Re: MySQL Connector/Net 5.2.0 Alpha has been released

[Reggie Burnett]

Sorry no.  There seem to be some more pressing projects.

Jorge Bastos wrote:
> Ok Reggie, i'll be waiting then.
> What about the time for it, do you have any ideia when will be out?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reggie Burnett [mailto:reggie@stripped] 
> Sent: segunda-feira, 11 de Fevereiro de 2008 18:50
> To: Jorge Bastos
> Cc: dotnet@stripped
> Subject: Re: MySQL Connector/Net 5.2.0 Alpha has been released
>
> Of course!
>
> Jorge Bastos wrote:
>   
>> Ok Reggie,
>> Do you have any ideia when it'll be available?
>> Will you announce it then it's out?
>>
>> Jorge
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Reggie Burnett [mailto:reggie@stripped] 
>> Sent: segunda-feira, 11 de Fevereiro de 2008 17:36
>> To: Lynn Eriksen
>> Cc: Jorge Bastos; dotnet@stripped
>> Subject: Re: MySQL Connector/Net 5.2.0 Alpha has been released
>>
>> I'm currently working on a preview package that might be 6.0 that will 
>> have EF support
>>
>> Lynn Eriksen wrote:
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>>> How about entity framework beta 3?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>  
>>> Mr. Lynn Eriksen
>>>  
>>> 713.960.8222 X105
>>>
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jorge Bastos [mailto:mysql.jorge@stripped] 
>>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:20 AM
>>> To: 'Reggie Burnett'
>>> Cc: dotnet@stripped
>>> Subject: RE: MySQL Connector/Net 5.2.0 Alpha has been released
>>>
>>> Hi Reggie,
>>> Can this version work with .net 1.1?
>>>
>>> Jorge
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Reggie Burnett [mailto:reggie@stripped] 
>>> Sent: segunda-feira, 11 de Fevereiro de 2008 17:18
>>> To: dotnet@stripped; announce@stripped
>>> Subject: MySQL Connector/Net 5.2.0 Alpha has been released
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> MySQL Connector/Net 5.2.0 a new version of the all-managed .NET driver 
>>> for MySQL has been released.  This release is an alpha and may contain 
>>> bugs with some of them possibly being severe.  You are strongly urged to 
>>> not use this release in production environments.  This release is 
>>> intended only for testing and feedback purposes. 
>>>
>>> **IMPORTANT**
>>> There are many changes in this release including an extensive change 
>>> related to using @ as a parameter marker instead of ?.  There is a more 
>>> thorough writeup of the breaking changes in the release notes and we 
>>> strongly encourage you to read those notes to better understand the
>>>     
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>>> **IMPORTANT**
>>>
>>> Version 5.2.0 works with all versions of MySQL including MySQL-4.1,  
>>> MySQL-5.0, MySQL-5.1 beta or the MySQL-6.0 Falcon "Preview".
>>>
>>> It is now available in source and binary form from 
>>> [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/5.2.html] and 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.)
>>>
>>> == Features or behavior changes ==
>>> - Added connection string option 'Treat Tiny As Boolean' so applications 
>>> that expect TINYINT(1)
>>>   to return an integer will not break (bug #34052).  This setting is 
>>> true by default.  If your application
>>>   expects TINYINT(1) columns to be returned as integer, you need to set 
>>> this setting to false.
>>> - Added the ability to clear a single or all connection pools.
>>> - Added Visual Studio 2008 integration.
>>> - Added support for batching to MySqlDataAdapter.  Batching is fully 
>>> supported
>>>   including collapsing inserts down into the multi-value form if
>>>       
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>>> - Added MySqlScript class for executing scripts against a database.
>>> - Marked connection string option 'Use Old Syntax' as obsolete and 
>>> changed code to
>>>   allow both @ and ? as parameter markers.
>>> - Added MySqlBulkLoader class for easily executing LOAD DATA commands
>>> - Added support for treating BINARY(16) columns as GUID values
>>> - Perfmon counters are now created using Wix code instead of a managed 
>>> custom action. 
>>>   This seems to help the problem where some installation were failing 
>>> becausing of
>>>   being unable to register the counters.
>>> - Added Allow User Variables connection string option so that users can 
>>> use user
>>>   variables without getting missing parameter exceptions.  This feature 
>>> is related
>>>   to our move back to using @ as parameter marker. (see release notes)
>>> - Added a new profile provider to our web providers collection
>>> - Completely revamped provider schema allowing for tighter integration 
>>> between
>>>   the providers
>>>
>>> == Bugs fixed ==
>>> - Fixed problem with membership provider where FindUserByEmail would 
>>> fail trying to add
>>>   a second parameter with the same name as the first (bug #33347)
>>> - Fixed long standing problem with compression over a network.  It's now 
>>> fast again. (bug #27865)  
>>> - Fixed nant compilation problem on mono (bug #33508)
>>> - Fixed problem where connection state reported through the state change 
>>> handler was not
>>>   showing Open (bug #34082) 
>>> - Incorporated some connection string cache optimizations sent to us by 
>>> Maxim Mass (bug #34000)
>>> - Fixed problem with opening a connection that was previously closed by 
>>> sudden server disconnection (bug #33909) 
>>> - Fixed code to yield better exception when using different connection 
>>> strings in a single transaction (bug #34204) 
>>> - Small bug fix and speed enhancement in Statement.TokenizeSql (bug
>>>     
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>>> Enjoy and thanks for the support!
>>> Reggie
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