450 revisions after the 6.0 release follows the new 7.0 release
of HeidiSQL now. Here are the most noticable changes since the
6.0 release:
- Basic support for Microsoft SQL Server, allowing to execute
queries, edit grid data and to do a data-only export
- Introduce a separate dialog for all grid export actions,
allowing to set up various options before file is created
- Threaded query execution, including a button to stop long
running queries
- Enhanced completion proposal
- Grid editing support for binary primary keys
- Implement multi statements in one go for query tabs, to speed
up large scripts with many single queries
- User manager: Random password proposals in dropdown menus
- User manager: Support account resource limits
- User manager: Support SSL settings
- Support pluggable authentication on MariaDB 5.2 and MySQL
5.5.7
- Indicate MariaDB and Percona Server …
This is a new release of HeidiSQL, the result of 331 changes done
after the previous 5.1 release. HeidiSQL 6.0 introduces many new
features of which I'll list the most important ones here:
- Tabs for multiple batch results or multiple procedure results
in a query tab.
- Multiple connections in one application instance
- Editable query results
- Rewritten user manager, using GRANT and REVOKE syntax now
- Rewritten "Copy table" dialog and logic, supporting WHERE
filters now
- Rewritten "Load text file" dialog and logic, supports client
side parsing for situations where LOAD DATA is not allowed
- Rewritten SQL help dialog
- Query profiling in query tabs
- Introduce "Run current query" action (Shift+Ctrl+F9)
- Enhance detection of Unicode text files
- Server details hint when mouse over version status panel
- Internal image previewer for BLOBs
- LaTeX and Wiki markup …
This is a maintenance release which fixes some remaining bugs in
the 5.0 version. Also, the 5.1 release introduces some new
features:
* New feature: Editor for scheduled events on MySQL 5.1+
servers
* New feature: "Databases" sub tab on "Host" tab. Displays number
or tables, procedures etc of each db, plus the last update date
and default collation.
* New feature: When editing contents of a InnoDB table which has
a foreign key, the relevant cell displays a lookup pulldown menu
with the first available text column of the foreign table
* New feature: Call stored procedures and functions from context
menu. Parameter input is prompted.
* Bugfix: Startup errors on multi-monitor set ups, reading some
non existant registry value.
* Bugfix: Startup errors in portable mode ("List index out of
bounds")
* Bugfix: Quote collation value in table editor, so "binary" does
not cause SQL errors
* …
One year after the last stable release, v5.0 is now ready to
use.
Changes between v5.0 beta and v5.0 stable:
* New feature: SSL options in session manager
* New feature: Startup script file in session manager
* New feature: Quick filter with "More values" auto fetches
distinct cell values from table
* New feature: SQL export to clipboard
* New feature: Rewritten search and replace dialog, supporting
regular expressions now
* Enhancement: Custom row height in result grids
* Enhancement: Implementing stuff for portable into main exe, so
there is no need for a launcher any longer
* Many bugs (approximately 50) fixed
Changes between v4.0 and v5.0 beta:
* Completely rewritten, homebrown database communication layer,
supporting Unicode from the very beginning
* Rewritten …
I just created a portable release of the 5.0 beta code. Other
than previous portable releases, this is not an installer any
longer, but a simple ZIP file. Just unpack and run it.
How does HeidiSQL portable exactly work?
r3201 implements additional code into
heidisql.exe, which checks for a "portable_settings.txt" file in
the same directory. If present, heidisql.exe will read any
settings from this file into a unique registry key, without
interfering any running Heidi process or even other running
portables. When you close the main window, settings will be
written to the above mentioned text file and the registry key
gets removed.
This way, the user is able to create its own portable with any
build (ok, any later than r3201), just …
I've been using heidisql from the begining. After 4th version i was thinking all those new features were awesome !!!. but this time heidisql is beyond of it's all borders. i'm waiting for a stable version even if beta is enough. you guys nearly rewritten the whole code. thank you for your efforts... it's pity there are still shareware mysql frontends lives out there that can not success even half of Heidisql can.
I've been a fan of HeidiSQL for.. I don't even recall how long now, and I have to say this new beta rocks!! Favourite MySQL gui just got better, it seems!
A new release with lots of new features and bugfixes. To mention
some of them:
* Completely rewritten, homebrown database communication layer,
supporting Unicode from the very beginning
* Rewritten table editor, now supporting foreign keys and
drag'n drop editing
* Rewritten SQL exporter: Removed useless options, dramatically
improved performance and added support for views, procedures and
triggers
* New feature: Multiple query tabs
* New feature: Create and edit trigger with a new trigger
editor
* More native Windows 7 / Aero style support
* Maintenance dialog rewritten, introducing some new
options
* New feature: Find text on server, search any group of
tables/views for specific text
* …
Resulting from one and a half year of busy development, HeidiSQL
v4.0 is now ready.
Here are some of the new features:
* Completely rewritten user manager
* New grid and popup editors for text, blobs, date/time,
set, and enum
* New editor for VIEWs
* New editor for stored procedures and
functions
* Customizable colors for grid cells, according to
data type
* Direct SQL export from grids
* …