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Firebird & Interbase

The status of the drivers below, with their competing access to what is effectively the same database is currently unknown.

Interbase

Specification

Driver Name	ibase
Data Provider	ibase
Status	Inactive¹⁾
Windows	Yes
Unix	Yes
ADOdb V5	Yes
ADOdb V6	Yes

This driver provides access to the interbase driver. Its compatibilty with current versions of the database is not known.

[interbase, dormant]

Firebird

Specification

Driver Name	firebird
Data Provider	ibase
Status	Active²⁾
Windows	Yes
Unix	Yes
ADOdb V5	Yes
ADOdb V6	Yes

This driver extends the interbase driver. It is currently under redevelopment by an ADOdb community contributor. For more information on this, see the Issue Tracker on Github

[firebird, active]

Borland Interbase

Specification

Driver Name	borland_ibase
Data Provider	ibase
Status	Inactive³⁾
Windows	Yes
Unix	Yes
ADOdb V5	Yes
ADOdb V6	Yes

This driver extends the interbase driver and provides access to the Borland (now Embarcadero) version of interbase driver. Its compatibilty with current versions of the database is not known.

[embarcadero, borland, dormant]

¹⁾ , ³⁾

This driver is not actively supported or enhanced by ADOdb project members, but you can provide fixes and enhancements if you have the expertise

²⁾

This driver is actively supported by ADOdb community members