dotConnect for MySQL 5.70 is released!

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dotConnect for MySQL 5.70 is released!

Post by Shalex » Wed 31 Mar 2010 15:47

Dear users,

Devart is glad to announce the release of the new version of dotConnect for MySQL, enhanced database connectivity solution built over ADO.NET architecture that offer Entity Framework and LINQ to SQL support. New dotConnect for MySQL offers complete support for Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate and Entity Framework 4 Release Candidate.

Entity Developer 2.80 was greatly improved. Now Entity Developer seamlessly integrates with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate. Entity Developer LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework models are edited inside the Visual Studio without the need to open the model in a separate Entity Developer application. You can use Entity Developer for creating models for both Entity Framework 1 and Entity Framework 4 Release Candidate. For example, such feature as Lazy Loading is now supported for Entity Framework 4 Release Candidate models.

dotConnect for MySQL now supports both Entity Developer and Entity Data Model Wizard/Update Wizard for designing Entity Framework models in Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate.

Model First was supported with templates for generating DDL script. Now you may design the Entity Framework model for your application and then create database automatically.

Support for new Canonical aggregate and scalar functions was added to dotConnect for MySQL, and you may use standard database functions in LINQ queries.

Installation of new dotConnect for MySQL also was improved. Now previous version of the product can be uninstalled automatically by the installation wizard.

Here is the complete list of dotConnect for MySQL 5.70.120 features:
  • Supported Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate
  • Install Wizard improved (ability to automatically uninstall previous version added)
  • ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 CTP2 supported
  • Added possibility to avoid connecting to dbMonitor.exe when using DbMonitor ancestors
  • Supported geometry types via Well-Known Binary (WKB) format
  • Added MySqlConnection.ClearAllPools(bool force) method
  • Added support for SSH known_hosts file
  • Fixed bug with licensing in Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate projects
  • Fixed bug with exception in License Information window
  • Fixed bug with no exception on command timeout
  • Fixed bug with multiple rows constraint generation
LINQ to MySQL
  • Added support for specific dynamic expressions
  • Fixed bug with Refresh() method
  • Fixed bug with LoadWith() method
  • Fixed the 'Unable to cast object' problem
  • Fixed bug with Where() and nullable parameter
  • Fixed bug with multiple LoadWith() calls
  • Fixed bug with calling a method in the Select clause
  • Fixed "Cannot Refresh Entity" error
  • Fixed bug with nullable boolean and null comparison
  • Fixed "Cannot access a disposed object" error
  • Fixed bug with "select new"
  • Fixed bug with insert of autoincremented values
  • Fixed bug with NotImplementedException and IGrouping.Count
  • Fixed the problem with group by and ordering
  • Fixed bug with exception on the master-detail insert
  • Fixed bug with Int32 instead of Int64
Entity Developer
  • Support for ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 Release Candidate added
  • Support for multi-result set methods added
  • Improved dialogs for editing model objects
  • Full integration with Visual Studio implemented
  • Added full support for ModificationFunctionMapping
  • Improved Find in Model functionality
  • Improved One-To-One associations handling
  • Fixed bug with different namespaces and procedure code generation
  • Fixed bug with Unicode facet serialization
  • Fixed problem with DevartEntityDeploySplit
  • Fixed problem with metadata resources generation
  • Fixed bug with App_Code subfolders
  • Fixed bug with Many-to-Many associations
  • Fixed several bugs in VB.NET code generation templates
  • Fixed bug with "Trial period expired" on 64-bit Windows
  • Fixed the "MSL Parsing failed" problem on some model opening
  • Fixed bug with Read Only attribute
  • Fixed bug with Storage attribute setting
  • Fixed bug with OtherKey attribute setting
  • Fixed bug with model opening in case of manual association edit
  • Fixed bug with Generate related property check box
Entity Framework support
  • Supported ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 Release Candidate
    • Support for new Canonical aggregate and scalar functions added
    • Ability to use standard DBMS functions in LINQ queries added
    • Support for Model First (templates for DB generation) added
    • Full support for Entity Data Model Wizard/Update Wizard added
  • Added support for methods creating and deleting the database (EF v1 and EF v4)
  • Fixed bug with Returning SQL
  • Fixed bug with exception on Generate Database from Model
  • Fixed bug with EndsWith method
Devart development team
http://www.devart.com/dotconnect/mysql/

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