The individual IBExpert toolbars are described in detail in this section.
Should you ever experience problems with any of the toolbars in IBExpert, simply delete IBExpert.tb, found in Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\HK-Software\IBExpert and then restart IBExpert. A “lost” toolbar can be made visible again by altering the parameter Visible=0 to Visible=1 in IBExpert.tb, for example:
[TSQLScriptForm.bm.Bar0] Caption=SQL Editor ... Visible=1
This standard toolbar can be viewed in the main IBExpert window. It can be blended in and out using the IBExpert View Menu / Toolbar (check boxes).
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
These items can also be found in the main IBExpert Database menu. To alter, customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This standard toolbar can be viewed in the main IBExpert window. It can be blended in and out using the IBExpert View Menu / Toolbar (check boxes).
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
These items can also be found in the main IBExpert Edit menu. To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This standard toolbar can be viewed in the main IBExpert window. It can be blended in and out using the IBExpert View Menu / Toolbar (check boxes).
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
These items can also be found in the main IBExpert Tools menu. To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This standard toolbar can be viewed in the main IBExpert window. It can be blended in and out using the IBExpert View Menu / Toolbar (check boxes).
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
These items can also be found in the main IBExpert Database menu, or in the IBExpert DB Explorer by clicking the right mouse key to offer a context-sensitive option for the selected database object. Alternatively [Ctrl + N] can be used in the DB Explorer to create new objects (providing an object type has been selected).
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The standard toolbar for the Domain Editor includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The standard toolbar for the Table Editor includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The standard toolbar for the View Editor includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to (3) Toolbars|Toolbars.
The standard toolbar for the Procedure Editor includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The toolbar for the Debug Procedure Editor includes the following icons:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The standard toolbar for the Trigger Editor includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The standard toolbar for the Generator Editor includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The standard toolbar for the Exception Editor includes the following icons:
The second Filter by option offers a list of filter options: Name, Text and Description.
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / SQL Editor dialog and includes the following icons:
The Query Manager icon allows you to move, remove and rename the most recently used queries.
Individual icons can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
It is also possible to quickly change the Transaction Isolation Level (TIL) for a separate SQL Editor. There is a corresponding button on the right-hand side of the SQL Editor toolbar which allows selection of one of the following isolation levels: Snapshot, Read committed, Read-only table stability, Read-write table stability.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
The navigational toolbar can be found on the Table Editor's Data page, the View Editor's Data page and in the SQL Editor on the Results page and includes the following icons:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
To the right the number of records fetched is displayed.
The Filter Panel toolbar can be found on the Table Editor's Data page, the View Editor's Data page and in the SQL Editor on the Results page when the Show Filter Panel is activated, and includes the following icons:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / SQL Query Builder dialog and includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Data Analysis dialog. The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Script Executive dialog and includes the following icons:
The first item on the left, the drop-down menu detailing the most important operations, also includes the all-important Add CONNECT statement.
To alter, customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Dependencies Viewer dialog and includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / SP/Triggers/Views Analyzer dialog and includes the following icons:
S | All SELECT statements are selected, analyzed and displayed. |
U | All UPDATE statements are selected, analyzed and displayed. |
I | All INSERT statements are selected, analyzed and displayed. |
D | All DELETE statements are selected, analyzed and displayed. |
P | Analysis of plans and indices. |
TC | Analysis of the compatibility of types of return values and variables for SELECT…INTO and OR SELECT…INTO statements. |
CW | Displays all compiler warnings. |
PK | Checks primary keys. |
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Extract Metadata dialog and includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Print Metadata dialog and includes the following icons:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
To alter, customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Grant Manager dialog and includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Grant Manager dialog under Grants on, as well as in the Table Editor on the Grants page, and includes the following icons:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Localize IB Messages dialog and includes the following icons:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Localize IBExpert dialog and includes the following icons:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to execute the following operations:
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Report Manager dialog and includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Tools / Blob Viewer/Editor dialog and includes the following icons:
These can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list.
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
These toolbars can be viewed in the Tools / Database Designer dialog. They comprise for individual toolbars and include the following icons:
Should IBExpert not load the toolbars automatically after starting the Database Designer, delete IBExpert.tb from the \Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\HK-Software\IBExpert\ directory and restart IBExpert.
The individual menus are as follows:
The icons (from left to right) can be used to carry out the following operations:
The icons displayed in the Main, Layout and Font / Colors toolbars can be blended in and out by clicking the downward arrow to the right of the toolbar, and using the menu item Add or Remove Buttons to check the relevant icons in the menu list. Custom colors are saved in and restored from a grc file.
To customize or reset these toolbars, please refer to Toolbars.
The ODBC Viewer toolbar offers the following options:
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Services / Server Properties/Log dialog and includes the following icons:
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.
This toolbar can be viewed in the Services / Database Statistics dialog and includes the following icons:
To customize or reset this toolbar, please refer to Toolbars.