facilities. The simple answer to both of these questions is that it cannot be done using the current capabilities of Firebird. A user who can get direct access to the file gains access to all details within remotely, through dial-up or Internet facilities etc. Terminal server (Windows or Linux/Unix) capabilities could be a useful way to implement such requirements. In this way you maintain control over inconvenient, but it can provide excellent security for unattended computer systems. Software with these capabilities includes: TrueCrypt (www.truecrypt.org), Bestcrypt from Jetico (www.jetico.com) and PGPDisk (www

type support, data storage structures, referential integrity mechanisms, to data manipulation capabilities and access privileges. Firebird also implements a robust procedural language — procedural SQL are deprecated, and a legacy from previous Firebird functions. Their capabilities are significantly inferior to the capabilities to the new type of external UDR functions. Who Can Create a Function DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION are a legacy from previous versions of Firebird. Their capabilities are inferior to the capabilities of the new type of external functions, UDR (User-Defined Routine). Such functions

type support, data storage structures, referential integrity mechanisms, to data manipulation capabilities and access privileges. Firebird also implements a robust procedural language — procedural