dotConnect for MySQL introduces new approaches for designing application architectures, boosts productivity, and leverages database applications.
dotConnect for MySQL is an enhanced database connectivity solution built over ADO.NET architecture and a development framework with a number of innovative technologies.
With state of the art ORM solutions such as Entity Framework and LINQ to SQL, it introduces new approaches for designing applications and boosts productivity of database application development.
Here are some key features of "dotConnect for MySQL":
· Direct access to MySQL server
· Doesn't require MySQL client library and uses MySQL protocol directly
· 100% managed code
· High performance
· Easy to deploy
· Supports the latest versions of MySQL server
· All MySQL data types support
· Compact Framework support
· Stored procedures support
· Support MySQL Embedded server
· Connection pooling feature
· Support multiple query execution
· Fill DataSet with multiple query
· MySqlScript component to execute scripts
· MySqlLoader component for fast loading data
· Ability to store data in DataReader object
· Paginal access to query result
· Named parameters support
· Ability of monitoring query execution by DBMonitor
· Advanced design-time editors
· Integrated DbTools for browsing database schema, manipulate database objects and visual building queries
· Easy migration from ODBC and OLE DB .NET Data Providers with Migration Wizard
· Help integrated into Visual Studio .NET
· Free support for registered users
· Licensed per a developer without royalty fee
Requirements:
· NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0
· MySQL
Limitations:
· Some features are disabled:
· .NET Compact Framework support
· SSL support
· SSH support
· Compression protocol support
· Embedded Server support
· Connection through proxy servers
· Connection through HTTP tunnels
· MySqlScript class
· MySqlMonitor class
· MySqlDataTable class
· MySqlDataSet class
· MySqlLoader class
· MySqlDump class
· MySqlDependency class
· DataLink class
· MySqlDataSource component for web applications
· Design-time features, including component editors and property editors
· Entity Framework support
· LinqConnect support
· NHibernate support
· Entity Developer
· ASP.NET providers support
· SQL Server Business Intelligence Solutions support
· Enterprise Library support
· DotNetNuke support
· InterForm technology
· DataSet Manager and Editor
· DataSet Wizard
· Migration Wizard
· dbForge Fusion for MySQL Standard Edition
· dbMonitor support
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· The bug with incorrect work of the Update Model From Database wizard for models containing stored procedures with parameters is fixed (Entity Framework models)