TFBAdmin

Overview

  Note: TFBAdmin requires FPC version 2.6.2 or higher. Graphical components are included in at least Lazarus 1.2+

TFBAdmin in the FBAdmin unit is used for the administration of the database. It provides the following functionality:

• add, modify or delete database users
• backup and restore databases using single or multiple (split) files
• get general database information
• get the database log file listing important database events and errors

There is also a Lazarus component and demo that allows use of the FPC TFBAdmin component.

Example

This shows how to create a multi file backup of a database on a linux server; 3 backup files, size limited to 600MB; backup progress shown in a TMemo:

procedure TForm1.logadm(Sender: TObject; msg: string; IBAdminAction: string);
begin
  Memo1.Lines.add(IBAdminAction+' : '+msg);
end;

procedure TForm1.backup;
var
  Admin:TFBAdmin;
  sl:TStringList;
begin
  Admin:=TFBAdmin.Create(self);
  sl:=TStringList.create;
  try
    Admin.UseExceptions:=true;
    Admin.Host:='192.168.2.98';
    Admin.Protocol:=IBSPTCPIP;
    Admin.User:='sysdba';
    Admin.Password:='masterkey';
    Admin.Connect;
    Admin.OnOutput:=@logadm;
    sl.Add('/home/firebird/test.bak1');
    sl.Add('/home/firebird/test.bak2');
    sl.Add('/home/firebird/test.bak3');
    Admin.BackupMultiFile('/home/firebird/test.fdb',sl,600000000,[IBBkpVerbose]);
  finally
    sl.Destroy;
    Admin.Destroy; //disconnects automatically
  end;
end;

A demo program is also available in the examples directory of the fcl-db package.

See also

• firebird Using Firebird with FPC/Lazarus sqldb.