NAME

       DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::InterBase - Driver for the Firebird RDBMS via DBD::InterBase

DESCRIPTION

       This driver is a subclass of DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Firebird::Common for use with
       DBD::InterBase, see that driver for general details.

       You need to use either the disable_sth_caching option or "connect_call_use_softcommit"
       (see "CAVEATS") for your code to function correctly with this driver. Otherwise you will
       likely get bizarre error messages such as "no statement executing". The alternative is to
       use the ODBC driver, which is more suitable for long running processes such as under
       Catalyst.

       To turn on DBIx::Class::InflateColumn::DateTime support, see
       "connect_call_datetime_setup".

   connect_call_use_softcommit
       Used as:

         on_connect_call => 'use_softcommit'

       In connect_info to set the DBD::InterBase "ib_softcommit" option.

       You need either this option or "disable_sth_caching => 1" for DBIx::Class code to function
       correctly (otherwise you may get "no statement executing" errors.) Or use the ODBC driver.

       The downside of using this option is that your process will NOT see UPDATEs, INSERTs and
       DELETEs from other processes for already open statements.

   connect_call_datetime_setup
       Used as:

         on_connect_call => 'datetime_setup'

       In connect_info to set the date and timestamp formats using:

         $dbh->{ib_time_all} = 'ISO';

       See DBD::InterBase for more details.

       The "TIMESTAMP" data type supports up to 4 digits after the decimal point for second
       precision. The full precision is used.

       The "DATE" data type stores the date portion only, and it MUST be declared with:

         data_type => 'date'

       in your Result class.

       Timestamp columns can be declared with either "datetime" or "timestamp".

       You will need the DateTime::Format::Strptime module for inflation to work.

       For DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ODBC::Firebird, this is a noop.

CAVEATS

       •   with "connect_call_use_softcommit", you will not be able to see changes made to data
           in other processes. If this is an issue, use disable_sth_caching as a workaround for
           the "no statement executing" errors, this of course adversely affects performance.

           Alternately, use the ODBC driver.

FURTHER QUESTIONS?

       Check the list of additional DBIC resources.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This module is free software copyright by the DBIx::Class (DBIC) authors. You can
       redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the DBIx::Class library.