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Videos, White Papers and Documentation

Videos

What is an Embedded Database

Discover the difference between an embedded database and a deeply embedded database in this whiteboard discussion. [5:28]

Addressing Data Mobilisation and IoT challenges

Learn how to safely bring enterprise data to mobile and IoT with secure mobile data storage based on your current data model. [38:48]

Skill Sprint - Change Views

Technical Demo on Change Views. See Change View in actions: Learn and discover what a Change View is and how to use them [40:26]

Skill Sprint - Change Views and Events

Technical Demo on Events. See how InterBase Events push server side notice to clients of database changes, and how to fetch the delta via a Change View [41:00]

SQLServer to InterBase

Technical overview of exporting data structures from MSSQL or Oracle to InterBase with the view of mobilization of data. [8.58]

What to look for in a mobile database

Top 3 things to look for in a mobile database. Also appropriate for distributed database of all types [5.46]

Building a Master/Detail App with IBLite and InterBase ToGo

Join Marco Cantu on how to create database application with FireDAC and InterBase with a Master Detail relationship (Inc Q&A) [48.44]

How to Embed InterBase into your Delphi Applications

Join Marco Cantu on how to use InterBase ToGo with Delphi Webinar – using InterBase on Windows and Mac. (Inc Q&A) [1:04:30]

Additional videos in the InterBase Labs tutorial series

Webinar on-demand: InterBase - The Ultimate Embedded Database


White Papers

Simplifying Data Change Tracking with InterBase Change Views

By Stephen Ball, EMEA Technical Sales Consultant (RAD) & Associate Product Manager (InterBase)

The new InterBase® patent pending feature “Change Views” introduces a new approach to tracking data changes (with field level granularity) in server as well as personal computer/tablet/mobile databases. It is designed for today’s mobile centric world.

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Mobilizing Enterprise Data

Top 5 Mistakes and How to Avoid Them!

By Stephen Ball, EMEA Technical Sales Consultant (RAD) & Associate Product Manager (InterBase)

Many businesses today are looking to identify opportunities to increase efficiency in their business processes and to expand opportunity by using apps on mobile devices. While this is positive, organizations must manage the initiative correctly in order to minimize risk of failure, as getting it wrong can cost much more than just the initial budget allocated for the project; in both time and money, it can severely damage an organization’s reputation.

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Documentation

User Guides

For a complete list of browsable user guides for current and previous editions of InterBase, visit User Guides on DocWiki

API Guide

The API Guide provides information on developing InterBase applications using the InterBase API interface; programming with the InterBase API; working with databases, transactions, dynamic SQL, blob data, arrays, conversions, and service; installing/licensing APIs; exporting XML; handling error conditions; and the InterBase API function reference.

Data Definition Guide

The Data Definition Guide covers how to design and build InterBase databases including: specifying datatypes; working with domains, tables, and indexes; working with procedures, triggers, and generators; encrypting databases and columns; and character sets and collation orders.

Developer's Guide

The Developer’s Guide includes information on how to develop InterBase database applications using Embarcadero development tools, JDBC, and ODBC including: connecting to databases; understanding datasets; working with tables, queries, stored procedures, cached updated and events; working with UDF and Blob filters; importing and exporting data; working with InterBase Services; and writing install wizards.

Embedded SQL Guide

The Embedded SQL Guide gives instructions on developing InterBase applications using embedded SQL including: application requirements, working with databases, transactions, data definition statements, data, dates and times, arrays, stored procedures and events; error handling; dynamic SQL; and preprocessing, compiling, and linking.

Language Reference

The Language Reference Guide discusses each of the InterBase elements including: the SQL statement and function reference; procedures and triggers; keywords; error codes and messages; system tables, temporary tables, and views; and character sets and collation orders.

Operations Guide

The Operations Guide gives detailed instructions on working with InterBase databases including: using IBConsole; configuring and operating the InterBase server; network configuration; performing backups and restores; using journaling and journal archiving; database security; and interactive queries.