A number of reports have been raised against versions 1.2.7 and 2.0.5 where the installation/uninstallation of MySQL for Visual Studio would rollback in Windows 7 environments preventing the operation from completing. We are glad to announce this has been addressed in the upcoming 1.2.8 version.

What is causing the failure?

It’s been identified that in most cases the rollback occurs when Visual Studio fails to execute the “devenv /updateconfiguration /log” command. Said command signals Visual Studio to merge the Visual Studio packages on the system and to check the MEF cache for any changes allowing it to register/unregister MySQL for Visual Studio. The failure is caused by faulty permissions when trying to execute any “devenv” command and is attributed to a known issue in Windows 7 environments …

Dear MySQL users,

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release
of MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.8.

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 (386.6 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
…

Members of the .NET and MySQL communities and anyone interested in the subject, we are glad to announce the release of Connector/NET 8.0.11. This is the first GA release in the 8.0 series and it comes with full support for MySQL 8.0 (also now a GA) including its main feature… the MySQL Document Store!

What is new in MySQL 8.0?

X Protocol / X Plugin

The X Protocol is a new, highly extensible protocol optimized for SQL and CRUD API operations. It is based on the popular open source protocol definition language and provides a common interface for connectors to communicate with MySQL server through 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 …

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 …

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.6. 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 (150 MB) which includes a complete set of MySQL products with their binaries included in the downloaded bundle.
• Web (1.5 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 …