Firebird Control Center

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Features

Early Firebird 1.0.x versions did not include a control panel applet to start/stop the server (as known from Interbase 6 Open Edition). So I've created my own "Firebird Control Panel Applet". Since Firebird 1.5 now includes a native "Firebird Server Manager", I decided to rename my CPL to "Firebird Control Center", hoping to avoid confusion.

  • Control whether the server starts up as a service (Windows NT and up), or let the server run as an application.
  • Configure Firebird to use the Firebird Guardian. Guardian will restart the server process in case of a crash.
  • Set autostart option. Normally, the Firebird server is automatically started on Windows startup.
  • Put Firebird Control Center into system tray. You have access to all Firebird Control Center functions by clicking the tray icon.
  • Integrated alias manager. View, create or edit database aliases which can be used by client application to access database on server without knowing the exact file path.
  • Use the Tools Manager to register your favourite Firebird Tools into Firebird Control Center Tray Icon.
  • View Firebird Server log file.


Notes

Due to registry key changes in FB1.5, the Firebird Control Center is not compatible with Firebird 1.0.x. If you need a Control Panel for Firebird 1.0.x, please download fbmgr V0.22.

Firebird Control Center is not able to switch between different Firebird server instances (for example switch between Firebird 1.0 and Firebird 1.5). If you would like to have both Firebird 1.0 and Firebird 1.5 running on the same machine, please look at InterBase and Firebird Coexistance-Project on Sourceforge.net.

What's new?

V0.2.6, 2004-03-21

License

This package is Free Software available under Mozilla Public License V1.1. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html

Download

Software downloadable here is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

Current Version

  fbcc-0.2.6.exe (590 KB, V0.2.6, 2004-03-03)
Firebird Control Center with Installer (created with InnoSetup).
  fbcc.src.zip (72 KB, V0.2.6, 2004-03-03)
Sourcecode (Delphi 7, should also compile with D5/D6). No additional components needed. Also contains InnoSetup file (fbcc.iss).

Old Versions

  fbmgr-setup.exe (790 KB, V0.2.2, 2003-11-22)
Old version for use with Firebird 1.0