Requires Update 2) Embarcadero Delphi XE2 for Win32 Embarcadero Delphi XE2 for Win64 Embarcadero Delphi XE2 for OSX32 Embarcadero C++Builder XE2 for Win32 Embarcadero C++Builder XE2 for OSX32 Embarcadero RAD Studio XE Embarcadero Delphi XE Embarcadero C++Builder XE Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010 Embarcadero Delphi 2010 Embarcadero C++Builder 2010 CodeGear RAD Studio 2009 CodeGear Delphi 2009 CodeGear C++Builder 2009 CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 CodeGear Delphi 2007 for Win32 CodeGear Delphi 2007 for .NET CodeGear C++Builder 2007 Borland Developer Studio 2006 Borland Delphi 2006 for Win32 Borland Delphi 2006 for .NET Borland C++Builder 2006 Turbo Delphi Professional Turbo Delphi for .NET Professional Turbo C++ Professional Borland Delphi 2005 Borland Delphi 7 Borland Delphi 6 (Requires Update Pack 2 – Delphi 6 Build 6.240) Borland Delphi 5 Borland C++Builder 6 (Requires Update Pack 4 – C++Builder 6 Build 10.166) Borland C++Builder 5

Only Architect, Enterprise, and Professional IDE editions are supported.

Supported Target Platforms

• Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit
• Mac OS X

Note that support for 64-bit Windows was introduced in Delphi XE2, and is not available in C++Builder and older versions of Delphi. Support for Mac OS X was introduced in Delphi XE2 and C++Builder XE2, and is not available in older versions of Delphi and C++Builder.