MySQL Tools for Visual Studio 1.1.2 now available!

[Reggie Burnett]

Today we have released MySQL Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.1.2 -- a 
downloadable plug-in for Visual Studio 2005 that allows Windows developers 
to quickly build MySQL data-driven applications with Visual Studio. With 
this plug-in, developers will be able to create, modify and manage MySQL 
database objects with an easy-to-use interface from within
the Visual Studio IDE.  This product is delivered as a package compatible 
with Visual Studio 2005.

This release is identical to 1.1.0 in functionality.  We identified and 
corrected some problems with the installers for 1.1.0 and the unreleased 
1.1.1.

The 1.1 series plugin adds support for using the DataSource wizard and the 
DataSet designer in Visual Studio 2005.  The Data Source wizard can be found 
by choosing Data|Add Data Source from the Visual Studio menu.  It provides a 
way to connect the generic data-handling capabilities of Visual Studio to 
our provider.  Once a data source is added then custom datasets can be 
created using the DataSet Designer.  Using this designer, you can drag and 
drop database tables onto the design surface and use the created 
TableAdapter classes to populate the tables.

MySQL will be presenting a webinar showing these new capabilities.  You can 
find the details of this webinar and register for the event at 
http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/web-seminars/mysql-tools-vs.php.

MySQL Tools for Visual Studio binaries are currently available under a 
no-charge license.  We plan to release the source code and are currently 
determining what license the source code will be placed under.  The plug-in 
can be downloaded from 
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/visual-studio-plugin/1.0.html.

Thank you for  your time and effort in checking out this product.  Please 
don't hesitate to use the following resources for posting your bug reports, 
questions, or concerns.

Bugs:   http://bugs.mysql.com/   (use the Connector/Net category)
Forum:   http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?38
List:   http://lists.mysql.com/dotnet

Thank you!
Reggie Burnett
MySQL