Connector/Net 1.0.0 Beta1 released!

[Reggie Burnett]

Hi,
 
MySQL Connector/Net 1.0.0-beta, a new version of the fully-managed .NET
driver for MySQL has been released.
 
Version 1.0.0-beta is the first release of the original ByteFX provider code
under the new Connector/Net name.  With this version, Connector/Net is now
suitable for use with all versions of MySQL from 3.23 to 5.0!
 
It is now available in source and binary form from the Connector/Net
download pages at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/1.0.html
as well as mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at
this point of time - if you can't find this version on some mirror, please
try again later or choose another download site.)
 
Please note that while we have worked very hard  to make this version
compatible with MySQL 4.1 and MySQL 5.0, those products are still under
development, and may yet change in ways that might interfere with the proper
execution of Connector/Net.  You should also be aware that this release has
only very limited performance testing done.
 
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IF YOU ARE UPGRADING, PLEASE READ THIS
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The syntax used to mark parameters in SQL strings has changed.  To mark
parameters you now need to prefix them with '?'.  This is documented in the
help file along with an explanation of why this change was made.  You can
use the old parameter syntax, with some caveats, by adding 'old syntax=yes'
to your connection string.
For more information, please see the help file.
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Connector/Net will have at least one more beta release before final.
This next beta release will include a much more complete help file, more
thorough performance testing and any needed bug fixes.
 
Have fun with this release!
 
Please take the time to file any bugs you might encounter (hopefully
none!) at http://bugs.mysql.com/ ... We're particularly interested in any
issues you might have with this release and MySQL-4.1.4 with respect to
server-side prepared statements.
 
Regards,
 
 -Reggie