firebird-mirror/src/remote/interface.cpp

/*
 *	PROGRAM:	JRD Remote Interface
 *	MODULE:		interface.cpp
 *	DESCRIPTION:	User visible entrypoints remote interface
 *
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Interbase Public
 * License Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
 * except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
 * of the License at http://www.Inprise.com/IPL.html
 *
 * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 * "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 * rights and limitations under the License.
 *
 * The Original Code was created by Inprise Corporation
 * and its predecessors. Portions created by Inprise Corporation are
 * Copyright (C) Inprise Corporation.
 *
 * All Rights Reserved.
 * Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
 *
 * 2002.10.27 Sean Leyne - Code Cleanup, removed obsolete "Ultrix" port
 *
 * 2002.10.28 Sean Leyne - Code cleanup, removed obsolete "MPEXL" port
 * 2002.10.28 Sean Leyne - Code cleanup, removed obsolete "DecOSF" port
 *
 * 2002.10.29 Sean Leyne - Removed support for obsolete IPX/SPX Protocol
 * 2002.10.29 Sean Leyne - Removed obsolete "Netware" port
 *
 */

#include "firebird.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "../remote/remote.h"
#include "../jrd/gdsassert.h"
#include "../jrd/jrd_proto.h"
#include <stdarg.h>

#ifndef NO_NFS
#include <sys/param.h>
#endif

#include "../jrd/ibase.h"
#include "../jrd/ThreadStart.h"
#include "../jrd/license.h"
#include "../jrd/fil.h"
#include "../jrd/sdl.h"
#include "../jrd/jrd_pwd.h"
#include "../remote/inet_proto.h"
#include "../remote/inter_proto.h"
#include "../remote/merge_proto.h"
#include "../remote/parse_proto.h"
#include "../remote/remot_proto.h"
#include "../remote/proto_proto.h"
#include "../common/cvt.h"
#include "../jrd/enc_proto.h"
#include "../jrd/gds_proto.h"
#include "../jrd/isc_f_proto.h"
#include "../jrd/sdl_proto.h"
#include "../common/classes/ClumpletWriter.h"
#include "../common/config/config.h"
#include "../common/utils_proto.h"
#include "../auth/trusted/AuthSspi.h"

#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
#include <unistd.h>
#endif

#ifdef WIN_NT
#include <process.h>
#endif

#if defined(WIN_NT)
#if !defined(EMBEDDED)
#define USE_XNET
#endif
#include "../jrd/isc_proto.h"
#include "../remote/os/win32/wnet_proto.h"
#include "../remote/xnet_proto.h"
#endif

#ifdef WIN_NT
#define sleep(seconds)		Sleep ((seconds) * 1000)
#endif // WIN_NT


using namespace Firebird;

namespace {
	// this sets of parameters help use same functions
	// for both services and databases attachments
	struct ParametersSet
	{
		UCHAR dummy_packet_interval, user_name, sys_user_name,
			  password, password_enc, address_path, process_id, process_name,
			  trusted_auth, trusted_role;
	};
	const ParametersSet dpbParam = {isc_dpb_dummy_packet_interval,
									isc_dpb_user_name,
									isc_dpb_sys_user_name,
									isc_dpb_password,
									isc_dpb_password_enc,
									isc_dpb_address_path,
									isc_dpb_process_id,
									isc_dpb_process_name,
									isc_dpb_trusted_auth,
									isc_dpb_trusted_role};
	const ParametersSet spbParam = {isc_spb_dummy_packet_interval,
									isc_spb_user_name,
									isc_spb_sys_user_name,
									isc_spb_password,
									isc_spb_password_enc,
									isc_spb_address_path,
									isc_spb_process_id,
									isc_spb_process_name,
									isc_spb_trusted_auth,
									isc_spb_trusted_role};
}

static Rvnt* add_event(rem_port*);
static void add_other_params(rem_port*, ClumpletWriter&, const ParametersSet&);
static void add_working_directory(ClumpletWriter&, const PathName&);
static rem_port* analyze(PathName&, ISC_STATUS*, const TEXT*, bool, ClumpletReader&, PathName&);
static rem_port* analyze_service(PathName&, ISC_STATUS*, const TEXT*, bool, ClumpletReader&);
static bool batch_gds_receive(rem_port*, struct rmtque *, ISC_STATUS *, USHORT);
static bool batch_dsql_fetch(rem_port*, struct rmtque *, ISC_STATUS *, USHORT);
static bool check_response(Rdb*, PACKET *);
static bool clear_queue(rem_port*, ISC_STATUS *);
static bool clear_stmt_que(rem_port*, ISC_STATUS*, Rsr*);
static void disconnect(rem_port*);
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
static RMessage* dump_cache(rem_port*, ISC_STATUS *, Rrq::rrq_repeat *);
#endif
static void enqueue_receive(rem_port*, t_rmtque_fn, Rdb*, void*, Rrq::rrq_repeat*);
static void dequeue_receive(rem_port*);
static THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE event_thread(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM);
static ISC_STATUS fetch_blob(ISC_STATUS*, Rsr*, USHORT, UCHAR*, USHORT, USHORT, UCHAR*);
static Rvnt* find_event(rem_port*, SLONG);
static bool get_new_dpb(ClumpletWriter&, string&, const ParametersSet&);
#ifdef UNIX
static bool get_single_user(ClumpletReader&);
#endif
static ISC_STATUS handle_error(ISC_STATUS *, ISC_STATUS);
static ISC_STATUS info(ISC_STATUS*, Rdb*, P_OP, USHORT, USHORT, USHORT,
					const UCHAR*, USHORT, const UCHAR*, USHORT, UCHAR*);
static bool init(ISC_STATUS *, rem_port*, P_OP, PathName&, ClumpletWriter&, const ParametersSet&);
static Rtr* make_transaction(Rdb*, USHORT);
static bool mov_dsql_message(ISC_STATUS*, const UCHAR*, const rem_fmt*, UCHAR*, const rem_fmt*);
static void move_error(const Arg::StatusVector& v);
static void receive_after_start(Rrq*, USHORT);
static bool receive_packet(rem_port*, PACKET *, ISC_STATUS *);
static bool receive_packet_noqueue(rem_port*, PACKET *, ISC_STATUS *);
static bool receive_queued_packet(rem_port*, ISC_STATUS *, USHORT);
static bool receive_response(Rdb*, PACKET *);
static void release_blob(Rbl*);
static void release_event(Rvnt*);
static bool release_object(Rdb*, P_OP, USHORT);
static void release_request(Rrq*);
static void release_statement(Rsr**);
static void release_sql_request(Rsr*);
static void release_transaction(Rtr*);
static ISC_STATUS return_success(Rdb*);
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
static RMessage* scroll_cache(ISC_STATUS *, Rrq*, rem_port*, Rrq::rrq_repeat *, USHORT *, ULONG *);
#endif
static ISC_STATUS send_and_receive(Rdb*, PACKET *, ISC_STATUS *);
static ISC_STATUS send_blob(ISC_STATUS*, Rbl*, USHORT, const UCHAR*);
static void send_cancel_event(Rvnt*);
static bool send_packet(rem_port*, PACKET *, ISC_STATUS *);
static bool send_partial_packet(rem_port*, PACKET *, ISC_STATUS *);
static void server_death(rem_port*);
static ISC_STATUS svcstart(ISC_STATUS*, Rdb*, P_OP, USHORT, USHORT, USHORT, const UCHAR*);
static ISC_STATUS unsupported(ISC_STATUS*);
static void zap_packet(PACKET *);

static ULONG remote_event_id = 0;

#define CHECK_HANDLE(blk, type, error) if (!blk->checkHandle()) \
				return handle_error (user_status, (ISC_STATUS) error)

#define NULL_CHECK(ptr, code)	if (*ptr) return handle_error (user_status, (ISC_STATUS) code)

#define SET_OBJECT(rdb, object, id) rdb->rdb_port->setHandle(object, id)

inline bool defer_packet(rem_port* port, PACKET* packet, ISC_STATUS* status, bool sent = false)
{
	// hvlad: passed packet often is rdb->rdb_packet and therefore can be
	// changed inside clear_queue. To not confuse caller we must preserve
	// packet content

	rem_que_packet p;
	p.packet = *packet;
	p.sent = sent;

	if (!clear_queue(port, status))
		return false;

	*packet = p.packet;

	// don't use string references in P_RESP structure copied from another packet
	memset(&p.packet.p_resp, 0, sizeof(p.packet.p_resp));
	port->port_deferred_packets->add(p);
	return true;
}

#define GDS_ATTACH_DATABASE	REM_attach_database
#define GDS_BLOB_INFO		REM_blob_info
#define GDS_CANCEL_BLOB		REM_cancel_blob
#define GDS_CLOSE_BLOB		REM_close_blob
#define GDS_COMMIT		REM_commit_transaction
#define GDS_COMMIT_RETAINING	REM_commit_retaining
#define GDS_COMPILE		REM_compile_request
#define GDS_CREATE_BLOB2	REM_create_blob2
#define GDS_CREATE_DATABASE	REM_create_database
#define GDS_CANCEL_EVENTS	REM_cancel_events
#define GDS_DATABASE_INFO	REM_database_info
#define GDS_DDL			REM_ddl
#define GDS_DETACH		REM_detach_database
#define GDS_DROP_DATABASE	REM_drop_database
#define GDS_GET_SEGMENT		REM_get_segment
#define GDS_GET_SLICE		REM_get_slice
#define GDS_OPEN_BLOB2		REM_open_blob2
#define GDS_PREPARE		REM_prepare_transaction
#define GDS_PUT_SEGMENT		REM_put_segment
#define GDS_PUT_SLICE		REM_put_slice
#define GDS_QUE_EVENTS		REM_que_events
#define GDS_RECEIVE		REM_receive
#define GDS_RECONNECT		REM_reconnect_transaction
#define GDS_RELEASE_REQUEST	REM_release_request
#define GDS_REQUEST_INFO	REM_request_info
#define GDS_ROLLBACK_RETAINING	REM_rollback_retaining
#define GDS_ROLLBACK		REM_rollback_transaction
#define GDS_SEEK_BLOB		REM_seek_blob
#define GDS_SEND		REM_send
#define GDS_SERVICE_ATTACH	REM_service_attach
#define GDS_SERVICE_DETACH	REM_service_detach
#define GDS_SERVICE_QUERY	REM_service_query
#define GDS_SERVICE_START	REM_service_start
#define GDS_START_AND_SEND	REM_start_and_send
#define GDS_START		REM_start_request
#define GDS_START_TRANSACTION	REM_start_transaction
#define GDS_TRANSACT_REQUEST	REM_transact_request
#define GDS_TRANSACTION_INFO	REM_transaction_info
#define GDS_UNWIND		REM_unwind_request
#define FB_CANCEL_OPERATION		REM_cancel_operation

// DSQL definitions

#define GDS_DSQL_ALLOCATE	REM_allocate_statement
#define GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE	REM_execute
#define GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE2	REM_execute2
#define GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE_IMMED	REM_execute_immediate
#define GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE_IMMED2	REM_execute_immediate2
#define GDS_DSQL_FETCH		REM_fetch
#define GDS_DSQL_FREE		REM_free_statement
#define GDS_DSQL_INSERT		REM_insert
#define GDS_DSQL_PREPARE	REM_prepare
#define GDS_DSQL_SET_CURSOR	REM_set_cursor_name
#define GDS_DSQL_SQL_INFO	REM_sql_info


ISC_STATUS GDS_ATTACH_DATABASE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							   const TEXT* filename,
							   Rdb** handle,
							   SSHORT dpb_length,
							   const SCHAR* dpb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ a t t a c h _ d a t a b a s e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Connect to an old, grungy database, corrupted by user data.
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS* v = user_status;

	*v++ = isc_arg_gds;
	*v++ = isc_unavailable;
	*v = isc_arg_end;

	NULL_CHECK(handle, isc_bad_db_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = 0;

	try {
		ClumpletWriter newDpb(ClumpletReader::Tagged, MAX_DPB_SIZE,
				reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(dpb), dpb_length, isc_dpb_version1);

#ifdef UNIX
		// If single user, return
		if (get_single_user(newDpb))
		{
			return isc_unavailable;
		}
#endif

		string user_string;
		const bool user_verification = get_new_dpb(newDpb, user_string, dpbParam);

		const TEXT* us = user_string.hasData() ? user_string.c_str() : 0;

		PathName expanded_name(filename);
		PathName node_name;
		rem_port* port = analyze(expanded_name, user_status, us, user_verification, newDpb, node_name);
		if (!port)
		{
			return user_status[1];
		}

		RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);
		rdb = port->port_context;
		rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

		// The client may have set a parameter for dummy_packet_interval.  Add that to the
		// the DPB so the server can pay attention to it.  Note: allocation code must
		// ensure sufficient space has been added.

		add_other_params(port, newDpb, dpbParam);
		add_working_directory(newDpb, node_name);

		const bool result = init(user_status, port, op_attach, expanded_name, newDpb, dpbParam);

		if (!result) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		*handle = rdb;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_BLOB_INFO(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						 Rbl** blob_handle,
						 SSHORT item_length,
						 const UCHAR* items,
						 SSHORT buffer_length,
						 UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ b l o b _ i n f o
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Provide information on blob object.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rbl* blob = *blob_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(blob, type_rbl, isc_bad_segstr_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	ISC_STATUS status;
	try
	{
		status = info(user_status, rdb, op_info_blob, blob->rbl_id, 0,
					  item_length, items, 0, 0, buffer_length, buffer);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_CANCEL_BLOB(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rbl** blob_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ c a n c e l _ b l o b
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Abort a partially completed blob.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rbl* blob = *blob_handle;
	if (!blob)
	{
		if (user_status)
		{
			*user_status++ = isc_arg_gds;
			*user_status++ = FB_SUCCESS;
			*user_status = isc_arg_end;
		}
		return FB_SUCCESS;
	}

	CHECK_HANDLE(blob, type_rbl, isc_bad_segstr_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;
	try
	{
		if (!release_object(rdb, op_cancel_blob, blob->rbl_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		release_blob(blob);
		*blob_handle = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_CANCEL_EVENTS(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rdb** handle, SLONG* id)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ $ c a n c e l _ e v e n t s
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Cancel an outstanding event.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = *handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Make sure protocol supports action

		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION6) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// If the event exists, tell the remote server to cancel it,
		// and delete it from the list

		Rvnt* event = find_event(port, *id);
		if (event) {
			send_cancel_event(event);
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_CLOSE_BLOB(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rbl** blob_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ c l o s e _ b l o b
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Close a completed blob.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rbl* blob = *blob_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(blob, type_rbl, isc_bad_segstr_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (!(port->port_flags & PORT_rpc) &&
			(blob->rbl_flags & Rbl::CREATE) && blob->rbl_ptr != blob->rbl_buffer)
		{
			if (send_blob(user_status, blob, 0, NULL)) {
				return user_status[1];
			}
		}

		if (!release_object(rdb, op_close_blob, blob->rbl_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		release_blob(blob);
		*blob_handle = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_COMMIT(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rtr** rtr_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ c o m m i t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Commit a transaction.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = (*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (!release_object(rdb, op_commit, transaction->rtr_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		REMOTE_cleanup_transaction(transaction);
		release_transaction(transaction);
		*rtr_handle = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_COMMIT_RETAINING(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rtr** rtr_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ c o m m i t _ r e t a i n i n g
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = (*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Make sure protocol support action

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION4) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		if (!release_object(rdb, op_commit_retaining, transaction->rtr_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_COMPILE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
					   Rdb** db_handle,
					   Rrq** req_handle,
					   USHORT blr_length,
					   const UCHAR* blr)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ c o m p i l e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	NULL_CHECK(req_handle, isc_bad_req_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Parse the request in case blr_d_float must be converted to blr_double

		const UCHAR* new_blr;
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION5) {
			new_blr = PARSE_prepare_messages(blr, blr_length);
		}
		else {
			new_blr = blr;
		}

		// Make up a packet for the remote guy

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_compile;
		P_CMPL* compile = &packet->p_cmpl;
		compile->p_cmpl_database = rdb->rdb_id;
		compile->p_cmpl_blr.cstr_length = blr_length;
		compile->p_cmpl_blr.cstr_address = new_blr;

		send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status);
		if (new_blr != blr) {
			delete[] new_blr;
		}
		if (user_status[1]) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// Parse the request to find the messages

		RMessage* next;

		RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(blr, blr_length);
		USHORT max_msg = 0;
		for (next = message; next; next = next->msg_next) {
			max_msg = MAX(max_msg, next->msg_number);
		}

		// Allocate request block
		Rrq* request = new Rrq(max_msg + 1);
		*req_handle = request;
		request->rrq_rdb = rdb;
		request->rrq_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;
		request->rrq_max_msg = max_msg;
		SET_OBJECT(rdb, request, request->rrq_id);
		request->rrq_next = rdb->rdb_requests;
		rdb->rdb_requests = request;

		// when the messages are parsed, they are linked together; we need
		// to place the messages in the tail of the request block and create
		// a queue of length 1 for each message number

		for (; message; message = next)
		{
			next = message->msg_next;

			message->msg_next = message;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			message->msg_prior = message;
#endif

			Rrq::rrq_repeat * tail = &request->rrq_rpt[message->msg_number];
			tail->rrq_message = message;
			tail->rrq_xdr = message;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			tail->rrq_last = NULL;
#endif
			tail->rrq_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;

			message->msg_address = NULL;
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
	    // deallocate new_blr here???
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_CREATE_BLOB2(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							Rdb** db_handle,
							Rtr** rtr_handle,
							Rbl** blob_handle,
							BID blob_id,
							USHORT bpb_length,
							const UCHAR* bpb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ c r e a t e _ b l o b 2
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Open an existing blob.
 *
 **************************************/
	NULL_CHECK(blob_handle, isc_bad_segstr_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	CHECK_HANDLE((*rtr_handle), type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_create_blob;
		P_BLOB* p_blob = &packet->p_blob;
		p_blob->p_blob_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_VERSION4)
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_create_blob2;
			p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_length = bpb_length;
			fb_assert(!p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_allocated ||
				p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_allocated < p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_length);
			// CVC: Should we ensure here that cstr_allocated < bpb_length???
			// Otherwise, xdr_cstring() calling alloc_string() to decode would
			// cause memory problems on the client side for SS, as the client
			// would try to write to the application's provided R/O buffer.
			p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_address = bpb;
		}

		send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status);
		p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_length = 0;
		p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_address = NULL;

		if (user_status[1])
			return user_status[1];

		Rbl* blob = new Rbl();
		*blob_handle = blob;
		*blob_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_blob_id;
		blob->rbl_rdb = rdb;
		blob->rbl_rtr = transaction;
		blob->rbl_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;
		blob->rbl_flags |= Rbl::CREATE;
		SET_OBJECT(rdb, blob, blob->rbl_id);
		blob->rbl_next = transaction->rtr_blobs;
		transaction->rtr_blobs = blob;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_CREATE_DATABASE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							   const TEXT* filename,
							   Rdb** handle,
							   SSHORT dpb_length,
							   const SCHAR* dpb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ c r e a t e _ d a t a b a s e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Create a nice, squeeky clean database, uncorrupted by user data.
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS* v = user_status;
	*v++ = isc_arg_gds;
	*v++ = isc_unavailable;
	*v = isc_arg_end;

	NULL_CHECK(handle, isc_bad_db_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = 0;

	try
	{
		ClumpletWriter newDpb(ClumpletReader::Tagged, MAX_DPB_SIZE,
					reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(dpb), dpb_length, isc_dpb_version1);

#ifdef UNIX
		// If single user, return
		if (get_single_user(newDpb))
		{
			return isc_unavailable;
		}
#endif

		string user_string;
		const bool user_verification = get_new_dpb(newDpb, user_string, dpbParam);
		const TEXT* us = user_string.hasData() ? user_string.c_str() : NULL;

		PathName expanded_name(filename);
		PathName node_name;
		rem_port* port = analyze(expanded_name, user_status, us, user_verification, newDpb, node_name);
		if (!port) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);
		rdb = port->port_context;
		rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

		// The client may have set a parameter for dummy_packet_interval.  Add that to the
		// the DPB so the server can pay attention to it.  Note: allocation code must
		// ensure sufficient space has been added.

		add_other_params(port, newDpb, dpbParam);
		add_working_directory(newDpb, node_name);

		const bool result = init(user_status, port, op_create, expanded_name, newDpb, dpbParam);
		if (!result) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		*handle = rdb;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DATABASE_INFO(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							 Rdb** handle,
							 SSHORT item_length,
							 const UCHAR* items,
							 SSHORT buffer_length,
							 UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ d a t a b a s e _ i n f o
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Provide information on database object.
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS	status;
	HalfStaticArray<UCHAR, 1024> temp;

	Rdb* rdb = *handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		UCHAR* temp_buffer = temp.getBuffer(buffer_length);

		status = info(user_status, rdb, op_info_database, rdb->rdb_id, 0,
					  item_length, items, 0, 0, buffer_length, temp_buffer);

		if (!status)
		{
			string version;
			version.printf("%s/%s", GDS_VERSION, port->port_version->str_data);

			MERGE_database_info(temp_buffer, buffer, buffer_length,
								IMPLEMENTATION, 3, 1,
								reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(version.c_str()),
								reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(port->port_host->str_data));
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DDL(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
				   Rdb** db_handle,
				   Rtr** rtr_handle,
				   USHORT blr_length,
				   const UCHAR* blr)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ d d l
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS status;

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	CHECK_HANDLE((*rtr_handle), type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION4) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// Make up a packet for the remote guy

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_ddl;
		P_DDL* ddl = &packet->p_ddl;
		ddl->p_ddl_database = rdb->rdb_id;
		ddl->p_ddl_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		ddl->p_ddl_blr.cstr_length = blr_length;
		ddl->p_ddl_blr.cstr_address = blr;

		status = send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DETACH(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rdb** handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ d e t a c h
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Close down a database.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = *handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		release_object(rdb, op_detach, rdb->rdb_id);

		// If something other than a network error occurred, just return.  Otherwise
		// we need to free up the associated structures, close the socket and
		// scream.  By the way, we should probably create an entry in the log
		// telling the user that an unrecoverable network error occurred and that
		// if there was any uncommitted work, its gone......  Oh well....

		if (user_status[1] && user_status[1] != isc_network_error)
		{
			return user_status[1];
		}

		while (rdb->rdb_events)
			release_event(rdb->rdb_events);

		while (rdb->rdb_requests)
			release_request(rdb->rdb_requests);

		while (rdb->rdb_sql_requests)
			release_sql_request(rdb->rdb_sql_requests);

		while (rdb->rdb_transactions)
			release_transaction(rdb->rdb_transactions);

		if (port->port_statement)
			release_statement(&port->port_statement);

		// If there is a network error, don't try to send another packet, just
		// free the packet and disconnect the port. Put something into firebird.log
		// informing the user of the following.

		if (user_status[1])
		{
			gds__log("REMOTE INTERFACE/gds__detach: Unsuccesful detach from "
					"database. \n\tUncommitted work may have been lost");
		}

		disconnect(port);
		*handle = NULL;

		// Can't return_success(rdb) here as we've already torn down memory
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	*user_status++ = isc_arg_gds;
	*user_status++ = FB_SUCCESS;
	*user_status = isc_arg_end;

	return FB_SUCCESS;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DROP_DATABASE(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rdb** handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	i s c _ d r o p _ d a t a b a s e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Close down and purge a database.
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS_ARRAY local_status;

	Rdb* rdb = *handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Make sure protocol supports the action

		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8)
			return unsupported(user_status);

		if (!release_object(rdb, op_drop_database, rdb->rdb_id))
		{
			if (user_status[1] != isc_drdb_completed_with_errs)
				return user_status[1];
		}

		while (rdb->rdb_events)
			release_event(rdb->rdb_events);

		while (rdb->rdb_requests)
			release_request(rdb->rdb_requests);

		while (rdb->rdb_sql_requests)
			release_sql_request(rdb->rdb_sql_requests);

		while (rdb->rdb_transactions)
			release_transaction(rdb->rdb_transactions);

		if (port->port_statement)
			release_statement(&port->port_statement);

		rdb->rdb_status_vector = local_status;

		disconnect(port);
		*handle = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return user_status[1];
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_ALLOCATE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							 Rdb** db_handle,
							 Rsr** stmt_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ a l l o c a t e _ s t a t e m e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Allocate a statement handle.
 *
 **************************************/
	NULL_CHECK(stmt_handle, isc_bad_req_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Make sure protocol support action

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7)
			return unsupported(user_status);

		Rsr* statement;
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_flags & PORT_lazy)
		{
			*stmt_handle = statement = new Rsr;
			statement->rsr_rdb = rdb;
			statement->rsr_id = INVALID_OBJECT;
			statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::LAZY);
		}
		else
		{
			PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
			packet->p_operation = op_allocate_statement;
			packet->p_rlse.p_rlse_object = rdb->rdb_id;

			if (send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];

			// Allocate SQL request block

			statement = new Rsr;
			*stmt_handle = statement;
			statement->rsr_rdb = rdb;
			statement->rsr_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;

			// register the object

			SET_OBJECT(rdb, statement, statement->rsr_id);
		}

		statement->rsr_next = rdb->rdb_sql_requests;
		rdb->rdb_sql_requests = statement;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							Rtr** rtr_handle,
							Rsr** stmt_handle,
							USHORT blr_length,
							const UCHAR* blr,
							USHORT msg_type,
							USHORT msg_length,
							UCHAR* msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ e x e c u t e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Execute a non-SELECT dynamic SQL statement.
 *
 **************************************/

	return GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE2(user_status, rtr_handle, stmt_handle,
							 blr_length, blr, msg_type, msg_length, msg, 0,
							 NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE2(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							 Rtr** rtr_handle,
							 Rsr** stmt_handle,
							 USHORT in_blr_length,
							 const UCHAR* in_blr,
							 USHORT in_msg_type,
							 USHORT /*in_msg_length*/,
							 UCHAR* in_msg,
							 USHORT out_blr_length,
							 UCHAR* out_blr,
							 USHORT out_msg_type,
							 USHORT out_msg_length,
							 UCHAR* out_msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ e x e c u t e 2
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Execute a non-SELECT dynamic SQL statement.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rsr* statement = *stmt_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	if (transaction) {
		CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	}

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// bag it if the protocol doesn't support it...

		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7 ||
			(out_msg_length && port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8))
		{
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// 24-Mar-2004 Nickolay Samofatov
		// Unconditionally deallocate existing formats that are left from
		// previous executions (possibly with different statement if
		// isc_dsql_prepare is called multiple times).
		// This should cure SF#919246
		delete statement->rsr_bind_format;
		statement->rsr_bind_format = NULL;
		if (port->port_statement)
		{
			delete port->port_statement->rsr_select_format;
			port->port_statement->rsr_select_format = NULL;
		}

		// Parse the blr describing the message, if there is any.

		if (in_blr_length)
		{
			RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(in_blr, in_blr_length);
			if (message != (RMessage*) - 1)
			{
				statement->rsr_bind_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
				delete message;
			}
		}

		// Parse the blr describing the output message.  This is not the fetch
		// message!  That comes later.

		if (out_blr_length)
		{
			if (!port->port_statement)
				port->port_statement = new Rsr;

			RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(out_blr, out_blr_length);
			if (message != (RMessage*) - 1)
			{
				port->port_statement->rsr_select_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
				delete message;
			}

			if (!port->port_statement->rsr_buffer)
			{
				RMessage* message2 = new RMessage(0);
				port->port_statement->rsr_buffer = message2;
				port->port_statement->rsr_message = message2;
				message2->msg_next = message2;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
				message2->msg_prior = message2;
#endif
				port->port_statement->rsr_fmt_length = 0;
			}
		}

		RMessage* message = NULL;
		if (!statement->rsr_buffer)
		{
			statement->rsr_buffer = message = new RMessage(0);
			statement->rsr_message = message;

			message->msg_next = message;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			message->msg_prior = message;
#endif

			statement->rsr_fmt_length = 0;
		}
		else {
			message = statement->rsr_message = statement->rsr_buffer;
		}

		message->msg_address = in_msg;
		statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::FETCHED);
		statement->rsr_format = statement->rsr_bind_format;
		statement->clearException();

		// set up the packet for the other guy...

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = out_msg_length ? op_execute2 : op_execute;
		P_SQLDATA* sqldata = &packet->p_sqldata;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_statement = statement->rsr_id;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_transaction = transaction ? transaction->rtr_id : 0;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_length = in_blr_length;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(in_blr); // safe, see protocol.cpp and server.cpp
		sqldata->p_sqldata_message_number = in_msg_type;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_messages = (statement->rsr_bind_format) ? 1 : 0;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_out_blr.cstr_length = out_blr_length;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_out_blr.cstr_address = out_blr;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_out_message_number = out_msg_type;

		if (out_msg_length || !statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::DEFER_EXECUTE))
		{
			if (!send_packet(port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];
		}
		else
		{
			if (!send_partial_packet(port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];

			user_status[1] = 0;

			if (!defer_packet(port, packet, user_status, true))
				return user_status[1];

			message->msg_address = NULL;

			return return_success(rdb);
		}

		// Set up the response packet.  We may receive an SQL response followed
		// by a normal response packet or simply a response packet.

		message->msg_address = NULL;
		if (out_msg_length)
			port->port_statement->rsr_message->msg_address = out_msg;

		packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector;

		if (!receive_packet(port, packet, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		if (packet->p_operation != op_sql_response)
			check_response(rdb, packet);
		else
		{
			port->port_statement->rsr_message->msg_address = NULL;
			receive_response(rdb, packet);
		}

		if (user_status[1])
			return user_status[1];

		if (transaction && !packet->p_resp.p_resp_object)
		{
			REMOTE_cleanup_transaction(transaction);
			release_transaction(transaction);
			*rtr_handle = NULL;
		}
		else if (!transaction && packet->p_resp.p_resp_object)
			*rtr_handle = make_transaction(rdb, packet->p_resp.p_resp_object);

		statement->rsr_rtr = *rtr_handle;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE_IMMED(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
								  Rdb** db_handle,
								  Rtr** rtr_handle,
								  USHORT length,
								  const TEXT* string,
								  USHORT dialect,
								  USHORT blr_length,
								  UCHAR* blr,
								  USHORT msg_type,
								  USHORT msg_length,
								  UCHAR* msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ e x e c u t e _ i m m e d i a t e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Prepare and execute a statement.
 *
 **************************************/

	return GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE_IMMED2(user_status, db_handle, rtr_handle,
								   length, string, dialect,
								   blr_length, blr, msg_type, msg_length, msg,
								   0, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_EXECUTE_IMMED2(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
								   Rdb** db_handle,
								   Rtr** rtr_handle,
								   USHORT length,
								   const TEXT* string,
								   USHORT dialect,
								   USHORT in_blr_length,
								   UCHAR* in_blr,
								   USHORT in_msg_type,
								   USHORT in_msg_length,
								   UCHAR* in_msg,
								   USHORT out_blr_length,
								   UCHAR* out_blr,
								   USHORT out_msg_type,
								   USHORT out_msg_length,
								   UCHAR* out_msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ e x e c u t e _ i m m e d i a t e 2
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Prepare and execute a statement.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	if (transaction) {
		CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	}

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	if (dialect > 10)
	{
		// dimitr: adjust dialect received after
		//		   a multi-hop transmission to be
		//		   redirected in its original value.
		dialect /= 10;
	}

	try
	{
		// bag it if the protocol doesn't support it...

		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7 ||
			((in_msg_length || out_msg_length) && port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8))
		{
		 	return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// If the server is pre-6.0, do not send anything if the client dialect is 3 and
		// there is a SQLDA.  This will cause the older server to crash
		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION10 &&
			(in_msg_length || out_msg_length) && dialect > SQL_DIALECT_V5)
		{
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		Rsr* statement = port->port_statement;
		if (!statement) {
			statement = port->port_statement = new Rsr;
		}

		// reset statement buffers

		if (!clear_queue(rdb->rdb_port, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		REMOTE_reset_statement(statement);

		delete statement->rsr_bind_format;
		statement->rsr_bind_format = NULL;
		delete statement->rsr_select_format;
		statement->rsr_select_format = NULL;

		if (in_msg_length || out_msg_length)
		{
			if (in_blr_length)
			{
				RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(in_blr, in_blr_length);
				if (message != (RMessage*) - 1)
				{
					statement->rsr_bind_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
					delete message;
				}
			}
			if (out_blr_length)
			{
				RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(out_blr, out_blr_length);
				if (message != (RMessage*) - 1)
				{
					statement->rsr_select_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
					delete message;
				}
			}
		}

		RMessage* message = 0;
		if (!statement->rsr_buffer)
		{
			statement->rsr_buffer = message = new RMessage(0);
			statement->rsr_message = message;
			message->msg_next = message;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			message->msg_prior = message;
#endif
			statement->rsr_fmt_length = 0;
		}
		else {
			message = statement->rsr_message = statement->rsr_buffer;
		}

		message->msg_address = in_msg;

		statement->clearException();

		// set up the packet for the other guy...

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = (in_msg_length || out_msg_length) ?
			op_exec_immediate2 : op_exec_immediate;
		P_SQLST* ex_now = &packet->p_sqlst;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_transaction = transaction ? transaction->rtr_id : 0;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_SQL_dialect = dialect;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_SQL_str.cstr_length = length ? length : strlen(string);
		ex_now->p_sqlst_SQL_str.cstr_address = reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(string);
		ex_now->p_sqlst_items.cstr_length = 0;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_buffer_length = 0;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_blr.cstr_length = in_blr_length;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_blr.cstr_address = in_blr;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_message_number = in_msg_type;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_messages = (in_msg_length && statement->rsr_bind_format) ? 1 : 0;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_out_blr.cstr_length = out_blr_length;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_out_blr.cstr_address = out_blr;
		ex_now->p_sqlst_out_message_number = out_msg_type;

		if (!send_packet(port, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// SEND could have changed the message

		message = statement->rsr_message;

		// Set up the response packet.  We may receive an SQL response followed
		// by a normal response packet or simply a response packet.

		if (in_msg_length || out_msg_length)
			port->port_statement->rsr_message->msg_address = out_msg;

		packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector;
		if (!receive_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		if (packet->p_operation != op_sql_response)
			check_response(rdb, packet);
		else {
			message->msg_address = NULL;
			receive_response(rdb, packet);
		}

		if (user_status[1])
			return user_status[1];

		if (transaction && !packet->p_resp.p_resp_object) {
			REMOTE_cleanup_transaction(transaction);
			release_transaction(transaction);
			*rtr_handle = NULL;
		}
		else if (!transaction && packet->p_resp.p_resp_object)
			*rtr_handle = make_transaction(rdb, packet->p_resp.p_resp_object);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_FETCH(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						  Rsr** stmt_handle,
						  USHORT blr_length,
						  UCHAR* blr,
						  USHORT msg_type,
						  USHORT msg_length,
						  UCHAR* msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ f e t c h
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Fetch next record from a dynamic SQL cursor.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rsr* statement = *stmt_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// On first fetch, clear the end-of-stream flag & reset the message buffers

		if (!statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::FETCHED))
		{
			statement->raiseException();

			statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::EOF_SET | Rsr::STREAM_ERR | Rsr::PAST_EOF);
			statement->rsr_rows_pending = 0;
			statement->clearException();

			RMessage* message = statement->rsr_message;
			if (message)
			{
				statement->rsr_buffer = message;
				while (true)
				{
					message->msg_address = NULL;
					message = message->msg_next;
					if (message == statement->rsr_message) {
						break;
					}
				}
			}
		}
		else if (statement->rsr_flags.testAll(Rsr::EOF_SET | Rsr::PAST_EOF))
		{
			user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
			user_status[1] = isc_req_sync;
			user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// Parse the blr describing the message, if there is any.

		if (blr_length)
		{
			if (statement->rsr_user_select_format &&
				statement->rsr_user_select_format != statement->rsr_select_format)
			{
				delete statement->rsr_user_select_format;
			}
			RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(blr, blr_length);
			if (message != (RMessage*) - 1)
			{
				statement->rsr_user_select_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
				delete message;
			}
			else
				statement->rsr_user_select_format = NULL;
			if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::FETCHED))
				blr_length = 0;
			else
			{
				delete statement->rsr_select_format;
				statement->rsr_select_format = statement->rsr_user_select_format;
			}
		}

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::BLOB)) {
			return fetch_blob(user_status, statement, blr_length, blr, msg_type, msg_length, msg);
		}


		if (!statement->rsr_buffer)
		{
			statement->rsr_buffer = new RMessage(0);
			statement->rsr_message = statement->rsr_buffer;
			statement->rsr_message->msg_next = statement->rsr_message;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			statement->rsr_message->msg_prior = statement->rsr_message;
#endif
			statement->rsr_fmt_length = 0;
		}

		RMessage* message = statement->rsr_message;

#ifdef DEBUG
		fprintf(stdout, "Rows Pending in REM_fetch=%lu\n", statement->rsr_rows_pending);
#endif

		// Check to see if data is waiting.  If not, solicite data.

		if ((!statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::EOF_SET | Rsr::STREAM_ERR) &&
				(!statement->rsr_message->msg_address) && (statement->rsr_rows_pending == 0)) ||
			(					// Low in inventory
				(statement->rsr_rows_pending <= statement->rsr_reorder_level) &&
				(statement->rsr_msgs_waiting <= statement->rsr_reorder_level) &&
				// doing Batch, not RPC
				!(port->port_flags & PORT_rpc) &&
				// not using named pipe on NT
				// Pipelining causes both server & client to
				// write at the same time. In named pipes, writes
				// block for the other end to read -  and so when both
				// attempt to write simultaenously, they end up
				// waiting indefinetly for the other end to read
				(port->port_type != rem_port::PIPE) &&
				(port->port_type != rem_port::XNET) &&
				// We've reached eof or there was an error
				!statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::EOF_SET | Rsr::STREAM_ERR) &&
				// No error pending
				!statement->haveException() ))
		{
			// set up the packet for the other guy...

			PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
			packet->p_operation = op_fetch;
			P_SQLDATA* sqldata = &packet->p_sqldata;
			sqldata->p_sqldata_statement = statement->rsr_id;
			sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_length = blr_length;
			sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_address = blr;
			sqldata->p_sqldata_message_number = msg_type;
			if (sqldata->p_sqldata_messages = statement->rsr_select_format ? 1 : 0)
			{
				if (!(port->port_flags &PORT_rpc))
				{
					sqldata->p_sqldata_messages =
						static_cast<USHORT>(REMOTE_compute_batch_size(port,
							0, op_fetch_response, statement->rsr_select_format));
					sqldata->p_sqldata_messages *= 4;

					// Reorder data when the local buffer is half empty

					statement->rsr_reorder_level = sqldata->p_sqldata_messages / 2;
#ifdef DEBUG
					fprintf(stdout, "Recalculating Rows Pending in REM_fetch=%lu\n",
							   statement->rsr_rows_pending);
#endif
				}
			}
			statement->rsr_rows_pending += sqldata->p_sqldata_messages;

			// Make the batch request - and force the packet over the wire

			if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status)) {
				return user_status[1];
			}

			statement->rsr_batch_count++;

			// Queue up receipt of the pending data

			enqueue_receive(port, batch_dsql_fetch, rdb, statement, NULL);

			fb_assert(statement->rsr_rows_pending > 0 || (!statement->rsr_select_format));
		}

		// Receive queued responses until we have some data for this cursor
		// or an error status has been received.

		// We've either got data, or some is on the way, or we have an error, or we have EOF

		fb_assert(statement->rsr_msgs_waiting || (statement->rsr_rows_pending > 0) ||
			   statement->haveException() || statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::EOF_SET));

		while (!statement->haveException() &&			// received a database error
			!statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::EOF_SET) &&	// reached end of cursor
			statement->rsr_msgs_waiting < 2	&&			// Have looked ahead for end of batch
			statement->rsr_rows_pending != 0)
		{
			// Hit end of batch
			if (!receive_queued_packet(port, user_status, statement->rsr_id))
			{
				return user_status[1];
			}
		}

		if (!statement->rsr_msgs_waiting)
		{
			if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::EOF_SET))
			{
				// hvlad: we may have queued fetch packet but received EOF before start
				// handling of this packet. Handle it now.
				if (!clear_stmt_que(port, user_status, statement)) {
					return user_status[1];
				}

				// hvlad: as we processed all queued packets at code above we can leave Rsr::EOF_SET flag.
				// It allows us to return EOF for all subsequent isc_dsql_fetch calls until statement
				// will be re-executed (and without roundtrip to remote server).
				//statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::EOF_SET);
				statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::PAST_EOF);

				return_success(rdb);
				return 100;
			}

			if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::STREAM_ERR))
			{

				// The previous batch of receives ended with an error status.
				// We're all done returning data in the local queue.
				// Return that error status vector to the user.

				// Stuff in the error result to the user's vector

				statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::STREAM_ERR);

				// hvlad: prevent subsequent fetches
				statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::EOF_SET | Rsr::PAST_EOF);

				if (statement->rsr_status)
				{
					memcpy(user_status, statement->rsr_status->value(), sizeof(ISC_STATUS_ARRAY));
					// don't clear rsr_status as it hold strings
				}

				return user_status[1];
			}
		}
		statement->rsr_msgs_waiting--;

		message = statement->rsr_message;
		statement->rsr_message = message->msg_next;

		if (statement->rsr_user_select_format->fmt_length != msg_length)
		{
			status_exception::raise(Arg::Gds(isc_port_len) <<
				Arg::Num(msg_length) << Arg::Num(statement->rsr_user_select_format->fmt_length));
		}
		if (statement->rsr_user_select_format == statement->rsr_select_format) {
			memcpy(msg, message->msg_address, msg_length);
		}
		else
		{
			if (!mov_dsql_message(user_status, message->msg_address,
								  statement->rsr_select_format, msg,
								  statement->rsr_user_select_format))
			{
				return user_status[1];
			}
		}

		message->msg_address = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_FREE(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rsr** stmt_handle, USHORT option)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ f r e e _ s t a t e m e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release request for a Dynamic SQL statement
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rsr* statement = *stmt_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::LAZY))
		{
			if (option == DSQL_drop)
			{
				release_sql_request(statement);
				*stmt_handle = NULL;
			}
			else
			{
				statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::FETCHED);
				statement->rsr_rtr = NULL;

				if (!clear_queue(rdb->rdb_port, user_status))
					return user_status[1];

				REMOTE_reset_statement(statement);
			}

			return return_success(rdb);
		}

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_free_statement;
		P_SQLFREE* free_stmt = &packet->p_sqlfree;
		free_stmt->p_sqlfree_statement = statement->rsr_id;
		free_stmt->p_sqlfree_option = option;

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_flags & PORT_lazy)
		{
			if (!defer_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];

			if (option == DSQL_drop)
				*stmt_handle = NULL;

			packet->p_resp.p_resp_object = statement->rsr_id;
		}
		else
		{
			if (send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status)) {
				return user_status[1];
			}
		}

		statement->rsr_handle = (FB_API_HANDLE) (IPTR) packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;
		if (packet->p_resp.p_resp_object == INVALID_OBJECT)
		{
			release_sql_request(statement);
			*stmt_handle = NULL;
		}
		else
		{
			statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::FETCHED);
			statement->rsr_rtr = NULL;

			if (!clear_queue(rdb->rdb_port, user_status))
				return user_status[1];

			REMOTE_reset_statement(statement);
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_INSERT(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						   Rsr** stmt_handle,
						   USHORT blr_length,
						   const UCHAR* blr,
						   USHORT msg_type,
						   USHORT /*msg_length*/,
						   UCHAR* msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ i n s e r t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Insert next record into a dynamic SQL cursor.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rsr* statement = *stmt_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// Free existing format unconditionally.
		// This is also related to SF#919246
		delete statement->rsr_bind_format;
		statement->rsr_bind_format = NULL;

		// Parse the blr describing the message, if there is any.

		if (blr_length)
		{
			RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(blr, blr_length);
			if (message != (RMessage*) - 1)
			{
				statement->rsr_bind_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
				delete message;
			}
		}

		RMessage* message = NULL;
		if (!statement->rsr_buffer)
		{
			statement->rsr_buffer = message = new RMessage(0);
			statement->rsr_message = message;
			message->msg_next = message;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			message->msg_prior = message;
#endif
			statement->rsr_fmt_length = 0;
		}
		else {
			message = statement->rsr_message;
		}

		message->msg_address = msg;
		statement->rsr_format = statement->rsr_bind_format;

		// set up the packet for the other guy...

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::LAZY))
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_allocate_statement;
			packet->p_rlse.p_rlse_object = rdb->rdb_id;

			if (!send_partial_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];
		}

		packet->p_operation = op_insert;
		P_SQLDATA* sqldata = &packet->p_sqldata;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_statement = statement->rsr_id;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_length = blr_length;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(blr); // safe, see protocol.cpp and server.cpp
		sqldata->p_sqldata_message_number = msg_type;
		sqldata->p_sqldata_messages = (statement->rsr_bind_format) ? 1 : 0;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		message->msg_address = NULL;

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::LAZY))
		{
			if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
				return user_status[1];

			statement->rsr_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;
			SET_OBJECT(rdb, statement, statement->rsr_id);

			statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::LAZY);
		}

		if (!receive_response(rdb, packet)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_PREPARE(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rtr** rtr_handle,
							Rsr** stmt_handle,
							USHORT length,
							const TEXT* string,
							USHORT dialect,
							USHORT item_length,
							const UCHAR* items,
							USHORT buffer_length,
							UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ p r e p a r e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Prepare a dynamic SQL statement for execution.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rsr* statement = *stmt_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	if (transaction) {
		CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	}
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	if (dialect > 10)
	{
		// dimitr: adjust dialect received after
		//		   a multi-hop transmission to be
		//		   redirected in its original value.
		dialect /= 10;
	}

	try
	{
		// reset current statement

		if (!clear_queue(rdb->rdb_port, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		REMOTE_reset_statement(statement);

		// if we're less than protocol 7, the remote server doesn't support
		// DSQL, so we're done...

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// set up the packet for the other guy...

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::LAZY))
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_allocate_statement;
			packet->p_rlse.p_rlse_object = rdb->rdb_id;

			if (!send_partial_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];
		}

		packet->p_operation = op_prepare_statement;
		P_SQLST* prepare = &packet->p_sqlst;
		prepare->p_sqlst_transaction = transaction ? transaction->rtr_id : 0;
		prepare->p_sqlst_statement = statement->rsr_id;
		prepare->p_sqlst_SQL_dialect = dialect;
		prepare->p_sqlst_SQL_str.cstr_length = length ? length : strlen(string);
		prepare->p_sqlst_SQL_str.cstr_address = reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(string);
		prepare->p_sqlst_items.cstr_length = item_length;
		prepare->p_sqlst_items.cstr_address = items;
		prepare->p_sqlst_buffer_length = buffer_length;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::BLOB | Rsr::DEFER_EXECUTE);

		// Set up for the response packet.

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::LAZY))
		{
			if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
				return user_status[1];

			statement->rsr_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;
			SET_OBJECT(rdb, statement, statement->rsr_id);

			statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::LAZY);
		}

		P_RESP* response = &packet->p_resp;
		CSTRING temp = response->p_resp_data;
		response->p_resp_data.cstr_allocated = buffer_length;
		response->p_resp_data.cstr_address = buffer;

		const bool status = receive_response(rdb, packet);

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_flags & PORT_lazy)
		{
			if (response->p_resp_object & STMT_BLOB) {
				statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::BLOB);
			}
			if (response->p_resp_object & STMT_DEFER_EXECUTE) {
				statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::DEFER_EXECUTE);
			}
		}
		else
		{
			if (response->p_resp_object)
				statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::BLOB);
		}

		response->p_resp_data = temp;
		if (!status) {
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_SET_CURSOR(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							   Rsr** stmt_handle,
							   const TEXT* cursor,
							   USHORT type)
{
/*****************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ s e t _ c u r s o r
 *
 *****************************************
 *
 * Functional Description
 *	Declare a cursor for a dynamic request.
 *
 *	Note:  prior to version 6.0, this function terminated the
 *	cursor name at the first blank.  With delimited cursor
 *	name support that is no longer sufficient.  We now pass
 *	the entire NULL-Terminated cursor name to the server, and let
 *	the server deal with blank termination or not.
 *	NOTE:  THIS NOW MEANS THAT IF CURSOR is NOT null terminated
 *	we will have inconsistant results with version 5.x.  The only
 *	"normal" way this happens is if this API is called from a
 *	non-C host language.   If that results in a later problem we
 *	must provide a new API that takes a "cursor_name_length"
 *	parameter.
 *
 *****************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rsr* statement = *stmt_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		statement->raiseException();

		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		if (!cursor)
		{
			// Return CURSOR unknown error
			user_status[1] = isc_dsql_cursor_err;
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// set up the packet for the other guy...

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::LAZY))
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_allocate_statement;
			packet->p_rlse.p_rlse_object = rdb->rdb_id;

			if (!send_partial_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];
		}

		packet->p_operation = op_set_cursor;
		P_SQLCUR* sqlcur = &packet->p_sqlcur;
		sqlcur->p_sqlcur_statement = statement->rsr_id;

		const USHORT name_l = strlen(cursor);
		sqlcur->p_sqlcur_cursor_name.cstr_length = name_l + 1;
		sqlcur->p_sqlcur_cursor_name.cstr_address = reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(cursor);
		sqlcur->p_sqlcur_type = type;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		if (statement->rsr_flags.test(Rsr::LAZY))
		{
			if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
				return user_status[1];

			statement->rsr_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;
			SET_OBJECT(rdb, statement, statement->rsr_id);

			statement->rsr_flags.clear(Rsr::LAZY);
		}

		if (!receive_response(rdb, packet)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		statement->raiseException();
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_DSQL_SQL_INFO(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							 Rsr** stmt_handle,
							 SSHORT item_length,
							 const UCHAR* items,
							 SSHORT buffer_length,
							 UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d s q l _ s q l _ i n f o
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Provide information on sql object.
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS status;

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rsr* statement = *stmt_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		statement->raiseException();

		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION7) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		status = info(user_status, rdb, op_info_sql, statement->rsr_id, 0,
					item_length, items, 0, 0, buffer_length, buffer);

		statement->raiseException();
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_GET_SEGMENT(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						   Rbl** blob_handle,
						   USHORT* length,
						   USHORT buffer_length,
						   UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ g e t _ s e g m e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Buffer segments of a blob and pass
 *	them one by one to the caller.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Sniff out handles, etc, and find the various blocks.

	CHECK_HANDLE((*blob_handle), type_rbl, isc_bad_segstr_handle);
	Rbl* blob = *blob_handle;

	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Build the primary packet to get the operation started.

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		P_SGMT* segment = &packet->p_sgmt;
		P_RESP* response = &packet->p_resp;
		CSTRING temp = response->p_resp_data;

		// Handle old protocol.  Also handle new protocol on a blob that has
		// been created rather than opened.   (This should yield an error.)

		if ((port->port_flags & PORT_rpc) || (blob->rbl_flags & Rbl::CREATE))
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_get_segment;
			segment->p_sgmt_length = buffer_length;
			segment->p_sgmt_blob = blob->rbl_id;
			segment->p_sgmt_segment.cstr_length = 0;
			if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status)) {
				return user_status[1];
			}
			response->p_resp_data.cstr_allocated = buffer_length;
			response->p_resp_data.cstr_address = buffer;

			if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
			{
				response->p_resp_data = temp;
				return user_status[1];
			}

			*length = response->p_resp_data.cstr_length;
			response->p_resp_data = temp;
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// New protocol -- ask for a 1K chunk of blob and
		// fill segment requests from it until its time to
		// get the next section.  In other words, get a bunch,
		// pass it out piece by piece, then when there isn't
		// enough left, ask for more.

		// set up the status vector for the calls we're going to fake

		ISC_STATUS* v = user_status;
		*v++ = isc_arg_gds;
		v[0] = FB_SUCCESS;
		v[1] = isc_arg_end;
		*length = 0;

		// if we're already done, stop now

		if (blob->rbl_flags & Rbl::EOF_SET)
		{
			*v++ = isc_segstr_eof;
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// Here's the loop, passing out data from our basket & refilling it.
		//   Our buffer (described by the structure blob) is counted strings
		//   <count word> <string> <count word> <string>...

		while (true)
		{
			// If there's data to be given away, give some away (p points to the local data)

			if (blob->rbl_length)
			{
				UCHAR* p = blob->rbl_ptr;

				// If there was a fragment left over last time use it

				USHORT l = blob->rbl_fragment_length;
				if (l) {
					blob->rbl_fragment_length = 0;
				}
				else
				{
					// otherwise pick up the count word as the length, & decrement the local length
					l = *p++;
					l += *p++ << 8;
					blob->rbl_length -= 2;
				}

				// Now check that what we've got fits.
				// If not, set up the fragment pointer and set the status vector

				if (l > buffer_length)
				{
					blob->rbl_fragment_length = l - buffer_length;
					l = buffer_length;
					*v = isc_segment;
				}

				// and, just for yucks, see if we're exactly using up the fragment
				// part of a previous incomplete read - if so mark this as an
				// incomplete read

				if (l == buffer_length && l == blob->rbl_length && (blob->rbl_flags & Rbl::SEGMENT))
				{
					*v = isc_segment;
				}

				// finally set up the return length, decrement the current length,
				// copy the data, and indicate where to start next time.

				*length += l;
				blob->rbl_length -= l;
				blob->rbl_offset += l;
				buffer_length -= l;

				if (l) {
					memcpy(buffer, p, l);
				}

				buffer += l;
				p += l;
				blob->rbl_ptr = p;

				// return if we've filled up the caller's buffer, or completed a segment

				if (!buffer_length || blob->rbl_length || !(blob->rbl_flags & Rbl::SEGMENT))
				{
					break;
				}
			}

			// We're done with buffer.  If this was the last, we're done

			if (blob->rbl_flags & Rbl::EOF_PENDING)
			{
				blob->rbl_flags |= Rbl::EOF_SET;
				*v = isc_segstr_eof;
				break;
			}

			// Preparatory to asking for more data, use input buffer length
			// to cue more efficient blob buffering.

			// Allocate 2 extra bytes to handle the special case where the
			// segment size of blob in the database is equal to the buffer
			// size that the user has passed.

			// Do not go into this loop if we already have a buffer
			// of size 65535 or 65534.

			if (buffer_length > blob->rbl_buffer_length - sizeof(USHORT) &&
				blob->rbl_buffer_length <= MAX_USHORT - sizeof(USHORT))
			{
				ULONG new_size = buffer_length + sizeof(USHORT);

				if (new_size > MAX_USHORT)	// Check if we've overflown
					new_size = buffer_length;
				blob->rbl_ptr = blob->rbl_buffer = blob->rbl_data.getBuffer(new_size);
				blob->rbl_buffer_length = (USHORT) new_size;
			}

			// We need more data.  Ask for it politely

			packet->p_operation = op_get_segment;
			segment->p_sgmt_length = blob->rbl_buffer_length;
			segment->p_sgmt_blob = blob->rbl_id;
			segment->p_sgmt_segment.cstr_length = 0;
			if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];

			response->p_resp_data.cstr_allocated = blob->rbl_buffer_length;
			response->p_resp_data.cstr_address = blob->rbl_buffer;

			if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
			{
				response->p_resp_data = temp;
				return user_status[1];
			}

			blob->rbl_length = response->p_resp_data.cstr_length;
			blob->rbl_ptr = blob->rbl_buffer;
			blob->rbl_flags &= ~Rbl::SEGMENT;
			if (response->p_resp_object == 1)
				blob->rbl_flags |= Rbl::SEGMENT;
			else if (response->p_resp_object == 2)
				blob->rbl_flags |= Rbl::EOF_PENDING;
		}

		response->p_resp_data = temp;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return user_status[1];
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_GET_SLICE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						 Rdb** db_handle,
						 Rtr** tra_handle,
						 BID array_id,
						 USHORT sdl_length,
						 const UCHAR* sdl,
						 USHORT param_length,
						 const UCHAR* param,
						 SLONG slice_length,
						 UCHAR* slice,
						 SLONG* return_length)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ g e t _ s l i c e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Snatch a slice of an array.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	CHECK_HANDLE((*tra_handle), type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	Rtr* transaction = *tra_handle;
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION4) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}
		// Parse the sdl in case blr_d_float must be converted to blr_double

		const UCHAR* new_sdl;
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION6) {
			new_sdl = SDL_prepare_slice(sdl, sdl_length);
		}
		else {
			new_sdl = sdl;
		}

		// CVC: Modified this horrible idea: don't touch input parameters!
		// The modified (perhaps) sdl is send to the remote connection.  The
		// original sdl is used to process the slice data when it is received.
		// (This is why both 'new_sdl' and 'sdl' are saved in the packet.)
		UCHAR sdl_buffer[128];
		UCHAR* old_sdl = SDL_clone_sdl(sdl, sdl_length, sdl_buffer, sizeof(sdl_buffer));

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_get_slice;
		P_SLC* data = &packet->p_slc;
		data->p_slc_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		data->p_slc_id = *array_id;
		data->p_slc_length = slice_length;
		data->p_slc_sdl.cstr_length = sdl_length;
		data->p_slc_sdl.cstr_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(new_sdl);
		data->p_slc_parameters.cstr_length = param_length;
		data->p_slc_parameters.cstr_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(param);

		data->p_slc_slice.lstr_length = 0;
		data->p_slc_slice.lstr_address = slice;

		P_SLR* response = &packet->p_slr;
		response->p_slr_sdl = old_sdl; //const_cast<UCHAR*>(sdl);
		response->p_slr_sdl_length = sdl_length;
		response->p_slr_slice.lstr_address = slice;
		response->p_slr_slice.lstr_length = slice_length;

		bool err_flag = false;
		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
			err_flag = true;
		else
		{
			packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector;
			if (!receive_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
				err_flag = true;
		}
		if (new_sdl != sdl) {
			gds__free((void*) new_sdl);
		}
		if (old_sdl != sdl_buffer) {
		    gds__free(old_sdl);
		}
		if (err_flag)
			return user_status[1];

		if (packet->p_operation != op_slice)
		{
			check_response(rdb, packet);
			return user_status[1];
		}

		if (return_length)
			*return_length = response->p_slr_length;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_OPEN_BLOB2(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						  Rdb** db_handle,
						  Rtr** rtr_handle,
						  Rbl** blob_handle,
						  BID blob_id,
						  USHORT bpb_length,
						  const UCHAR* bpb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ o p e n _ b l o b 2
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Open an existing blob.
 *
 **************************************/
	NULL_CHECK(blob_handle, isc_bad_segstr_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	CHECK_HANDLE((*rtr_handle), type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_open_blob;
		P_BLOB* p_blob = &packet->p_blob;
		p_blob->p_blob_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		p_blob->p_blob_id = *blob_id;

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_VERSION4)
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_open_blob2;
			p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_length = bpb_length;
			fb_assert(!p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_allocated ||
				p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_allocated < p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_length);
			// CVC: Should we ensure here that cstr_allocated < bpb_length???
			// Otherwise, xdr_cstring() calling alloc_string() to decode would
			// cause memory problems on the client side for SS, as the client
			// would try to write to the application's provided R/O buffer.
			p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_address = bpb;
		}

		if (send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}
		// CVC: It's not evident to me why these two lines that I've copied
		// here as comments are only found in create_blob calls.
		// I think they should be enabled to avoid whatever buffer corruption.
		//p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_length = 0;
		//p_blob->p_blob_bpb.cstr_address = NULL;

		Rbl* blob = new Rbl;
		*blob_handle = blob;
		blob->rbl_rdb = rdb;
		blob->rbl_rtr = transaction;
		blob->rbl_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;
		SET_OBJECT(rdb, blob, blob->rbl_id);
		blob->rbl_next = transaction->rtr_blobs;
		transaction->rtr_blobs = blob;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_PREPARE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
					   Rtr** rtr_handle,
					   USHORT msg_length,
					   const UCHAR* msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ p r e p a r e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Prepare a transaction for commit.  First phase of a two
 *	phase commit.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = (*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Handle historical version

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION4)
		{
			if (msg_length) {
				return unsupported(user_status);
			}
			if (!release_object(rdb, op_prepare, transaction->rtr_id)) {
				return user_status[1];
			}
			return return_success(rdb);
		}

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_prepare2;
		packet->p_prep.p_prep_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		packet->p_prep.p_prep_data.cstr_length = msg_length;
		packet->p_prep.p_prep_data.cstr_address = msg;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status) || !receive_response(rdb, packet))
		{
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_PUT_SEGMENT(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						   Rbl** blob_handle,
						   USHORT segment_length,
						   const UCHAR* segment)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ p u t _ s e g m e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Emit a blob segment.  If the protocol allows,
 *	the segment is buffered locally for a later
 *	batch put.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Sniff out handles, etc, and find the various blocks.

	CHECK_HANDLE((*blob_handle), type_rbl, isc_bad_segstr_handle);
	Rbl* blob = *blob_handle;

	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// If this is an ancient protocol, just send the segment.
		// Also handle the new protocol on a blob that has been
		// opened rather than created.   (This should yield an error.)

		if ((port->port_flags & PORT_rpc) || !(blob->rbl_flags & Rbl::CREATE))
		{
			send_blob(user_status, blob, segment_length, segment);
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// If the buffer can't hold the complete incoming segment, flush out the
		// buffer.  If the incoming segment is too large to fit into the blob
		// buffer, just send it as a single segment.

		UCHAR* p = blob->rbl_ptr;
		const USHORT l = blob->rbl_buffer_length - (p - blob->rbl_buffer);

		if ((ULONG) segment_length + 2 > l)
		{
			if (blob->rbl_ptr > blob->rbl_buffer)
			{
				if (send_blob(user_status, blob, 0, NULL)) {
					return user_status[1];
				}
			}
			if ((ULONG) segment_length + 2 > blob->rbl_buffer_length)
			{
				send_blob(user_status, blob, segment_length, segment);
				return user_status[1];
			}
			p = blob->rbl_buffer;
		}

		// Move segment length and data into blob buffer

		*p++ = (UCHAR) segment_length;
		*p++ = segment_length >> 8;

		if (segment_length) {
			memcpy(p, segment, segment_length);
		}

		blob->rbl_ptr = p + segment_length;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_PUT_SLICE(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						 Rdb** db_handle,
						 Rtr** tra_handle,
						 BID array_id,
						 USHORT sdl_length,
						 const UCHAR* sdl,
						 USHORT param_length,
						 const UCHAR* param,
						 SLONG slice_length,
						 UCHAR* slice)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ p u t _ s l i c e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Store a slice of an array.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	CHECK_HANDLE((*tra_handle), type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	Rtr* transaction = *tra_handle;
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION4) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// Parse the sdl in case blr_d_float must be converted to blr_double

		const UCHAR* new_sdl;
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION6) {
			new_sdl = SDL_prepare_slice(sdl, sdl_length);
		}
		else {
			new_sdl = sdl;
		}

		// CVC: Modified this horrible idea: don't touch input parameters!
		// The modified (perhaps) sdl is send to the remote connection.  The
		// original sdl is used to process the slice data before it is sent.
		// (This is why both 'new_sdl' and 'sdl' are saved in the packet.)
		UCHAR sdl_buffer[128];
		UCHAR* old_sdl = SDL_clone_sdl(sdl, sdl_length, sdl_buffer, sizeof(sdl_buffer));

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_put_slice;
		P_SLC* data = &packet->p_slc;
		data->p_slc_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		data->p_slc_id = *array_id;
		data->p_slc_length = slice_length;
		data->p_slc_sdl.cstr_length = sdl_length;
		data->p_slc_sdl.cstr_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(new_sdl);
		data->p_slc_parameters.cstr_length = param_length;
		data->p_slc_parameters.cstr_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(param);
		data->p_slc_slice.lstr_length = slice_length;
		data->p_slc_slice.lstr_address = slice;

		P_SLR* response = &packet->p_slr;
		response->p_slr_sdl = old_sdl; //const_cast<UCHAR*>(sdl);
		response->p_slr_sdl_length = sdl_length;
		response->p_slr_slice.lstr_address = slice;
		response->p_slr_slice.lstr_length = slice_length;

		send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status);
		if (new_sdl != sdl) {
			gds__free((void*) new_sdl);
		}
		if (old_sdl != sdl_buffer) {
		    gds__free(old_sdl);
		}

		if (user_status[1]) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		*array_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_blob_id;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


namespace {
	void portEventsShutdown(rem_port* port)
	{
		if (port->port_events_thread)
		{
			THD_wait_for_completion(port->port_events_thread);
			port->port_events_thread = 0;
		}
	}
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_QUE_EVENTS(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						  Rdb** handle,
						  SLONG* id,
						  SSHORT length,
						  const UCHAR* items,
						  FPTR_EVENT_CALLBACK ast,
						  void* arg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ $ q u e _ e v e n t s
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Queue a request for event notification.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = *handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;
	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

	try
	{
		// Make sure protocol support action

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION4) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// If there isn't a auxiliary asynchronous port, make one now

		if (!port->port_async)
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_connect_request;
			P_REQ* request = &packet->p_req;
			request->p_req_object = rdb->rdb_id;
			request->p_req_type = P_REQ_async;
			if (!send_packet(port, packet, user_status) || !receive_response(rdb, packet))
			{
				return user_status[1];
			}
			if (!port->connect(packet)) {
				return user_status[1];
			}

			gds__thread_start(event_thread, port->port_async, THREAD_high, 0,
							  &port->port_async->port_events_thread);
			port->port_async->port_events_shutdown = portEventsShutdown;

			port->port_async->port_context = rdb;
		}

		// Add event block to port's list of active remote events

		Rvnt* rem_event = add_event(port);

		rem_event->rvnt_ast = ast;
		rem_event->rvnt_arg = arg;
		rem_event->rvnt_port = port->port_async;
		rem_event->rvnt_items = items;
		rem_event->rvnt_length = length;
		rem_event->rvnt_rdb = rdb;

		// Update id value

		*id = rem_event->rvnt_id;

		// Build the primary packet to get the operation started.

		packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_que_events;

		P_EVENT* event = &packet->p_event;
		event->p_event_database = rdb->rdb_id;
		event->p_event_items.cstr_length = length;
		event->p_event_items.cstr_address = items;
		event->p_event_ast = ast;
		// Nickolay Samofatov: We pass this value to the server (as 32-bit value)
		// then it returns it to us and we do not use it. Maybe pass zero here
		// to avoid client-side security risks?
		event->p_event_arg = (SLONG) (IPTR) arg;
		event->p_event_rid = rem_event->rvnt_id;

		if (!send_packet(port, packet, user_status) || !receive_response(rdb, packet))
		{
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_RECEIVE(ISC_STATUS * user_status,
					   Rrq** req_handle,
					   USHORT msg_type,
					   USHORT msg_length,
					   UCHAR * msg,
					   SSHORT level
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
					 , USHORT direction
					 , ULONG offset
#endif
	)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ r e c e i v e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Give a client program a record.  Ask the
 *	Remote server to send it to us if necessary.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check handles and environment, then set up error handling

	CHECK_HANDLE((*req_handle), type_rrq, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rrq* request = REMOTE_find_request(*req_handle, level);

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		Rrq::rrq_repeat* tail = &request->rrq_rpt[msg_type];

		RMessage* message = tail->rrq_message;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
		if (port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_SCROLLABLE_CURSORS)
		{
			message = scroll_cache(user_status, request, port, tail, &direction, &offset);
			if (!message) {
				return user_status[1];
			}
		}
#endif


#ifdef DEBUG
		fprintf(stdout, "Rows Pending in REM_receive=%d\n", tail->rrq_rows_pending);
#endif

		// Check to see if data is waiting.  If not, solicit data.
		// Solicit data either when we've run out, or there's a low
		// inventory of messages in local buffers & no shipments on the
		// ether being sent to us.

		if (!request->rrq_status_vector[1] &&	// No error pending
			((!message->msg_address && tail->rrq_rows_pending == 0) ||	// No message waiting
				(tail->rrq_rows_pending <= tail->rrq_reorder_level &&	// Low in inventory
					tail->rrq_msgs_waiting <= tail->rrq_reorder_level &&
					!(port->port_flags & PORT_rpc) &&	// doing Batch, not RPC
					// Pipelining causes both server & client to
					// write at the same time. In named pipes, writes
					// block for the other end to read -  and so when both
					// attempt to write simultaenously, they end up
					// waiting indefinetly for the other end to read
					(port->port_type != rem_port::PIPE) &&	// not named pipe on NT
					(port->port_type != rem_port::XNET) &&	// not named pipe on NT
					request->rrq_max_msg <= 1)))
		{
			// there's only one message type

#ifdef DEBUG
			fprintf(stderr, "Rows Pending %d\n", tail->rrq_rows_pending);
			if (!message->msg_address)
				fprintf(stderr, "Out of data - reordering\n");
			else
				fprintf(stderr, "Low on inventory - reordering\n");
#endif

			// Format a request for data

			PACKET *packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
			packet->p_operation = op_receive;
			P_DATA* data = &packet->p_data;
			data->p_data_request = request->rrq_id;
			data->p_data_message_number = msg_type;
			data->p_data_incarnation = level;
#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			// if the protocol can handle it, tell the server to scroll before returning records

			if (port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_SCROLLABLE_CURSORS)
			{
				data->p_data_direction = direction;
				data->p_data_offset = offset;

				// set the appropriate flags according to the way we're about to scroll
				// the next layer down, and calculate the offset from the beginning
				// of the result set

				switch (direction)
				{
				case blr_forward:
					tail->rrq_flags &= ~Rrq::BACKWARD;
					tail->rrq_absolute +=
						(tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::ABSOLUTE_BACKWARD) ? -offset : offset;
					break;

				case blr_backward:
					tail->rrq_flags |= Rrq::BACKWARD;
					tail->rrq_absolute +=
						(tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::ABSOLUTE_BACKWARD) ? offset : -offset;
					break;

				case blr_bof_forward:
					tail->rrq_flags &= ~Rrq::BACKWARD;
					tail->rrq_flags &= ~Rrq::ABSOLUTE_BACKWARD;
					tail->rrq_absolute = offset;
					direction = blr_forward;
					break;

				case blr_eof_backward:
					tail->rrq_flags |= Rrq::BACKWARD;
					tail->rrq_flags |= Rrq::ABSOLUTE_BACKWARD;
					tail->rrq_absolute = offset;
					direction = blr_backward;
					break;
				}
			}
#endif

			// Compute how many to send in a batch.  While this calculation
			// is the same for each batch (June 1996), perhaps in the future it
			// could dynamically adjust batching sizes based on fetch patterns

			if (port->port_flags & PORT_rpc)
			{
				// This is an RPC (remote procedure call) port - we just do
				// one at a time processing as that's how RPC works.

				data->p_data_messages = 1;
			}
			else
			{
				data->p_data_messages =
					static_cast<USHORT>(REMOTE_compute_batch_size(port, 0, op_send, tail->rrq_format));
				tail->rrq_reorder_level = 2 * data->p_data_messages;
				data->p_data_messages *= 4;
				tail->rrq_rows_pending += data->p_data_messages;

#ifdef DEBUG
				fprintf(stdout, "Recalculating Rows Pending in REM_receive=%d\n",
						   tail->rrq_rows_pending);
#endif
			}

#ifdef DEBUG
			fprintf(stderr, "port_flags %d max_msg %d\n", port->port_flags, request->rrq_max_msg);
			fprintf(stderr, "Fetch: Req One batch of %d messages\n", data->p_data_messages);
#endif

			if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
				return user_status[1];
			tail->rrq_batch_count++;

#ifdef DEBUG
			fprintf(stderr, "Rows Pending %d\n", tail->rrq_rows_pending);
#endif

			// Queue up receipt of the pending data

			enqueue_receive(port, batch_gds_receive, rdb, request, tail);
		}

		// Receive queued responses until we have some data for this cursor
		// or an error status has been received.

		// We've either got data, or some is on the way, or we have an error

		fb_assert(message->msg_address || tail->rrq_rows_pending > 0 || request->rrq_status_vector[1]);

		while (!message->msg_address && !request->rrq_status_vector[1])
		{
			if (!receive_queued_packet(port, user_status, request->rrq_id))
				return user_status[1];
		}

		if (!message->msg_address && request->rrq_status_vector[1])
		{
			// The previous batch of receives ended with an error status.
			// We're all done returning data in the local queue.
			// Return that error status vector to the user.

			// Stuff in the error result to the user's vector

			memcpy(user_status, request->rrq_status_vector, sizeof(request->rrq_status_vector));
			memset(request->rrq_status_vector, 0, sizeof(request->rrq_status_vector));

			return user_status[1];
		}

		// Copy data from the message buffer to the client buffer

		if (tail->rrq_format->fmt_length != msg_length)
		{
			status_exception::raise(Arg::Gds(isc_port_len) <<
				Arg::Num(msg_length) << Arg::Num(tail->rrq_format->fmt_length));
		}

		message = tail->rrq_message;
		memcpy(msg, message->msg_address, msg_length);

#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
		tail->rrq_last = message;
#else
		// Move the head-of-full-buffer-queue pointer forward

		tail->rrq_message = message->msg_next;

		// Mark the buffer the message came from as available for reuse

		message->msg_address = NULL;
#endif
		tail->rrq_msgs_waiting--;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_RECONNECT(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						 Rdb** db_handle,
						 Rtr** rtr_handle,
						 USHORT length,
						 const UCHAR* id)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ r e c o n n e c t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 **************************************/
	NULL_CHECK(rtr_handle, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_reconnect;
		P_STTR* trans = &packet->p_sttr;
		trans->p_sttr_database = rdb->rdb_id;
		trans->p_sttr_tpb.cstr_length = length;
		trans->p_sttr_tpb.cstr_address = id;

		if (send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		*rtr_handle = make_transaction(rdb, packet->p_resp.p_resp_object);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_RELEASE_REQUEST(ISC_STATUS * user_status, Rrq** req_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ r e l e a s e _ r e q u e s t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release a request.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rrq* request = *req_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(request, type_rrq, isc_bad_req_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (!release_object(rdb, op_release, request->rrq_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		release_request(request);
		*req_handle = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_REQUEST_INFO(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							Rrq** req_handle,
							SSHORT level,
							SSHORT item_length,
							const UCHAR* items,
							SSHORT buffer_length,
							UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ r e q u e s t _ i n f o
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Provide information on request object.
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS status;

	Rrq* request = REMOTE_find_request(*req_handle, level);
	CHECK_HANDLE(request, type_rrq, isc_bad_req_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Check for buffered message.  If there is, report on it locally.
		const Rrq::rrq_repeat* tail= request->rrq_rpt.begin();
		for (const Rrq::rrq_repeat* const end = tail + request->rrq_max_msg; tail <= end; tail++)
		{
			RMessage* msg = tail->rrq_message;
			if (!msg || !msg->msg_address) {
				continue;
			}

			// We've got a pending message, respond locally

			const rem_fmt* format = tail->rrq_format;
			UCHAR* out = buffer;
			const UCHAR* info_items = items;
			const UCHAR* const end_items = info_items + item_length;

			while (info_items < end_items)
			{
				USHORT data = 0;
				const UCHAR item = *info_items++;
				switch (item)
				{
				case isc_info_end:
					break;

				case isc_info_state:
					data = isc_info_req_send;
					break;

				case isc_info_message_number:
					data = msg->msg_number;
					break;

				case isc_info_message_size:
					data = format->fmt_length;
					break;

				default:
					goto punt;
				}

				*out++ = item;
				if (item == isc_info_end)
					break;

				*out++ = 2;
				*out++ = 2 >> 8;
				*out++ = (UCHAR) data;
				*out++ = data >> 8;
			}

			return return_success(rdb);
		}

		// No message pending, request status from other end

punt:

		status = info(user_status, rdb, op_info_request, request->rrq_id, level,
					  item_length, items, 0, 0, buffer_length, buffer);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_ROLLBACK_RETAINING(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rtr** rtr_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	i s c _ r o l l b a c k _ r e t a i n i n g
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Abort a transaction but keep its environment valid
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = (*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// Make sure protocol support action

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION10) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		if (!release_object(rdb, op_rollback_retaining, transaction->rtr_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_ROLLBACK(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rtr** rtr_handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ r o l l b a c k
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Abort a transaction.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = (*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (!release_object(rdb, op_rollback, transaction->rtr_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		REMOTE_cleanup_transaction(transaction);
		release_transaction(transaction);
		*rtr_handle = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_SEEK_BLOB(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
						 Rbl** blob_handle,
						 SSHORT mode,
						 SLONG offset,
						 SLONG* result)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s e e k _ b l o b
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Seek into a blob.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rbl* blob = *blob_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(blob, type_rbl, isc_bad_segstr_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION6) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_seek_blob;
		P_SEEK* seek = &packet->p_seek;
		seek->p_seek_blob = blob->rbl_id;
		seek->p_seek_mode = mode;
		seek->p_seek_offset = offset;

		if (mode == 1)
		{
			seek->p_seek_mode = 0;
			seek->p_seek_offset = blob->rbl_offset + offset;
		}

		if (send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		blob->rbl_offset = *result = packet->p_resp.p_resp_blob_id.bid_quad_low;
		blob->rbl_length = 0;
		blob->rbl_fragment_length = 0;
		blob->rbl_flags &= ~(Rbl::EOF_SET | Rbl::EOF_PENDING | Rbl::SEGMENT);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_SEND(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
					Rrq** req_handle,
					USHORT msg_type,
					USHORT /*msg_length*/,
					const UCHAR* msg,
					SSHORT level)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s e n d
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Send a message to the server.
 *
 **************************************/
	CHECK_HANDLE((*req_handle), type_rrq, isc_bad_req_handle);
	Rrq* request = REMOTE_find_request(*req_handle, level);

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	if (msg_type > request->rrq_max_msg)
		return handle_error(user_status, isc_badmsgnum);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		RMessage* message = request->rrq_rpt[msg_type].rrq_message;
		// We are lying here, but the interface shows for years this param as const
		message->msg_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(msg);

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_send;
		P_DATA* data = &packet->p_data;
		data->p_data_request = request->rrq_id;
		data->p_data_message_number = msg_type;
		data->p_data_incarnation = level;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// Bump up the message pointer to resync with rrq_xdr (rrq_xdr
		// was incremented by xdr_request in the SEND call).

		message->msg_address = NULL;
		request->rrq_rpt[msg_type].rrq_message = message->msg_next;

		if (!receive_response(rdb, packet)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_SERVICE_ATTACH(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							  const TEXT* service_name,
							  Rdb** handle,
							  USHORT spb_length,
							  const UCHAR* spb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s e r v i c e _ a t t a c h
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Connect to a Firebird service.
 *
 **************************************/
	NULL_CHECK(handle, isc_bad_svc_handle);

	PathName expanded_name(service_name);

	ISC_STATUS* v = user_status;
	*v++ = isc_arg_gds;
	*v++ = isc_unavailable;
	*v = isc_arg_end;

	Rdb* rdb = 0;

	try {
		ClumpletWriter newSpb(ClumpletReader::SpbAttach, MAX_DPB_SIZE,
				reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(spb), spb_length, isc_spb_current_version);
		string user_string;

		const bool user_verification = get_new_dpb(newSpb, user_string, spbParam);
		const TEXT* us = user_string.hasData() ? user_string.c_str() : NULL;

		rem_port* port = analyze_service(expanded_name, user_status, us, user_verification, newSpb);
		if (!port) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);
		rdb = port->port_context;
		rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

		// make sure the protocol supports it
		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8)
		{
			disconnect(port);
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		// The client may have set a parameter for dummy_packet_interval.  Add that to the
		// the SPB so the server can pay attention to it.  Note: allocation code must
		// ensure sufficient space has been added.

		add_other_params(port, newSpb, spbParam);

		const bool result = init(user_status, port, op_service_attach, expanded_name, newSpb, spbParam);
		if (!result) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		*handle = rdb;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_SERVICE_DETACH(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rdb** handle)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s e r v i c e _ d e t a c h
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Close down a connection to a Firebird service.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rdb* rdb = *handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_svc_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		if (!release_object(rdb, op_service_detach, rdb->rdb_id)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		disconnect(port);
		*handle = NULL;
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	// Note: Can't return_success(rdb) here as we've torn down memory already

	*user_status++ = isc_arg_gds;
	*user_status++ = FB_SUCCESS;
	*user_status = isc_arg_end;

	return FB_SUCCESS;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_SERVICE_QUERY(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							 Rdb** svc_handle,
							 ULONG* /*reserved*/,
							 USHORT item_length,
							 const UCHAR* items,
							 USHORT recv_item_length,
							 const UCHAR* recv_items,
							 USHORT buffer_length,
							 UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s e r v i c e _ q u e r y
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Provide information on service object.
 *
 *	NOTE: The parameter RESERVED must not be used
 *	for any purpose as there are networking issues
 *	involved (as with any handle that goes over the
 *	network).  This parameter will be implemented at
 *	a later date.
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS status;

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rdb* rdb = *svc_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_svc_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		status = info(user_status, rdb, op_service_info, rdb->rdb_id, 0,
					  item_length, items, recv_item_length, recv_items,
					  buffer_length, buffer);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		status = stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_SERVICE_START(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							 Rdb** svc_handle,
							 ULONG* /*reserved*/,
							 USHORT item_length,
							 const UCHAR* items)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s e r v i c e _ s t a r t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Start a Firebird service
 *
 * 	NOTE: The parameter RESERVED must not be used
 *	for any purpose as there are networking issues
 *	involved (as with any handle that goes over the
 *	network).  This parameter will be implemented at
 *	a later date.
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS status;

	// Check and validate handles, etc.

	Rdb* rdb = *svc_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_svc_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// make sure the protocol supports it

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		status = svcstart(user_status, rdb, op_service_start, rdb->rdb_id, 0, item_length, items);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_START_AND_SEND(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							  Rrq** req_handle,
							  Rtr** rtr_handle,
							  USHORT msg_type,
							  USHORT /*msg_length*/,
							  UCHAR* msg,
							  SSHORT level)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s t a r t _ a n d _ s e n d
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Get a record from the host program.
 *
 **************************************/
	CHECK_HANDLE((*req_handle), type_rrq, isc_bad_req_handle);
	CHECK_HANDLE((*rtr_handle), type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	Rrq* request = REMOTE_find_request(*req_handle, level);
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	if (msg_type > request->rrq_max_msg)
		return handle_error(user_status, isc_badmsgnum);
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if ((*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb != rdb)
		{
			user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
			user_status[1] = isc_trareqmis;
			user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;
			return user_status[1];
		}

		if (!clear_queue(rdb->rdb_port, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		REMOTE_reset_request(request, 0);
		RMessage* message = request->rrq_rpt[msg_type].rrq_message;
		message->msg_address = msg;

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8) ?
			op_start_and_send : op_start_send_and_receive;
		P_DATA* data = &packet->p_data;
		data->p_data_request = request->rrq_id;
		data->p_data_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		data->p_data_message_number = msg_type;
		data->p_data_incarnation = level;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		// Bump up the message pointer to resync with rrq_xdr (rrq_xdr
		// was incremented by xdr_request in the SEND call).

		message->msg_address = NULL;
		request->rrq_rpt[msg_type].rrq_message = message->msg_next;

		if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
			return user_status[1];

		// Save the request's transaction.

		request->rrq_rtr = transaction;

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_VERSION8 &&
			packet->p_operation == op_response_piggyback)
		{
			receive_after_start(request, packet->p_resp.p_resp_object);
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_START(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
					 Rrq** req_handle,
					 Rtr** rtr_handle,
					 USHORT level)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ s t a r t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Get a record from the host program.
 *
 **************************************/
	CHECK_HANDLE((*req_handle), type_rrq, isc_bad_req_handle);
	CHECK_HANDLE((*rtr_handle), type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	Rrq* request = REMOTE_find_request(*req_handle, level);
	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if ((*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb != rdb)
		{
			user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
			user_status[1] = isc_trareqmis;
			user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;
			return user_status[1];
		}

		if (!clear_queue(rdb->rdb_port, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		REMOTE_reset_request(request, 0);
		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8) ?
			op_start : op_start_and_receive;
		P_DATA* data = &packet->p_data;
		data->p_data_request = request->rrq_id;
		data->p_data_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		data->p_data_message_number = 0;
		data->p_data_incarnation = level;

		if (send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		// Save the request's transaction.

		request->rrq_rtr = transaction;

		if (rdb->rdb_port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_VERSION8 &&
			packet->p_operation == op_response_piggyback)
		{
			receive_after_start(request, packet->p_resp.p_resp_object);
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_START_TRANSACTION(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
								 Rtr** rtr_handle,
								 SSHORT /*count*/,
								 Rdb** db_handle,
								 SSHORT tpb_length,
								 const UCHAR* tpb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ t r a n s a c t i o n
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Start a transaction.
 *
 **************************************/
	NULL_CHECK(rtr_handle, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		if (tpb_length < 0 || (tpb_length > 0 && !tpb))
		{
			status_exception::raise(Arg::Gds(isc_bad_tpb_form));
		}

		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_transaction;
		P_STTR* trans = &packet->p_sttr;
		trans->p_sttr_database = rdb->rdb_id;
		trans->p_sttr_tpb.cstr_length = tpb_length;
		trans->p_sttr_tpb.cstr_address = tpb;

		if (send_and_receive(rdb, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		*rtr_handle = make_transaction(rdb, packet->p_resp.p_resp_object);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_TRANSACT_REQUEST(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
								Rdb** db_handle,
								Rtr** rtr_handle,
								USHORT blr_length,
								UCHAR* blr,
								USHORT in_msg_length,
								UCHAR* in_msg,
								USHORT /*out_msg_length*/,
								UCHAR* out_msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	i s c _ t r a n s a c t _ r e q u e s t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Execute a procedure on remote host.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	Rtr* transaction = *rtr_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		// bag it if the protocol doesn't support it...

		if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION8) {
			return unsupported(user_status);
		}

		Rpr* procedure = port->port_rpr;
		if (!procedure) {
			procedure = port->port_rpr = new Rpr;
		}

		if ((*rtr_handle)->rtr_rdb != rdb)
		{
			user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
			user_status[1] = isc_trareqmis;
			user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;
			return user_status[1];
		}

		// Parse the blr describing the messages

		delete procedure->rpr_in_msg;
		procedure->rpr_in_msg = NULL;
		delete procedure->rpr_in_format;
		procedure->rpr_in_format = NULL;
		delete procedure->rpr_out_msg;
		procedure->rpr_out_msg = NULL;
		delete procedure->rpr_out_format;
		procedure->rpr_out_format = NULL;

		RMessage* message = PARSE_messages(blr, blr_length);
		if (message != (RMessage*) - 1)
		{
			while (message)
			{
				switch (message->msg_number)
				{
				case 0:
					procedure->rpr_in_msg = message;
					procedure->rpr_in_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
					message->msg_address = in_msg;
					message = message->msg_next;
					procedure->rpr_in_msg->msg_next = NULL;
					break;
				case 1:
					procedure->rpr_out_msg = message;
					procedure->rpr_out_format = (rem_fmt*) message->msg_address;
					message->msg_address = out_msg;
					message = message->msg_next;
					procedure->rpr_out_msg->msg_next = NULL;
					break;
				default:
					RMessage* temp = message;
					message = message->msg_next;
					delete temp;
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		//else
		//	error


		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
		packet->p_operation = op_transact;
		P_TRRQ* trrq = &packet->p_trrq;
		trrq->p_trrq_database = rdb->rdb_id;
		trrq->p_trrq_transaction = transaction->rtr_id;
		trrq->p_trrq_blr.cstr_length = blr_length;
		trrq->p_trrq_blr.cstr_address = blr;
		trrq->p_trrq_messages = in_msg_length ? 1 : 0;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
			return user_status[1];

		// Two types of responses are possible, op_transact_response or
		// op_response.  When there is an error op_response packet is returned
		// and it modifies the status vector to indicate the error which occurred.
		// But when success occurs a packet with op_transact_response comes back
		// which does not change the status vector.

		packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector;
		if (!receive_packet(port, packet, user_status)) {
			return user_status[1];
		}

		if (packet->p_operation != op_transact_response)
		{
			if (!check_response(rdb, packet)) {
				return user_status[1];
			}
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_TRANSACTION_INFO(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
								Rtr** tra_handle,
								SSHORT item_length,
								const UCHAR* items,
								SSHORT buffer_length,
								UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ t r a n s a c t i o n _ i n f o
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = *tra_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(transaction, type_rtr, isc_bad_trans_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = transaction->rtr_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	ISC_STATUS status;
	try
	{
		status = info(user_status, rdb, op_info_transaction, transaction->rtr_id, 0,
					  item_length, items, 0, 0, buffer_length, buffer);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return status;
}


ISC_STATUS GDS_UNWIND(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rrq** req_handle, USHORT level)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g d s _ u n w i n d
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Unwind a running request.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rrq* request = REMOTE_find_request(*req_handle, level);
	CHECK_HANDLE(request, type_rrq, isc_bad_req_handle);

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	/* Unreachable code because EXE_unwind was commented out.
	try
	{
		// EXE_unwind (*req_handle);
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}
	*/

	return return_success(rdb);
}


static Rvnt* add_event( rem_port* port)
{
/*************************************
 *
 * 	a d d _ e v e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Add remote event block to active chain.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = port->port_context;

	// Find unused event block or, if necessary, a new one

	Rvnt* event;
	for (event = rdb->rdb_events; event; event = event->rvnt_next)
	{
		if (!event->rvnt_id)
			break;
	}

	if (!event)
	{
		event = new Rvnt;
		event->rvnt_next = rdb->rdb_events;
		rdb->rdb_events = event;
	}

	event->rvnt_id = ++remote_event_id;

	return event;
}


static void add_other_params(rem_port* port, ClumpletWriter& dpb, const ParametersSet& par)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	a d d _ o t h e r _ p a r a m s
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Add parameters to a dpb to describe client-side
 *	settings that the server should know about.
 *	Currently dummy_packet_interval, process_id and process_name.
 *
 **************************************/
	if (port->port_flags & PORT_dummy_pckt_set)
	{
		dpb.deleteWithTag(par.dummy_packet_interval);
		dpb.insertInt(par.dummy_packet_interval, port->port_dummy_packet_interval);
	}

	// Older version of engine not understand new tags and may process whole
	// DPB incorrectly. Check for protocol version is an poor attempt to make
	// guess about remote engine's version
	if (port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_VERSION11)
	{
		dpb.deleteWithTag(par.process_id);
		dpb.insertInt(par.process_id, getpid());

		if (!dpb.find(par.process_name))
		{
			PathName path = fb_utils::get_process_name();

			ISC_systemToUtf8(path);
			ISC_escape(path);

			if (!dpb.find(isc_dpb_utf8_filename))
				ISC_utf8ToSystem(path);

			dpb.insertPath(par.process_name, path);
		}
	}
}


static void add_working_directory(ClumpletWriter& dpb, const PathName& node_name)
{
/************************************************
 *
 *      a d d _ w o r k i n g _ d i r e c t o r y
 *
 ************************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *      Add parameters to a dpb or spb to describe client-side
 *      settings that the server should know about.
 *
 ************************************************/
	if (dpb.find(isc_dpb_working_directory))
	{
		return;
	}

	PathName cwd;

	// for WNet local node_name should be compared with "\\\\." ?
	if (node_name == "localhost")
	{
		fb_utils::getCwd(cwd);

		ISC_systemToUtf8(cwd);
		ISC_escape(cwd);

		if (!dpb.find(isc_dpb_utf8_filename))
			ISC_utf8ToSystem(cwd);
	}

	dpb.insertPath(isc_dpb_working_directory, cwd);
}


static rem_port* analyze(PathName& file_name,
						 ISC_STATUS* status_vector,
						 const TEXT* user_string,
						 bool uv_flag,
						 ClumpletReader& dpb,
						 PathName& node_name)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	a n a l y z e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Analyze a file specification and determine whether
 *	a remote server is required, and if so, what protocol
 *	to use.  If the database can be accessed via the
 *	remote subsystem, return address of a port block
 *	with which to communicate with the server.
 *	Otherwise, return NULL.
 *
 *	NOTE: The file name must have been expanded prior to this call.
 *
 **************************************/
#if defined(WIN_NT)
	ISC_expand_share(file_name);
#endif

	rem_port* port = NULL;

	// Analyze the file name to see if a remote connection is required.  If not,
	// quietly (sic) return.

#if defined(WIN_NT)
	if (ISC_analyze_pclan(file_name, node_name)) {
		return WNET_analyze(file_name, status_vector, node_name.c_str(), /*user_string,*/ uv_flag);
	}
#endif

	if (!port)
	{
		if (ISC_analyze_tcp(file_name, node_name))
		{
			port = INET_analyze(file_name, status_vector,
								node_name.c_str(), user_string, uv_flag, dpb);

			if (!port)
			{
				// retry in case multiclient inet server not forked yet
				sleep(2);
				port = INET_analyze(file_name, status_vector,
									node_name.c_str(), user_string, uv_flag, dpb);
			}
		}
		else
		{
#ifndef NO_NFS
			if (!port)
			{
				if (ISC_analyze_nfs(file_name, node_name))
				{
					port = INET_analyze(file_name, status_vector,
										node_name.c_str(), user_string, uv_flag, dpb);
					if (!port)
					{
						// retry in case multiclient inet server not forked yet

						sleep(2);
						port = INET_analyze(file_name, status_vector,
											node_name.c_str(), user_string, uv_flag, dpb);
					}
				}
			}
#endif
		}
	}

#if defined(USE_XNET)

	// all remote attempts have failed, so access locally through the interprocess server

	if (!port && node_name.isEmpty())
	{
		return XNET_analyze(file_name, status_vector, /*node_name.c_str(), user_string,*/ uv_flag);
	}

#endif // USE_XNET

#if defined(SUPERCLIENT) && !defined(EMBEDDED)
	// Coerce host connections to loopback

#ifdef WIN_NT
	if (!port && node_name.isEmpty())
	{
		file_name.insert(0, "\\\\.\\");
		if (ISC_analyze_pclan(file_name, node_name))
			return WNET_analyze(file_name, status_vector, node_name.c_str(), /*user_string,*/ uv_flag);
	}
#endif // WIN_NT

#ifdef UNIX

	if (!port && node_name.isEmpty())
	{
		file_name.insert(0, "localhost:");
		if (ISC_analyze_tcp(file_name, node_name))
		{
			return INET_analyze(file_name, status_vector,
								node_name.c_str(), user_string, uv_flag, dpb);
		}
	}

#endif // UNIX

#endif // SUPERCLIENT

	if (port || status_vector[1])
	{
		return port;
	}

	return NULL;
}


static rem_port* analyze_service(PathName& service_name,
								 ISC_STATUS* status_vector,
								 const TEXT* user_string,
								 bool uv_flag,
								 ClumpletReader& spb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	a n a l y z e _ s e r v i c e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Analyze a service specification and determine whether
 *	a remote server is required, and if so, what protocol
 *	to use.  If the database can be accessed via the
 *	remote subsystem, return address of a port block
 *	with which to communicate with the server.
 *	Otherwise, return NULL.
 *
 **************************************/
	rem_port* port = NULL;
	PathName node_name;

	// Analyze the service name to see if a remote connection is required.  If not,
	// quietly (sic) return.

#if defined(WIN_NT)
	if (ISC_analyze_pclan(service_name, node_name)) {
		return WNET_analyze(service_name, status_vector, node_name.c_str(), /*user_string,*/ uv_flag);
	}
#endif
	if (!port)
	{
		if (ISC_analyze_tcp(service_name, node_name))
		{
			port = INET_analyze(service_name, status_vector,
								node_name.c_str(), user_string, uv_flag, spb);
		}
	}

#if defined(USE_XNET)

	// all remote attempts have failed, so access locally through the
	// interprocess server

	if (!port && node_name.isEmpty()) {
		port = XNET_analyze(service_name, status_vector, /*node_name.c_str(), user_string,*/ uv_flag);
	}
#endif

#ifdef SUPERCLIENT
#ifdef UNIX

	if (!port && node_name.isEmpty())
	{
		service_name.insert(0, "localhost:");
		if (ISC_analyze_tcp(service_name, node_name))
		{
			return INET_analyze(service_name, status_vector,
								node_name.c_str(), user_string, uv_flag, spb);
		}
	}
#endif // UNIX
#endif // SUPERCLIENT


	return port;
}

static bool clear_stmt_que(rem_port* port, ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rsr* statement)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	c l e a r _ s t m t _ q u e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 * Receive and handle all queued packets for completely
 * fetched statement. There is must be no more than one
 * such packet and it must contain isc_req_sync response.
 *
 **************************************/

	fb_assert(statement->rsr_batch_count == 0 || statement->rsr_batch_count == 1);

	while (statement->rsr_batch_count)
	{
		if (!receive_queued_packet(port, user_status, statement->rsr_id))
			return false;

		// We must receive isc_req_sync as we did fetch after EOF
		fb_assert(statement->haveException() == isc_req_sync);
	}

	// hvlad: clear isc_req_sync error as it is received because of our batch
	// fetching code, not because of wrong client application
	if (statement->haveException() == isc_req_sync) {
		statement->clearException();
	}

	return true;
}

static bool batch_dsql_fetch(rem_port*	port,
							 rmtque*	que_inst,
							 ISC_STATUS*	user_status,
							 USHORT		id)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	b a t c h _ d s q l _ f e t c h
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Receive a batch of messages that were queued
 *	on the wire.
 *
 *	This function will be invoked whenever we need to wait
 *	for something to come over on the wire, and there are
 *	items in the queue for receipt.
 *
 *	Note on error handing:  Actual networking errors
 *	need to be reported to user_status - which is bubbled
 *	upwards to the API call which initiated this receive.
 *	A status vector being returned as part of the cursor
 *	fetch needs to be stored away for later return to the
 *	client in the proper place in the stream.
 *
 **************************************/

	fb_assert(port);
	fb_assert(que_inst);
	fb_assert(user_status);

	fb_assert(que_inst->rmtque_function == batch_dsql_fetch);

	Rdb* rdb = que_inst->rmtque_rdb;
	Rsr* statement = static_cast<Rsr*>(que_inst->rmtque_parm);
	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

	fb_assert(port == rdb->rdb_port);

	// Queue errors within the batched request

	ISC_STATUS_ARRAY tmp_status;
	ISC_STATUS* save_status = packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector;
	packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = tmp_status;

	// Setup the packet structures so it knows what statement we
	// are trying to receive at this point in time

	packet->p_sqldata.p_sqldata_statement = statement->rsr_id;

	// We'll either receive the whole batch, until end-of-batch is seen,
	// or we'll just fetch one.  We'll fetch one when we've run out of
	// local data to return to the client, so we grab one "hot off the wire"
	// to handoff to them.  We'll grab the whole batch when we need to
	// receive a response for a DIFFERENT network request on the wire,
	// so we have to clear the wire before the response can be received
	// In addtion to the above we grab all the records in case of XNET as
	// we need to clear the queue
	bool clear_queue = false;
	if (id != statement->rsr_id || port->port_type == rem_port::XNET) {
		clear_queue = true;
	}

	statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::FETCHED);
	while (true)
	{
		// Swallow up data. If a buffer isn't available, allocate another.

		RMessage* message = statement->rsr_buffer;
		if (message->msg_address)
		{
			RMessage* new_msg = new RMessage(statement->rsr_fmt_length);
			statement->rsr_buffer = new_msg;

			new_msg->msg_next = message;

#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			// link the new message in a doubly linked list to make it
			// easier to scroll back and forth through the records

			RMessage* prior = message->msg_prior;
			message->msg_prior = new_msg;
			prior->msg_next = new_msg;
			new_msg->msg_prior = prior;
#else
			while (message->msg_next != new_msg->msg_next) {
				message = message->msg_next;
			}
			message->msg_next = new_msg;
#endif
		}

		if (!receive_packet_noqueue(port, packet, tmp_status))
		{
			// Must be a network error

			memcpy(user_status, tmp_status, sizeof(tmp_status));
			packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = save_status;
			statement->rsr_rows_pending = 0;
			--statement->rsr_batch_count;
			dequeue_receive(port);
			status_exception::raise(user_status);
		}

		if (packet->p_operation != op_fetch_response)
		{
			statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::STREAM_ERR);
			check_response(rdb, packet);

			// save the status vector in a safe place

			statement->saveException(tmp_status, false);

			statement->rsr_rows_pending = 0;
			--statement->rsr_batch_count;
			dequeue_receive(port);
			break;
		}

		// See if we're at end of the batch

		if (packet->p_sqldata.p_sqldata_status || !packet->p_sqldata.p_sqldata_messages ||
			(port->port_flags & PORT_rpc))
		{
			if (packet->p_sqldata.p_sqldata_status == 100)
			{
				statement->rsr_flags.set(Rsr::EOF_SET);
				statement->rsr_rows_pending = 0;
#ifdef DEBUG
				fprintf(stdout, "Resetting Rows Pending in batch_dsql_fetch=%lu\n",
						   statement->rsr_rows_pending);
#endif
			}
			--statement->rsr_batch_count;
			if (statement->rsr_batch_count == 0) {
				statement->rsr_rows_pending = 0;
			}
			dequeue_receive(port);

			// clear next queued batch(es) if present
			if (packet->p_sqldata.p_sqldata_status == 100) {
				clear_stmt_que(port, tmp_status, statement);
			}
			break;
		}
		statement->rsr_msgs_waiting++;
		statement->rsr_rows_pending--;
#ifdef DEBUG
		fprintf(stdout, "Decrementing Rows Pending in batch_dsql_fetch=%lu\n",
				   statement->rsr_rows_pending);
#endif
		if (!clear_queue) {
			break;
		}
	}
	packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = save_status;
	return true;
}


static bool batch_gds_receive(rem_port*		port,
							  rmtque*	que_inst,
							  ISC_STATUS*	user_status,
							  USHORT		id)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	b a t c h _ g d s _ r e c e i v e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Receive a batch of messages that were queued
 *	on the wire.
 *
 *	This function will be invoked whenever we need to wait
 *	for something to come over on the wire, and there are
 *	items in the queue for receipt.
 *
 *	Note on error handing:  Actual networking errors
 *	need to be reported to user_status - which is bubbled
 *	upwards to the API call which initiated this receive.
 *	A status vector being returned as part of the cursor
 *	fetch needs to be stored away for later return to the
 *	client in the proper place in the stream.
 *
 **************************************/

	fb_assert(port);
	fb_assert(que_inst);
	fb_assert(user_status);
	fb_assert(que_inst->rmtque_function == batch_gds_receive);

	Rdb* rdb = que_inst->rmtque_rdb;
	Rrq* request = static_cast<Rrq*>(que_inst->rmtque_parm);
	Rrq::rrq_repeat* tail = que_inst->rmtque_message;
	PACKET *packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

	fb_assert(port == rdb->rdb_port);

	// Queue errors within the batched request

	ISC_STATUS_ARRAY tmp_status;
	ISC_STATUS* const save_status = packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector;
	packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = tmp_status;

	bool clear_queue = false;
	// indicates whether queue is just being emptied, not retrieved

	// always clear the complete queue for XNET, as we might
	// have incomplete packets
	if (id != request->rrq_id || port->port_type == rem_port::XNET) {
		clear_queue = true;
	}

	// Receive the whole batch of records, until end-of-batch is seen

	while (true)
	{
		RMessage* message = tail->rrq_xdr;	// First free buffer

		// If the buffer queue is full, allocate a new message and
		// place it in the queue--if we are clearing the queue, don't
		// read records into messages linked list so that we don't
		// mess up the record cache for scrolling purposes.

		if (message->msg_address)
		{
			const rem_fmt* format = tail->rrq_format;
			RMessage* new_msg = new RMessage(format->fmt_length);
			tail->rrq_xdr = new_msg;
			new_msg->msg_next = message;
			new_msg->msg_number = message->msg_number;

#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			// link the new message in a doubly linked list to make it
			// easier to scroll back and forth through the records

			RMessage* prior = message->msg_prior;
			message->msg_prior = new_msg;
			prior->msg_next = new_msg;
			new_msg->msg_prior = prior;
#else
			// Walk the que until we find the predecessor of message

			while (message->msg_next != new_msg->msg_next) {
				message = message->msg_next;
			}
			message->msg_next = new_msg;
#endif
		}

		// Note: not receive_packet

		if (!receive_packet_noqueue(rdb->rdb_port, packet, tmp_status))
		{
			// Must be a network error

			memcpy(user_status, tmp_status, sizeof(tmp_status));
			packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = save_status;
			tail->rrq_rows_pending = 0;
			--tail->rrq_batch_count;
			dequeue_receive(port);
			status_exception::raise(user_status);
		}

		if (packet->p_operation != op_send)
		{
			tail->rrq_rows_pending = 0;
			--tail->rrq_batch_count;
			check_response(rdb, packet);
#ifdef DEBUG
			fprintf(stderr, "End of batch. rows pending = %d\n", tail->rrq_rows_pending);
			fprintf(stderr, "Got batch error %ld Max message = %d\n",
					   tmp_status[1], request->rrq_max_msg);
#endif
			if (!request->rrq_status_vector[1]) {
				memcpy(request->rrq_status_vector, tmp_status, sizeof(tmp_status));
			}
			dequeue_receive(port);
			break;
		}

#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
		// at this point we've received a row into the message, so mark the message
		// with the absolute offset
		const bool bIsBackward    = (tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD) != 0;
		const bool bIsAbsBackward = (tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::ABSOLUTE_BACKWARD) != 0;

		if (bIsBackward == bIsAbsBackward) {
				tail->rrq_absolute++;
		}
		else {
			tail->rrq_absolute--;
		}
		message->msg_absolute = tail->rrq_absolute;
#endif

		tail->rrq_msgs_waiting++;
		tail->rrq_rows_pending--;
#ifdef DEBUG
		fprintf(stdout, "Decrementing Rows Pending in batch_gds_receive=%d\n",
				   tail->rrq_rows_pending);
#endif

		// See if we're at end of the batch

		if (!packet->p_data.p_data_messages || (port->port_flags & PORT_rpc))
		{
			if (!(--tail->rrq_batch_count))
				tail->rrq_rows_pending = 0;
#ifdef DEBUG
			fprintf(stderr, "End of batch waiting %d\n", tail->rrq_rows_pending);
#endif
			dequeue_receive(port);
			break;
		}

		// one packet is enough unless we are trying to clear the queue

		if (!clear_queue)
			break;

#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
		// if we are just trying to clear the queue, then NULL out the message
		// address so we don't get a record out of order--it would mess up
		// scrolling through the cache

		message->msg_address = NULL;
#endif
	}

	packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = save_status;
	return true;
}


static bool check_response(Rdb* rdb, PACKET * packet)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	c h e c k _ r e s p o n s e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Check response to a remote call.
 *
 **************************************/
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	ISC_STATUS* vector = packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector;

	// Translate any gds codes into local operating specific codes

	while (*vector != isc_arg_end)
	{
		const ISC_STATUS vec = *vector++;
		switch ((USHORT) vec)
		{
		case isc_arg_warning:
		case isc_arg_gds:
			if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION10)
			{
				fb_assert(vec == isc_arg_gds);
				*vector = gds__encode(*vector, 0);
			}
			else
				*vector = *vector;
			vector++;
			break;

		case isc_arg_cstring:
			vector += 2;
			break;

		default:
			vector++;
			break;
		}
	}

	if ((packet->p_operation == op_response || packet->p_operation == op_response_piggyback) &&
		!rdb->rdb_status_vector[1])
	{
		return true;
	}

	return false;
}


static bool clear_queue(rem_port* port, ISC_STATUS * user_status)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	c l e a r _ q u e u e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Clear the queue of batched packets - in preparation
 *	for waiting for a specific response, or when we are
 *	about to reuse an internal request.
 * Return codes:
 *	true  - no errors.
 *	false - Network error occurred, error code in user_status
 **************************************/

	while (port->port_receive_rmtque)
	{
		if (!receive_queued_packet(port, user_status, (USHORT) -1))
			return false;
	}

	return true;
}


static void disconnect( rem_port* port)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d i s c o n n e c t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Disconnect a port and free its memory.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Send a disconnect to the server so that it
	// gracefully terminates.

	Rdb* rdb = port->port_context;
	if (rdb)
	{
		PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

		// Deliver the pending deferred packets

		for (rem_que_packet* p = port->port_deferred_packets->begin();
			 p < port->port_deferred_packets->end(); p++)
		{
			if (!p->sent) {
				port->send(&p->packet);
			}
		}

		// BAND-AID:
		// It seems as if we are disconnecting the port
		// on both the server and client side.  For now
		// let the server handle this for named pipes

		// 8-Aug-1997  M.  Duquette
		// R.  Kumar
		// M.  Romanini

		if (port->port_type != rem_port::PIPE)
		{
			packet->p_operation = op_disconnect;
			port->send(packet);
		}
		REMOTE_free_packet(port, packet);
	}

	// Cleanup the queue

	delete port->port_deferred_packets;

	// Clear context reference for the associated event handler
	// to avoid SEGV during shutdown

	if (port->port_async) {
		port->port_async->port_context = NULL;
	}

	// Perform physical network disconnect and release
	// memory for remote database context.

	port->disconnect();
	delete rdb;
}


#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
static RMessage* dump_cache(rem_port* port, ISC_STATUS * user_status, Rrq::rrq_repeat * tail)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d u m p _ c a c h e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	We have encountered a situation where what's in
 *	cache is not useful, so clear any pending requests
 *	and empty the cache in preparation for refilling it.
 *
 **************************************/
	if (!clear_queue(port, user_status))
		return NULL;

	RMessage* message = tail->rrq_message;
	while (true)
	{
		message->msg_address = NULL;
		message = message->msg_next;
		if (message == tail->rrq_message)
			break;
	}

	tail->rrq_xdr = message;
	tail->rrq_last = NULL;
	tail->rrq_rows_pending = 0;

	return message;
}
#endif


static THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE event_thread(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	e v e n t _ t h r e a d
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Wait on auxilary mailbox for event notification.
 *
 **************************************/
	rem_port* port = (rem_port*)arg;
//	Reference portRef(*port);
	PACKET packet;

	for (;;)
	{
		// zero packet

		zap_packet(&packet);

		// read what should be an event message

		rem_port* stuff = NULL;
		P_OP operation = op_void;
		{	// scope
			RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);
			stuff = port->receive(&packet);

			operation = packet.p_operation;

			if (!stuff || operation == op_exit || operation == op_disconnect)
			{
				// Actually, the remote server doing the watching died.
				// Clean up and leave.

				REMOTE_free_packet(port, &packet);
				server_death(port);
				break;
			}
		} // end scope

		// If the packet was an event, we handle it

		if (operation == op_event)
		{
			P_EVENT* pevent = &packet.p_event;

			Rvnt* event = NULL;
			{	// scope
				RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync);
				event = find_event(port, pevent->p_event_rid);
			}

			if (event)
			{
				// Call the asynchronous event routine associated
				// with this event

				USHORT length = pevent->p_event_items.cstr_length;
				if (length <= event->rvnt_length)
				{
					// CVC: Will try to review this function signature later.
					(*event->rvnt_ast) (event->rvnt_arg,
										length,
										pevent->p_event_items.cstr_address);
				}
				//else {....
				//This is error condition, but we have absolutely no ways to report it.
				//Therefore simply ignore such bad packet.

				event->rvnt_id = 0;
			}

		}						// end of event handling for op_event

		REMOTE_free_packet(port, &packet);
	}							// end of infinite for loop
	// to make compilers happy
	return 0;
}


static ISC_STATUS fetch_blob(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
							 Rsr* statement,
							 USHORT blr_length,
							 UCHAR* blr,
							 USHORT msg_type,
							 USHORT /*msg_length*/,
							 UCHAR* msg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	f e t c h _ b l o b
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Fetch next record from a dynamic SQL cursor.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;

	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
	packet->p_operation = op_fetch;
	P_SQLDATA* sqldata = &packet->p_sqldata;
	sqldata->p_sqldata_statement = statement->rsr_id;
	sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_length = blr_length;
	sqldata->p_sqldata_blr.cstr_address = blr;
	sqldata->p_sqldata_message_number = msg_type;
	sqldata->p_sqldata_messages = (statement->rsr_select_format) ? 1 : 0;

	if (!send_packet(port, packet, user_status))
		return user_status[1];

	// set up the response packet.

	packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector;

	// Swallow up data.

	RMessage* message = statement->rsr_buffer;
	message->msg_address = msg;
	if (!receive_packet(port, packet, user_status))
	{
		message->msg_address = NULL;
		return user_status[1];
	}
	message->msg_address = NULL;

	if (packet->p_operation == op_fetch_response)
		receive_response(rdb, packet);
	else
	{
		check_response(rdb, packet);
		return user_status[1];
	}

	return packet->p_sqldata.p_sqldata_status;
}


static Rvnt* find_event( rem_port* port, SLONG id)
{
/*************************************
 *
 * 	f i n d _ e v e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Find event with specified event_id.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = port->port_context;

	if (!(port->port_flags & PORT_disconnect))
	{
		for (Rvnt* event = rdb->rdb_events; event; event = event->rvnt_next)
		{
			if (event->rvnt_id == id)
				return event;
		}
	}

	return NULL;
}


static bool get_new_dpb(ClumpletWriter& dpb, string& user_string, const ParametersSet& par)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	g e t _ n e w _ d p b
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Fetch user_string out of dpb.
 *	Analyze and prepare dpb for attachment to remote server.
 *
 **************************************/
    if (!Config::getRedirection())
    {
	    if (dpb.find(par.address_path)) {
			status_exception::raise(Arg::Gds(isc_unavailable));
		}
	}

#ifndef NO_PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION
	if (dpb.find(par.password))
	{
		string password;
		dpb.getString(password);
		dpb.deleteClumplet();

		if (!dpb.find(isc_dpb_utf8_filename))
			ISC_systemToUtf8(password);
		ISC_unescape(password);

		TEXT pwt[MAX_PASSWORD_LENGTH + 2];
		ENC_crypt(pwt, sizeof pwt, password.c_str(), PASSWORD_SALT);
		password = pwt + 2;
		dpb.insertString(par.password_enc, password);
	}
#endif

	if (dpb.find(par.sys_user_name))
	{
		dpb.getString(user_string);
		dpb.deleteClumplet();
	}
	else
	{
		user_string.erase();
	}

	return dpb.find(par.user_name);
}

#ifdef UNIX
static bool get_single_user(ClumpletReader& dpb)
{
/******************************************
 *
 *	g e t _ s i n g l e _ u s e r
 *
 ******************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Get the dpb and return true if the
 *	dpb_single_user flag is set, false
 *	otherwise.
 *
 ******************************************/
	if (dpb.getBufferTag() != isc_dpb_version1)
		return false;

	string su;
	if (dpb.find(isc_dpb_reserved)) {
		dpb.getString(su);
		return su == "YES";
	}
	return false;
}
#endif

static ISC_STATUS handle_error( ISC_STATUS * user_status, ISC_STATUS code)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	h a n d l e _ e r r o r
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	An invalid handle has been passed in.  If there is a user status
 *	vector, make it reflect the error.  If not, emulate the routine
 *	"error" and abort.
 *
 **************************************/

	*user_status++ = isc_arg_gds;
	*user_status++ = code;
	*user_status = isc_arg_end;

	return code;
}


static ISC_STATUS info(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
					   Rdb* rdb,
					   P_OP operation,
					   USHORT object,
					   USHORT incarnation,
					   USHORT item_length,
					   const UCHAR* items,
					   USHORT recv_item_length,
					   const UCHAR* recv_items,
					   USHORT buffer_length,
					   UCHAR* buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	i n f o
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Solicit and receive information.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Build the primary packet to get the operation started.

	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
	packet->p_operation = operation;
	P_INFO* information = &packet->p_info;
	information->p_info_object = object;
	information->p_info_incarnation = incarnation;
	information->p_info_items.cstr_length = item_length;
	information->p_info_items.cstr_address = items;
	if (operation == op_service_info)
	{
		information->p_info_recv_items.cstr_length = recv_item_length;
		information->p_info_recv_items.cstr_address = recv_items;
	}
	information->p_info_buffer_length = buffer_length;

	// Assume the result will be successful

	fb_assert(user_status == rdb->rdb_status_vector);
	user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
	user_status[1] = FB_SUCCESS;
	user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;

	if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
		return user_status[1];

	// Set up for the response packet.

	P_RESP* response = &packet->p_resp;
	CSTRING temp = response->p_resp_data;
	response->p_resp_data.cstr_allocated = buffer_length;
	response->p_resp_data.cstr_address = buffer;

	if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
	{
		response->p_resp_data = temp;
		return user_status[1];
	}

	response->p_resp_data = temp;

	return rdb->rdb_status_vector[1];
}


static bool init(ISC_STATUS* user_status,
				 rem_port* port,
				 P_OP op,
				 PathName& file_name,
				 ClumpletWriter& dpb,
				 const ParametersSet& param)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	i n i t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Initialize for database access.  First call from both CREATE and
 *	OPEN.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = port->port_context;
	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

	MemoryPool& pool = *getDefaultMemoryPool();
	port->port_deferred_packets = FB_NEW(pool) PacketQueue(pool);

	// Do we can & need to try trusted auth

	dpb.deleteWithTag(param.trusted_auth);
	dpb.deleteWithTag(param.trusted_role);

#ifdef TRUSTED_AUTH
	AuthSspi authSspi;
	AuthSspi::DataHolder data;

	if ((port->port_protocol >= PROTOCOL_VERSION11) &&
		((!dpb.find(param.user_name)) || (dpb.getClumpLength() == 0)))
	{
		if (authSspi.request(data))
		{
			// on no error we send data no matter, was context created or not
			dpb.insertBytes(param.trusted_auth, data.begin(), data.getCount());
		}
	}
#endif //TRUSTED_AUTH

	if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION12)
	{
		// This is FB < 2.5. Lets remove that not recognized DPB and convert the UTF8
		// strings to the OS codepage.
		dpb.deleteWithTag(isc_dpb_utf8_filename);
		ISC_unescape(file_name);
		ISC_utf8ToSystem(file_name);

		for (dpb.rewind(); !dpb.isEof(); dpb.moveNext())
		{
			UCHAR tag = dpb.getClumpTag();
			switch (tag)
			{
				// Do not check isc_dpb_trusted_auth here. It's just bytes.
				case isc_dpb_org_filename:
				case isc_dpb_sys_user_name:
				case isc_dpb_user_name:
				case isc_dpb_password:
				case isc_dpb_sql_role_name:
				case isc_dpb_trusted_role:
				case isc_dpb_working_directory:
				case isc_dpb_set_db_charset:
				case isc_dpb_process_name:
				{
					string s;
					dpb.getString(s);
					ISC_unescape(s);
					ISC_utf8ToSystem(s);
					dpb.deleteClumplet();
					dpb.insertString(tag, s);
					break;
				}
			}
		}
	}

	// Make attach packet

	P_ATCH* attach = &packet->p_atch;
	packet->p_operation = op;
	attach->p_atch_file.cstr_length = file_name.length();
	attach->p_atch_file.cstr_address = reinterpret_cast<const UCHAR*>(file_name.c_str());
	attach->p_atch_dpb.cstr_length = dpb.getBufferLength();
	attach->p_atch_dpb.cstr_address = dpb.getBuffer();

	if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
	{
		disconnect(port);
		return false;
	}

	// Get response

#ifdef TRUSTED_AUTH
	ISC_STATUS* status = packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector;
	if (!receive_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, status))
	{
		REMOTE_save_status_strings(user_status);
		disconnect(port);
		return false;
	}

	while (packet->p_operation == op_trusted_auth)
	{
		if (!authSspi.isActive())
		{
			disconnect(port);
			return false;	// isc_unavailable
		}
		cstring* d = &packet->p_trau.p_trau_data;
		memcpy(data.getBuffer(d->cstr_length), d->cstr_address, d->cstr_length);
		REMOTE_free_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet);
		if (!authSspi.request(data))
		{
			disconnect(port);
			return false;	// isc_unavailable
		}
		packet->p_operation = op_trusted_auth;
		d->cstr_address = data.begin();
		d->cstr_length = data.getCount();

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
		{
			disconnect(port);
			return false;
		}
		if (!receive_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, status))
		{
			REMOTE_save_status_strings(user_status);
			disconnect(port);
			return false;
		}
	}

	if (!check_response(rdb, packet))
#else // TRUSTED_AUTH
	if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
#endif //TRUSTED_AUTH
	{
		REMOTE_save_status_strings(user_status);
		disconnect(port);
		return false;
	}

	rdb->rdb_id = packet->p_resp.p_resp_object;

	return true;
}


static Rtr* make_transaction( Rdb* rdb, USHORT id)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	m a k e _ t r a n s a c t i o n
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Create a local transaction handle.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = new Rtr;
	transaction->rtr_rdb = rdb;
	transaction->rtr_id = id;
	transaction->rtr_next = rdb->rdb_transactions;
	rdb->rdb_transactions = transaction;
	SET_OBJECT(rdb, transaction, id);

	return transaction;
}


static bool mov_dsql_message(ISC_STATUS* status,
							 const UCHAR* from_msg,
							 const rem_fmt* from_fmt,
							 UCHAR* to_msg,
							 const rem_fmt* to_fmt)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	m o v _ d s q l _ m e s s a g e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Move data using formats.
 *
 **************************************/

	try {

		if (!from_fmt || !to_fmt || from_fmt->fmt_count != to_fmt->fmt_count) {
			move_error(Arg::Gds(isc_dsql_sqlda_err));
			// Msg 263 SQLDA missing or wrong number of variables
		}

		const dsc* from_desc = from_fmt->fmt_desc.begin();
		const dsc* to_desc = to_fmt->fmt_desc.begin();
		const dsc* const end_desc = to_desc + to_fmt->fmt_count;
		for (; to_desc < end_desc; from_desc++, to_desc++)
		{
			dsc from = *from_desc;
			dsc to = *to_desc;
			// Safe const cast, we are going to move from it to anywhere.
			from.dsc_address = const_cast<UCHAR*>(from_msg) + (IPTR) from.dsc_address;
			to.dsc_address = to_msg + (IPTR) to.dsc_address;
			CVT_move(&from, &to, move_error);
		}

	}	// try
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		stuff_exception(status, ex);
		return false;
	}

	return true;
}


static void move_error(const Arg::StatusVector& v)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	m o v e _ e r r o r
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	A conversion error occurred.  Complain.
 *
 **************************************/

	Arg::Gds status_vector(isc_random);
	status_vector << "Dynamic SQL Error" << Arg::Gds(isc_sqlerr) << Arg::Num(-303);

	// append any other arguments which may have been handed to us, then post the error
	status_vector.append(v);

	status_exception::raise(status_vector);
}


static void receive_after_start( Rrq* request, USHORT msg_type)
{
/*****************************************
 *
 *	r e c e i v e _ a f t e r _ s t a r t
 *
 *****************************************
 *
 * Functional Description
 *	Some opcodes, such as "start_and_send" automatically start the
 *	cursor being started, under protcol 8 we then receive the first
 *	batch of records without having to ask for them.
 *
 *	Note: if a network error occurs during this receive, we do not
 *	recognize it in the "gds_start" API call that initiated this
 *	action.  It will be stored with the queue of records for the
 *	cursor that is being fetched.  This is not ideal - but compabile
 *	with how the code worked prior to pipelining work done
 *	1996-Jul-15 David Schnepper
 *
 *****************************************/

	// Check to see if any data is waiting to happen

	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	rem_port* port = rdb->rdb_port;
	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
	Rrq::rrq_repeat* tail = &request->rrq_rpt[msg_type];
	// CVC: I commented this line because it's overwritten immediately in the loop.
	// RMessage* message = tail->rrq_message;
	const rem_fmt* format = tail->rrq_format;

	// save the status vector in the request block, as the API call
	// which started this function already has a status (the result of
	// the isc_start or isc_start_and_receive)
	ISC_STATUS_ARRAY tmp_status;
	packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = tmp_status;

	// Swallow up data.  If a buffer isn't available, allocate another

	while (true)
	{
		RMessage* message = tail->rrq_xdr;
		if (message->msg_address)
		{
			RMessage* new_msg = new RMessage(format->fmt_length);
			tail->rrq_xdr = new_msg;
			new_msg->msg_next = message;
			new_msg->msg_number = message->msg_number;

#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
			// link the new message in a doubly linked list to make it
			// easier to scroll back and forth through the records

			RMessage* prior = message->msg_prior;
			message->msg_prior = new_msg;
			prior->msg_next = new_msg;
			new_msg->msg_prior = prior;
#else
			while (message->msg_next != new_msg->msg_next)
				message = message->msg_next;
			message->msg_next = new_msg;
#endif
		}

		// Note: not receive_packet
		if (!receive_packet_noqueue(rdb->rdb_port, packet, tmp_status))
		{
			memcpy(request->rrq_status_vector, tmp_status, sizeof(request->rrq_status_vector));
			return;
		}

		// Did an error response come back ?
		if (packet->p_operation != op_send)
		{
			check_response(rdb, packet);
			memcpy(request->rrq_status_vector, tmp_status, sizeof(request->rrq_status_vector));
			return;
		}

		tail->rrq_msgs_waiting++;

		// Reached end of batch

		if (!packet->p_data.p_data_messages || (port->port_flags & PORT_rpc)) {
			break;
		}
	}
}


static bool receive_packet(rem_port* port, PACKET * packet, ISC_STATUS * user_status)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e c e i v e _ p a c k e t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Clear the queue of any pending receives, then receive the
 *	response to a sent request, blocking if necessary until
 *	the response is present.
 *
 * Return codes:
 *	true  - no errors.
 *	false - Network error occurred, error code in user_status
 *
 **************************************/

	// Must clear the wire of any queued receives before fetching
	// the desired packet

	if (!clear_queue(port, user_status))
		return false;

	return receive_packet_noqueue(port, packet, user_status);
}


static bool receive_packet_noqueue(rem_port* port, PACKET * packet, ISC_STATUS * user_status)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e c e i v e _ p a c k e t _ n o q u e u e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Receive a packet and check for a network
 *	error on the receive.
 *	Note: SOME of the network lower level protocols
 *	will set up a status vector when errors
 *	occur, but other ones won't.
 *	So this routine sets up an error result
 *	for the vector prior to going into the
 *	network layer.  Note that we can't
 *	RESET the status vector as one thing
 *	that can be received is a new status vector
 *
 *	See also cousin routine: send_packet, send_partial_packet
 *
 *	NOTE:  Error handling, specifically the difference between
 *	user_status, rdb_status_vector, and p_resp_status_vector
 *	is very hazy, muddled, confused, and much too repeatitive in
 *	most cases.  A prime candidate for fixing up.
 *	Basically, the reason receive_packet must have a status
 *	vector passed in is that there ARE some cases where we will
 *	receive multiple packets for a response (for instance in
 *	batch mode of gds_receive).  So we throw away
 *	intermediate status vectors.
 *
 * Return codes:
 *	true  - no errors.
 *	false - Network error occurred, error code in user_status
 *
 **************************************/

	user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
	user_status[1] = isc_net_read_err;
	user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;

	// Receive responses for all deferred packets that were already sent

	ISC_STATUS_ARRAY tmp_status;
	memset(tmp_status, 0, sizeof(tmp_status));

	Rdb* rdb = port->port_context;
	ISC_STATUS* const save_status = rdb->rdb_status_vector;
	while (port->port_deferred_packets->getCount())
	{
		rem_que_packet* const p = port->port_deferred_packets->begin();
		if (!p->sent)
			break;

		p->packet.p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector = tmp_status;

		OBJCT stmt_id = 0;
		bool bCheckResponse = false, bFreeStmt = false;

		if (p->packet.p_operation == op_execute)
		{
			stmt_id = p->packet.p_sqldata.p_sqldata_statement;
			bCheckResponse = true;
		}
		else if (p->packet.p_operation == op_free_statement)
		{
			stmt_id = p->packet.p_sqlfree.p_sqlfree_statement;
			bFreeStmt = (p->packet.p_sqlfree.p_sqlfree_option == DSQL_drop);
		}

		if (!port->receive(&p->packet))
			return false;

		Rsr* statement = NULL;
		if (bCheckResponse || bFreeStmt)
		{
			statement = port->port_objects[stmt_id];
			CHECK_HANDLE(statement, type_rsr, isc_bad_req_handle);
		}

		if (bCheckResponse)
		{
			if (!check_response(rdb, &p->packet))
			{
				// save error within the corresponding statement
				statement->saveException(p->packet.p_resp.p_resp_status_vector, false);
			}
			else
			{
				// assign statement to transaction
				const OBJCT tran_id = p->packet.p_sqldata.p_sqldata_transaction;
				Rtr* transaction = port->port_objects[tran_id];
				statement->rsr_rtr = transaction;
			}
		}

		if (bFreeStmt && p->packet.p_resp.p_resp_object == INVALID_OBJECT)
		{
			release_sql_request(statement);
		}

		// free only part of packet we worked with
		REMOTE_free_packet(port, &p->packet, true);
		port->port_deferred_packets->remove(p);
	}

	rdb->rdb_status_vector = save_status;
	return (port->receive(packet));
}


static bool receive_queued_packet(rem_port* port, ISC_STATUS* user_status, USHORT id)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e c e i v e _ q u e u e d_ p a c k e t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	We're marked as having pending receives on the
 *	wire.  Grab the first pending receive and return.
 * Return codes:
 *	true  - no errors.
 *	false - Network error occurred, error code in user_status
 *
 **************************************/
	// Trivial case, nothing pending on the wire

	if (!port->port_receive_rmtque)
		return true;

	// Grab first queue entry

	rmtque* que_inst = port->port_receive_rmtque;

	// Receive the data

	bool result = (que_inst->rmtque_function) (port, que_inst, user_status, id);

	// Note: it is the rmtque_function's responsability to dequeue the request

	return result;
}


static void enqueue_receive(rem_port* port,
							t_rmtque_fn fn,
							Rdb* rdb,
							void* parm,
							Rrq::rrq_repeat* parm1)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	e n q u e u e _ r e c e i v e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 **************************************/
	rmtque* const que_inst = new rmtque;

	// Prepare a queue entry

	que_inst->rmtque_next = NULL;
	que_inst->rmtque_function = fn;
	que_inst->rmtque_parm = parm;
	que_inst->rmtque_message = parm1;
	que_inst->rmtque_rdb = rdb;

	// Walk to the end of the current queue
	rmtque** queptr = &port->port_receive_rmtque;
	while (*queptr)
		queptr = &(*queptr)->rmtque_next;

	// Add the new entry to the end of the queue

	*queptr = que_inst;
}


static void dequeue_receive( rem_port* port)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	d e q u e u e _ r e c e i v e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 **************************************/

	// Grab first queue entry & de-queue it

	rmtque* que_inst = port->port_receive_rmtque;
	port->port_receive_rmtque = que_inst->rmtque_next;
	que_inst->rmtque_next = NULL;

	// Add queue entry onto free queue

	delete que_inst;
}


static bool receive_response(Rdb* rdb, PACKET* packet)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e c e i v e _ r e s p o n s e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Check response to a remote call.
 *
 **************************************/

	ISC_STATUS* status = packet->p_resp.p_resp_status_vector = rdb->rdb_status_vector;

	if (!receive_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, status))
		return false;

	return check_response(rdb, packet);
}


static void release_blob( Rbl* blob)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e l e a s e _ b l o b
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release a blob block and friends.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rtr* transaction = blob->rbl_rtr;
	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	rdb->rdb_port->releaseObject(blob->rbl_id);

	for (Rbl** p = &transaction->rtr_blobs; *p; p = &(*p)->rbl_next)
	{
		if (*p == blob)
		{
			*p = blob->rbl_next;
			break;
		}
	}

	delete blob;
}


static void release_event( Rvnt* event)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e l e a s e _ e v e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release an event block.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = event->rvnt_rdb;

	for (Rvnt** p = &rdb->rdb_events; *p; p = &(*p)->rvnt_next)
	{
		if (*p == event)
		{
			*p = event->rvnt_next;
			break;
		}
	}

	delete event;
}


static bool release_object(Rdb* rdb, P_OP op, USHORT id)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e l e a s e _ o b j e c t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Tell the server to zap an object.  This doesn't necessary
 *	release the object, but usually does.
 *
 **************************************/
	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
	packet->p_operation = op;
	packet->p_rlse.p_rlse_object = id;

	ISC_STATUS* status = rdb->rdb_status_vector;

	if (rdb->rdb_port->port_flags & PORT_lazy)
	{
		switch (op)
		{
			case op_close_blob:
			case op_cancel_blob:
			case op_release:
				return defer_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, status);
			default:
				break;
		}
	}

	if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, status))
		return false;

	return receive_response(rdb, packet);
}


static void release_request( Rrq* request)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e l e a s e _ r e q u e s t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release a request block and friends.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = request->rrq_rdb;
	rdb->rdb_port->releaseObject(request->rrq_id);
	REMOTE_release_request(request);
}


static void release_statement( Rsr** statement)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e l e a s e _ s t a t e m e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release a GDML or SQL statement block ?
 *
 **************************************/

	delete (*statement)->rsr_bind_format;
	if ((*statement)->rsr_user_select_format &&
		(*statement)->rsr_user_select_format != (*statement)->rsr_select_format)
	{
		delete (*statement)->rsr_user_select_format;
	}
	delete (*statement)->rsr_select_format;
	(*statement)->releaseException();

	REMOTE_release_messages((*statement)->rsr_message);
	delete *statement;
	*statement = NULL;
}


static void release_sql_request( Rsr* statement)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e l e a s e _ s q l _ r e q u e s t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release an SQL request block.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = statement->rsr_rdb;
	rdb->rdb_port->releaseObject(statement->rsr_id);

	for (Rsr** p = &rdb->rdb_sql_requests; *p; p = &(*p)->rsr_next)
	{
		if (*p == statement)
		{
			*p = statement->rsr_next;
			break;
		}
	}

	release_statement(&statement);
}


static void release_transaction( Rtr* transaction)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e l e a s e _ t r a n s a c t i o n
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Release a transaction block and friends.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = transaction->rtr_rdb;
	rdb->rdb_port->releaseObject(transaction->rtr_id);

	while (transaction->rtr_blobs)
		release_blob(transaction->rtr_blobs);

	for (Rtr** p = &rdb->rdb_transactions; *p; p = &(*p)->rtr_next)
	{
		if (*p == transaction)
		{
			*p = transaction->rtr_next;
			break;
		}
	}

	delete transaction;
}


static ISC_STATUS return_success( Rdb* rdb)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	r e t u r n _ s u c c e s s
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Set up status vector to reflect successful execution.
 *
 **************************************/
	ISC_STATUS* p = rdb->rdb_status_vector;

	// If the status vector has not been initialized, then
	// initialize the status vector to indicate success.
	// Else pass the status vector along as it stands.

	if (p[0] != isc_arg_gds || p[1] != FB_SUCCESS ||
		(p[2] != isc_arg_end && p[2] != isc_arg_gds && p[2] != isc_arg_warning))
	{
		*p++ = isc_arg_gds;
		*p++ = FB_SUCCESS;
		*p = isc_arg_end;
	}

	return FB_SUCCESS;
}


#ifdef SCROLLABLE_CURSORS
static RMessage* scroll_cache(ISC_STATUS * user_status,
							Rrq* request,
							rem_port* port,
							Rrq::rrq_repeat * tail,
							USHORT * direction, ULONG * offset)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	s c r o l l _ c a c h e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *
 * Try to fetch the requested record from cache, if possible.  This algorithm depends
 * on all scrollable cursors being INSENSITIVE to database changes, so that absolute
 * record numbers within the result set will remain constant.
 *
 *  1.  BOF Forward or EOF Backward:  Retain the record number of the offset from the
 *      beginning or end of the result set.  If we can figure out the relative offset
 *      from the absolute, then scroll to it.  If it's in cache, great, otherwise dump
 *      the cache and have the server scroll the correct number of records.
 *
 *  2.  Forward or Backward:  Try to scroll the desired offset in cache.  If we
 *      scroll off the end of the cache, dump the cache and ask the server for a
 *      packetful of records.
 *
 *  In the forward direction, assume X is the number of records cached.
 *  If offset <= X, scroll forward offset records.  If offset > X,
 *  dump the cache and send a message to the server to scroll forward (offset - X)
 *  records.  However, if the server last scrolled in the backward direction,
 *  ask the server to scroll forward (offset - X + C) records, where C is the
 *  total number of records in cache.
 *
 *  In the backward direction, do the same thing but in reverse.
 *
 **************************************/

	// if we are to continue in the current direction, set direction to
	// the last direction scrolled; then depending on the direction asked
	// for, save the last direction asked for by the next layer above

	if (*direction == blr_continue)
	{
		if (tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::LAST_BACKWARD)
			*direction = blr_backward;
		else
			*direction = blr_forward;
	}

	if (*direction == blr_forward || *direction == blr_bof_forward)
		tail->rrq_flags &= ~Rrq::LAST_BACKWARD;
	else
		tail->rrq_flags |= Rrq::LAST_BACKWARD;

	// set to the last message returned to the higher level;
	// if none, set to the first message in cache
	RMessage* message = tail->rrq_last;
	if (!message)
	{
		message = tail->rrq_message;

		// if the first record hasn't been returned yet and we are doing a relative seek
		// forward (or backward when caching backwards), we effectively have just seeked
		// forward one by positioning to the first record, so decrement the offset by one

		if (*offset &&
			((*direction == blr_forward) && !(tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD)) ||
			((*direction == blr_backward) && (tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD)))
		{
			(*offset)--;
		}
	}

	// if we are scrolling from BOF and the cache was started from EOF
	// (or vice versa), the cache is unusable.

	if (
		(*direction == blr_bof_forward && (tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::ABSOLUTE_BACKWARD)) ||
		(*direction == blr_eof_backward && !(tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::ABSOLUTE_BACKWARD)))
	{
		return dump_cache(port, user_status, tail);
	}

	// if we are going to an absolute position, see if we can find that position
	// in cache, otherwise change to a relative seek from our former position

	if (*direction == blr_bof_forward || *direction == blr_eof_backward)
	{
		// if offset is before our current position, scroll backwards
		// through the cache to see if we can find it

		if (*offset < message->msg_absolute)
		{
			for (;;)
			{
				if (message == tail->rrq_xdr || !message->msg_address)
				{
					// if the cache was formed in the backward direction, see if
					// there are any packets pending which might contain the record

					if ((tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD) && (tail->rrq_rows_pending > 0))
					{
						tail->rrq_message = message;
						while (!message->msg_address && !request->rrq_status_vector[1])
						{
							if (!receive_queued_packet(port, user_status, request->rrq_id))
							{
								return NULL;
							}
						}
					}

					if ((message == tail->rrq_xdr) || !message->msg_address) {
						return dump_cache(port, user_status, tail);
					}
				}
				else {
					message = message->msg_prior;
				}

				if (*offset == message->msg_absolute)
					return message;
			}
		}

		// convert the absolute to relative, and prepare to scroll forward or
		// back to look for the record

		*offset -= message->msg_absolute;
		if (*direction == blr_bof_forward)
			*direction = blr_forward;
		else
			*direction = blr_backward;
	}

	for (; *offset; (*offset)--)
	{
		// if the record was not found, see if there are any packets pending
		// which might contain the record; otherwise dump the cache

		if (!message->msg_address || message == tail->rrq_xdr)
		{
			if (tail->rrq_rows_pending > 0)
			{
				if (((*direction == blr_forward) && !(tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD)) ||
					((*direction == blr_backward) && (tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD)))
				{
					tail->rrq_message = message;
					while (!message->msg_address && !request->rrq_status_vector[1])
					{
						if (!receive_queued_packet(port, user_status,
												   request->rrq_id))
						{
							return NULL;
						}
					}
				}
			}

			if ((message == tail->rrq_xdr) || !message->msg_address)
			{
				return dump_cache(port, user_status, tail);
			}
		}

		// step one record forward or back, depending on whether the cache was
		// initially formed in the forward or backward direction

		if (((*direction == blr_forward) && !(tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD)) ||
			((*direction == blr_backward) && (tail->rrq_flags & Rrq::BACKWARD)))
		{
			message = message->msg_next;
		}
		else
		{
			message = message->msg_prior;
		}
	}

	return message;
}
#endif


static ISC_STATUS send_and_receive(Rdb* rdb, PACKET* packet, ISC_STATUS* user_status)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	s e n d _ a n d _ r e c e i v e
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Send a packet, check status, receive a packet, and check status.
 *
 **************************************/

	if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
	{
		return user_status[1];
	}

	if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
	{
		return user_status[1];
	}

	return FB_SUCCESS;
}


static ISC_STATUS send_blob(ISC_STATUS*	user_status,
							Rbl*		blob,
							USHORT	buffer_length,
							const UCHAR*	buffer)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	s e n d _ b l o b
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Actually send blob data (which might be buffered)
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = blob->rbl_rdb;
	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
	packet->p_operation = op_put_segment;

	// If we aren't passed a buffer address, this is a batch send.  Pick up the
	// address and length from the blob buffer and blast away

	if (!buffer)
	{
		buffer = blob->rbl_buffer;
		buffer_length = blob->rbl_ptr - buffer;
		blob->rbl_ptr = blob->rbl_buffer;
		packet->p_operation = op_batch_segments;
	}

	P_SGMT* segment = &packet->p_sgmt;
	CSTRING_CONST temp = segment->p_sgmt_segment;
	segment->p_sgmt_blob = blob->rbl_id;
	segment->p_sgmt_segment.cstr_length = buffer_length;
	segment->p_sgmt_segment.cstr_address = buffer;
	segment->p_sgmt_length = buffer_length;

	if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
	{
		return user_status[1];
	}

     // restore the string; "buffer" is not referenced anymore, hence no
     // possibility to overwrite it accidentally.
	segment->p_sgmt_segment = temp;

	// Set up for the response packet.

	if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
	{
		return user_status[1];
	}

	return FB_SUCCESS;
}


static void send_cancel_event(Rvnt* event)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	s e n d _ c a n c e l _ e v e n t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Send a cancel event opcode to a remote
 *	server.
 *
 **************************************/

	// Look up the event's database, port and packet

	Rdb* rdb = event->rvnt_rdb;
	PACKET*	packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;

	// Set the various parameters for the packet:
	// remote operation to perform, which database,
	// and which event.

	packet->p_operation = op_cancel_events;
	packet->p_event.p_event_database = rdb->rdb_id;
	packet->p_event.p_event_rid = event->rvnt_id;

	// Send the packet, and if that worked, get a response

	if (send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, rdb->rdb_status_vector))
	{
		receive_response(rdb, packet);
	}

	// If the event has never been fired, fire it off with a length of 0.
	// Note: it is job of person being notified to check that counts
	// actually changed and that they were not woken up because of
	// server death.

	if (event->rvnt_id)
	{
		(*event->rvnt_ast)(event->rvnt_arg, (USHORT) 0, NULL);
		event->rvnt_id = 0;
	}
}


static bool send_packet(rem_port* port, PACKET* packet, ISC_STATUS* user_status)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	s e n d _ p a c k e t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Send a packet and check for a network error
 *	on the send.
 *	Make up a status vector for any error.
 *	Note: SOME of the network lower level protocols
 *	will set up a status vector when errors
 *	occur, but other ones won't.
 *	So this routine sets up an error result
 *	for the vector and resets it to true
 *	if the packet send occurred.
 *
 *	See also cousin routine: receive_packet
 *
 **************************************/

	user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
	user_status[1] = isc_net_write_err;
	user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;

	RefMutexGuard guard(*port->port_write_sync);

	// Send packets that were deferred

	for (rem_que_packet* p = port->port_deferred_packets->begin();
		p < port->port_deferred_packets->end(); p++)
	{
		if (!p->sent)
		{
			if (!port->send_partial(&p->packet))
				return false;
			p->sent = true;
		}
	}

	return (port->send(packet));
}

static bool send_partial_packet(rem_port* port, PACKET* packet, ISC_STATUS* user_status)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	s e n d _ p a r t i a l _ p a c k e t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Send a packet and check for a network error
 *	on the send.
 *	Make up a status vector for any error.
 *	Note: SOME of the network lower level protocols
 *	will set up a status vector when errors
 *	occur, but other ones won't.
 *	So this routine sets up an error result
 *	for the vector and resets it to true
 *	if the packet send occurred.
 *
 *	See also cousin routine: receive_packet, send_packet
 *
 **************************************/

	user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
	user_status[1] = isc_net_write_err;
	user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;

	RefMutexGuard guard(*port->port_write_sync);

	// Send packets that were deferred

	for (rem_que_packet* p = port->port_deferred_packets->begin();
		p < port->port_deferred_packets->end(); p++)
	{
		if (!p->sent)
		{
			if (!port->send_partial(&p->packet))
				return false;
			p->sent = true;
		}
	}

	return (port->send_partial(packet));
}

static void server_death(rem_port* port)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	s e r v e r _ d e a t h
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Received "EOF" from remote server
 *	Cleanup events.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = port->port_context;

	if (rdb && !(port->port_flags & PORT_disconnect))
	{
		for (Rvnt* event = rdb->rdb_events; event; event = event->rvnt_next)
		{
			if (event->rvnt_id)
			{
				(*event->rvnt_ast) (event->rvnt_arg, (USHORT) 0, NULL);
				event->rvnt_id = 0;
			}
		}
	}
}


static ISC_STATUS svcstart(ISC_STATUS*	user_status,
					   Rdb*		rdb,
					   P_OP		operation,
					   USHORT	object,
					   USHORT	incarnation,
					   USHORT	item_length,
					   const UCHAR*	items)
 {
/**************************************
 *
 *	s v c s t a r t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Instruct the server to start a service
 *
 **************************************/

	// Build the primary packet to get the operation started.

	PACKET* packet = &rdb->rdb_packet;
	packet->p_operation = operation;
	P_INFO* information = &packet->p_info;
	information->p_info_object = object;
	information->p_info_incarnation = incarnation;
	information->p_info_items.cstr_length = item_length;
	information->p_info_items.cstr_address = items;
	information->p_info_buffer_length = item_length;

	// Assume the result will be successful

	fb_assert(user_status == rdb->rdb_status_vector);
	user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
	user_status[1] = FB_SUCCESS;
	user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;

	if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, packet, user_status))
		return user_status[1];

	// Set up for the response packet.

	P_RESP* response = &packet->p_resp;
	CSTRING temp = response->p_resp_data;

	if (!receive_response(rdb, packet))
	{
		response->p_resp_data = temp;
		return user_status[1];
	}

	response->p_resp_data = temp;

	return rdb->rdb_status_vector[1];
}


static ISC_STATUS unsupported(ISC_STATUS* user_status)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	u n s u p p o r t e d
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	No_entrypoint is called if there is not entrypoint for a given routine.
 *
 **************************************/

	*user_status++ = isc_arg_gds;
	*user_status++ = isc_wish_list;
	*user_status = isc_arg_end;

	return isc_unavailable;
}


static void zap_packet(PACKET* packet)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	z a p _ p a c k e t
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Zero out a packet block.
 *
 **************************************/

	memset(packet, 0, sizeof(struct packet));
}


ISC_STATUS FB_CANCEL_OPERATION(ISC_STATUS* user_status, Rdb** db_handle, USHORT kind)
{
/*************************************
 *
 * 	G D S _ C A N C E L _ O P E R A T I O N
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Asynchronously cancel requests, running with db_handle on remote server.
 *
 **************************************/
	Rdb* rdb = *db_handle;
	CHECK_HANDLE(rdb, type_rdb, isc_bad_db_handle);
	RemPortPtr port(rdb->rdb_port);

	if (kind == fb_cancel_abort)
	{
		port->force_close();

		user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
		user_status[1] = FB_SUCCESS;
		user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;

		return user_status[1];
	}

	if (port->port_protocol < PROTOCOL_VERSION12 || port->port_type != rem_port::INET)
	{
		user_status[0] = isc_arg_gds;
		user_status[1] = isc_wish_list;
		user_status[2] = isc_arg_end;

		return user_status[1];
	}

	// This is async operation - should not lock port_sync
	rdb->rdb_status_vector = user_status;

	try
	{
		PACKET packet;
		packet.p_operation = op_cancel;
		P_CANCEL_OP* cancel = &packet.p_cancel_op;
		cancel->p_co_kind = kind;

		if (!send_packet(rdb->rdb_port, &packet, user_status))
		{
			return user_status[1];
		}
	}
	catch (const Exception& ex)
	{
		return stuff_exception(user_status, ex);
	}

	return return_success(rdb);
}