MySQL Connector/C++ 1.0.1alpha is available!

[Ulf Wendel]

Dear MySQL Users,

a new version of MySQL Connector/C++ has been made available: MySQL 
Connector/C++ 1.0.1alpha. The MySQL Connector/C++ provides a C++ API for 
connecting client applications to the MySQL Server. You can download the 
alpha release at:

   http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/1.0.html

The MySQL Connector/C++ mimics the JDBC 4.0 API. JDBC is a commonly 
known and well designed API. The MySQL Connector/C++ alpha implements 
about 75% of the methods of the following classes of the JDBC 4.0 API:

  * Connection
  * DatabaseMetaData
  * Driver
  * PreparedStatement
  * ResultSet
  * ResultSetMetaData
  * Savepoint
  * Statement

Using MySQL Connector/C++ instead of the MySQL C API (MySQL Client 
Library) offers the following advantages for C++ users:

  * Convenience of pure C++ - no C function calls
  * Support of a well designed API - JDBC 4.0
  * Support of a commonly known and well documented API - JDBC 4.0
  * Support of the object oriented programming paradigma
  * Shorter development times

You can find further details, including usage examples, on the projects 
MySQL Forge wiki page at:

   http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Connector_C%2B%2B

A first documentation draft is available at:

   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/connector-cpp.html

Please note, the MySQL Connector/C++ is released as an alpha version. 
Although MySQL Workbench is using a pre-alpha snapshot we do not 
recommend using it in production environments or systems with critical 
data. Please note, official support is not available for the alpha 
version of Connector/C++.

Feedback, bug reports, bug fixes, patches and so on are welcome and 
appreciated:

     http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Contributing

You may also want to contribute to the MySQL Forum on C/C++ at 
http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?45 or join the MySQL Connector/C++ 
mailing list http://lists.mysql.com/connector-cplusplus .

Connector/C++ is licensed under the terms of the GPL 2, like most MySQL 
Connectors. There are special exceptions to the terms and conditions of 
the GPL as it is applied to this software, see FLOSS License Exception 
(http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html). If you 
need a non-GPL license for commercial distribution, please contact 
mailto:sales@stripped .

Enjoy!

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Ulf Wendel, MySQL
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