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5 (Win32 Build) ================================== o o o o o o o o o Introduction Stability Installation of the binary package Installing from the zip package Installation of the embedded server Known Issues SQL Language documentation Reporting Bugs Requesting New Features

Introduction ============ Welcome to Firebird 1.5.5. Full details of the fixes and minor enhancements in this release are contained in the release notes. These are in the doc/ directory. Stability ========= There is no reason to be concerned about using this maintenance release in a production environment. However, before installing ANY new software into a production environment it should be always be tested properly on a development system. This is standard practice. Installing the self-installing executable ========================================= Please run the executable and read the accompanying installation instructions that are contained within the setup wizard. After installation you will find this document as doc/installation_readme.txt. More detailed information is in the release notes. Many changes have been implemented in this release. If you have an existing installation of Firebird (including a v.1.5 beta or release candidate) you must read the latest release notes and understand the new names and locations of all binaries and associated files. This applies to both server and client installations. Do not install this version "over the top" of an existing Firebird or InterBase installation. Installing from the zip package =============================== Please follow the instructions in

doc/README_installation.txt for installing the zip package. (This document is only shipped with the zip package.) Installation of the embedded server =================================== The embedded server is designed to be installed as part of an existing application. See doc/README_embedded.txt for more information on how to deploy the embedded server. (This document is only shipped with the embedded package.) Known Issues ============ Client library -------------Some legacy Windows tools will not recognise the client library fbclient.dll and/or will not find it in its default location, now the ..\bin directory beneath the Firebird root. For example, the Borland IBConsole program will not work with fbclient.dll, even if it is copied to the system directory and renamed to gds32.dll. The Windows kits contain a program named instclient.exe that can be used to build a "legacy-compatible" gds32.dll and optionally install it to your system directory. It is essential to read the release notes and the accompanying README_library_install.txt (in the ..\doc subdirectory) before performing this change. UDFs and Blob Filters --------------------Security changes in this version be invisible to the server until configured in firebird.conf. For the annotations in firebird.conf in the release notes.

may cause your UDFs to their location is more information, read and the documentation

SQL Language Documentation ========================== New language features, keywords, extensions and restrictions introduced in this release are documented in detail in the release notes. Reporting Bugs ============== o Are you sure you understand how Firebird works? Perhaps you are seeing the correct behaviour and you really have a support question. In this case contact the firebird-support list server.

You may subscribe here: mailto:firebird-support-subscribe@yahoogroups.com o Still think it is a bug? First check the issue tracker here: http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/secure/BrowseProject.jspa Please do not use the issue tracker to get technical support. If in doubt subscribe to the support list first at mailto:firebird-support-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and ask your question there. Requesting New Features ======================= Before submitting feature requests please review the existing feature request list. Chances are that someone has already thought of it. Existing feature requests can be browsed here: http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/secure/CreateIssue!default.jspa