Re: MySQL Connector/Net 5.1.2 Beta has been released.

Did it works with orcas beta /orcas express ctp?

On 6/14/07, Reggie Burnett <reggie@mysql.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> MySQL Connector/Net 5.1.2 a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for
> MySQL has been released.
>
> ************* IMPORTANT ********************
> Connector/Net 5.1 represents a change in how we package our products.
> Until
> now, we've shipped our core provider and the Visual Studio integration
> bits
> as separate downloads. This has become a bit of a problem. Often we would
> fix a bug that involved changing code both in the VS package and in the
> core
> provider. This provided a versioning problem where users would need to
> upgrade both products to see the benefit of the bug fix. To solve this,
> we've decided to discontinue Tools for Visual Studio as a separate product
> and have, instead, integrated it into a new Connector/Net installer. We
> hope
> this provides a better "out of box" experience for our users.
>
> All previous versions of Tools for Visual Studio should be uninstalled
> prior
> to installing this product.
> ********************************************
>
> Version 5.1.2 works with all versions of MySQL including MySQL-4.1,
> MySQL-5.0, MySQL-5.1 beta or the MySQL-6.0 Falcon "Preview". Please be
> aware
> that this version is beta quality software and should not be used in
> production environments.
>
> It is now available in source and binary form from
> [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/5.1.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.)
>
> === Issues fixed ===
>
> - Fixed integration with the Website Administration Tool. Before this
> fix,
> the test link was visible but did not work and user management did not
> work.
> - Reintroduced code to properly return field values as byte[] when the
> binary flag is present. (See release notes)
> - Fixed problem preventing the DataSet Designer or TableAdapter wizard
> from
> being able to generate insert, update, and delete statements. (Bug #26347)
> - Fixed problem preventing use of stored procedures for insert, update,
> and
> delete statements in a table adapter.
> - Fixed problem where text columns would not appear in the Visual Studio
> query builder (Bug #28437)
>
> ==== Bugs fixed in 5.0.8 that are now appearing in 5.1.2 =====
>
> - Log messages are no longer truncated to 300 characters (Bug #28706)
> - Fixed a problem with compression over a network. We were letting the
> inflate stream read directly from the network stream. Under certain
> situations, two bytes were being left unread and this messed up our byte
> counts. Now we are using a WeakReference to an internal buffer that we
> read
> the compressed data into before inflating. (Bug #28204)
> - Fixed problem where we were not closing prepared statement handles when
> commands are disposed.
>
> === Where to get information. ===
>
> .NET forum: [forums.mysql.com]
> .NET mailing list: [lists.mysql.com]
> Reggie's blog: [www.bytefx.com]
> Planet MySQL: [www.planetmysql.org]
>
> As always we thank you for your use of our products and keep those bug
> reports coming!
>
> Reggie
>
>
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