IBExpert

IBExpert is a professional Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the development and administration of InterBase and Firebird databases.

Context-sensitive help can be started directly from IBExpert using the [F1] key for menu items, windows and SQL keywords. If you are new to IBExpert we recommend first watching our powerpoint presentation (also available as PDF), IBExpert features. Individual chapters in this online documentation may be selected and printed by clicking the Print icon on the right (scroll down the side bar). Important: please read our copyright conditions!

• Downloading and Installing IBExpert
• How to Install IBExpert Benchmark Tool
• How to Install IBExpert Personal Edition
• Downloading and Installing Firebird
• Configuring Firebird
• Server versions and differences
• IBExpert Screen
• Database Explorer
• IBExpert keyboard shortcuts
• SQL Assistant
• Where to go from here
• Registering a Database
• What is a Charset and what is it made of?
• Page Size
• Registering a database
• SQL Dialects
• Download and install IBExpert under Linux (OLD)
• IBExpert Download Center Registration
• Download and install InterBase
• Download and install Firebird
• Hardware alterations
• IBExpert screen
• IBExpert User database
• Install IBExpert updates
• Move the IBExpert activation to another computer
• How to Create a Simple Database in IBExpert
• Registering your IBExpert software
• Remove the IBExpert activation
• Working with a database

• Connect to an existing Database
• Create Database
• Database Registration Info
• Disconnect from a Database
• Drop Database
• Recompile all stored procedures and triggers
• Recompute selectivity of all indices
• Reconnect to Database
• Recreate Database
• Register Database
• Unregister Database

• Blob Filter
• Blob filter sample code
• Stored Procedures
• Debugger Collect Statistics example
• Differences between recreate procedure and create or alter procedure
• Procedure using the SUBSTRING() function (Susbstr procedure)
• Procedure using the SUBSTRING() function (Susbstr procedure)
• Sample Procedure: Determining Age
• Table
• Table Editor
• Trigger
• Firebird 3.0 DDL triggers
• Blob filter
• Domain
• Exception
• User-Defined Function
• Field
• Firebird 3.0 packages
• Firebird 3.0 stored functions
• Firebird 3.0 USAGE privileges
• Generator/Sequence
• Index/Indices
• Printing from the database object editors
• Role
• Select Database Object
• SQL code editor
• Stored Procedure
• System objects RDB$, MON$, IBE$
• IBExpert Tables
• Trigger
• View

• IBExpert Edit Menu

• IBExpert Grid Menu

• IBExpert View menu

• Code formatting options
• Editor Options
• Environment Options
• General Templates
• Keyboard Templates
• Object editors options
• Visual Options

• Using Extract Metadata to repair databases
• IBEGbak
• IBELog and IBELogGUI
• Blob Viewer / Editor
• Copy database object
• Data Analysis
• Database Comparer
• Database Designer
• Database Inside
• Dependencies Viewer
• External Tools
• Extract Metadata
• Generate HTML Documentation
• Grant Manager
• IBExpert Tools
• Import data
• Localize IB Messages
• Localize IBExpert
• Log Manager
• New SQL Editor
• ODBC Viewer
• Print Metadata
• Query Builder
• Report Manager
• Script Executive
• Search in Metadata
• Secondary Files Manager
• SP/Triggers/Views Analyzer
• SQL Editor
• SQL Monitor
• Table Data Comparer
• Test Data Generator
• To-do list
• UFW
• User Manager

• IBExpertBackupRestore
• Database Backup
• Benchmark
• Communication Diagnostics
• Database Monitoring
• Database Online
• Database Properties
• Database Shutdown
• Database Statistics
• Database Validation
• HK-Software Services Control Center
• Restore Database
• Server Properties/Log
• Trace and audit

• IBExpert PlugIns menu

• IBExpert Windows menu

• IBExpert Help menu
• IBExpert new features archive
• About
• Additional Help Files
• Download Firebird
• Download IBExpert
• IBExpert Direct
• Learning Center
• Online documentation
• Product Home Page
• Send bug reports to
• What's New?

• FAQs

• Firebird License Agreement
• Copy of the Firebird Information File for Firebird 1.5
• Copy of the Installation Readme for Firebird 2.0
• Copy of the Installation Readme for Firebird 2.1
• Copy of the Installation Readme for Firebird 2.5

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