What's new in Datanamic Data Generator for MS Access 6.1.0
Aug 4, 2016
- Added the option to generate test data to multiple SQL files instead of only one file. One SQL file per table can be generated from now on.
- Fixed an issue with displaying preview data for foreign key field data. Quoted strings were displayed instead of unquoted strings.
- Fixed an issue with generated test data for foreign key field data when generating to SQL scripts. Quoted strings were generated instead of unquoted strings.
New in Datanamic Data Generator for MS Access 6.0.0 (Aug 4, 2016)
- Added the option to use functions in expressions.
- Expressions are now available for date fields also.
- The first row was skipped when using data from an external source in sequential mode. Fixed.
- Removed support for MS Access 95.
- Fixed an issue with the question and info dialog being displayed behind another dialog.
- Fixed an issue with Invalid floating point operation when doing a test run.
- Caption of labels in progress dialog displayed the wrong text for the the first seconds after the dialog became visible.
- Message about sample project when starting up the trial was not correct. Fixed.
- Wrong name displayed in main form when loading project. Caption of main form now displays "..." when loading or initializing a project.
- From now on temporary files and preview data stored in the AppData folder instead of the windows temp directory.
- Added the option to deactivate the software.
- Added the option to check for updates. You can do that via the menu Help | Check for updates. You can also configure the application to check for updates each time the application starts.
- Fixed an issue with the color of the toolbar. Sometimes the color of the toolbar changed on start up.
- Improved routine to determine logical order for data generation (Self referencing relationships are treated different).
- Fixed a connection error when selecting the query/view column with "value from query" and/or "value from view".
New in Datanamic Data Generator for MS Access 5.1.0 (Jul 17, 2013)
- Added the option to refer to values from other fields in the same record. e.g.: The following expression can be used when generating data fro field FullName ["FirstName" "MiddleName" "LastName"]. See sample project also.
- Fixed an issue with the installation of Datanamic Data Generator. An unnecessary submenu "Datanamic" was created.
- From now on the dialog to open the sample project is there every time you start the application.
- Fixed an issue when creating a new project. The message that a definition file is missing is not displayed anymore.
- Fixed an issue with reading in the structure of MS Access 2007 databases. It failed if the Primary key index was not defined correctly.
New in Datanamic Data Generator for MS Access 5.0.0 (Mar 14, 2013)
- From now on you can select the tables you want to populate in the list of tables in the main dialog
- Complete new user interface
- Multiple data generation plans (projects) can be opened and edited at the same time
- Auto highlight the column in the preview data grid when the corresponding field is edited or is selected
- New "test run" option when generating test data. Do a full execution of the plan, or execute only a part (e.g. 10%) of the data generation plan
- Field settings: Added the option for "synchronized selection" to the "select mode" combobox. Synchronized selection is available when your fill type is a table or a view. It means that the cursor in the table/view will not change for each field. If you do not set "synchronized selection" then the cursor will be moved each time data is fetched (so for each field)
- You can now specify a random or sequential select mode when your fill type is "Value from Parent Field"
- The number of generated preview records will not exceed the specified number of rows to generate for that table anymore
- Generated or selected empty strings (for fill type value from lists for example) are now inserted as NULLs by default
- Improved error messages when generation of preview data fails
- Added the option to fill a column with an exact numeric data type from a CSV file or from a list
- Use custom filters when selecting the tables you want to add to your project
- Now easily navigate to related tables from the table settings pane
- New option to turn off automatic sample data generation
- New select fill type combo box for easier selection of generator
- Intelligent determination of number of records to generate