Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.10 is a maintenance release for the 6.9.x
series of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for production
environments.

It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.

It is now available in source and binary form from
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites
(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you
can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose
another download site.)

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.10 (2017-10-23, General Availability)

   Bugs Fixed

     * Executing MySql.Web.Security.CreateUserAndAccount with
       valid arguments returned an out-of-range exception.
       Thanks to Stein Setvik for contributing to the …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.9 is the sixth development release that expands
cross-platform support to Linux and macOS when using Microsoft’s .NET Core
framework. Now, .NET developers can use the X DevAPI with .NET Core and
Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 1.0 to create server applications that run
on Windows, Linux and macOS. We are very excited about this change and
really look forward to your feedback on it!

MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.9 is also the eighth development release of MySQL
Connector/Net to add support for the new X DevAPI.  The X DevAPI enables
application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the
relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that
does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
…

Dear MySQL users,

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Excel version 1.3.7. This is a maintenance release for 1.3.x. It can be used for production environments.

MySQL for Excel is an application plug-in enabling data analysts to very easily access and manipulate MySQL data within Microsoft Excel. It enables you to directly work with a MySQL database from within Microsoft Excel so you can easily do tasks such as:

• Importing MySQL data into Excel
• Exporting Excel data directly into MySQL to a new or existing table
• Editing MySQL data directly within Excel

MySQL for Excel is installed using the MySQL Installer for Windows.The …

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of  MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.5 m4. Note that this is a development preview release and not intended for production usage.

MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.5 m4 is the fourth development release of the MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0 series. This series adds support for the new X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in …

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.7. This is a maintenance release for 1.2.x. It can be used for production environments.

MySQL for Visual Studio is a product that includes all of the Visual Studio integration functionality to create and manage MySQL databases when developing .NET applications.

MySQL for Visual Studio is installed using the MySQL Installer for Windows which comes in 2 versions:

• Full (352.8 MB) which includes a complete set of MySQL products with their binaries included in the downloaded bundle.
• Web (1.7 MB – a network install) which will just pull MySQL for Visual Studio over the web and install it when run.

You can download MySQL Installer from our official Downloads page at …

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.4 m3. Note that this is a development preview release and not intended for production usage.

MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.4 m3 is the third development preview release of the MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0 series.  This series adds support for the new X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL for Visual Studio, and its usage, see …

Dear MySQL users,

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL Notifier version 1.1.7.

MySQL Notifier enables developers and DBAs to easily monitor, start and stop all their MySQL database instances. It provides a familiar Microsoft SQL Server look and feel and integrates with MySQL Workbench.

MySQL Notifier is installed using the MySQL Installer for Windows.

The MySQL Installer for Windows comes in 2 versions

• Full (150 MB) which includes a complete set of MySQL products with their binaries included in the download
• Web (1.5 MB – a network install) which will just pull the MySQL Notifier over the web and install it when run.

You can …

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.3 m2. Note that this is a development preview release and not intended for production usage.

MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.3 M2 is the second development preview release of the MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0 series.  This series adds support for the new X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL for Visual Studio, and its usage, see …

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.2 m1. Note that this is a milestone release and not intended for production usage.

MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.2 m1 is the first development release of MySQL for Visual Studio to add support for the new X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL for Visual Studio, and its usage, please refer to the MySQL for Visual Studio Quick-Start Guide.

Please also note that the X …

In MySQL for Visual Studio version 1.2.4 and earlier, there was an issue, existing only under a specific scenario, which was preventing the plugin to be uninstalled (either using the “Remove” option in the Windows Control Panel/Programs, or the MySQL Installer for Windows) or upgraded to a newer version, causing the uninstall/update action to be rolled back during the process. (For further information about this issue please refer to http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=71226).

Such scenario can be achieved as follows:

1. First install Visual Studio 2012, or VS 2013 or VS 2015
2. Then, install MySQL for Visual Studio version 1.2.4 or earlier
3. Later, uninstall Visual Studio 2012, or VS2013 or VS2015

With the scenario described above, the uninstall/upgrade process of the MySQL for Visual Studio plugin is …