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MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.5 has been released
Posted on Nov 3, 2015 by Javier Treviño
Category: Release Announcements
Tags: mysql-development, mysql-on-windows

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.5. 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 official Downloads page at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/.

MySQL for Visual Studio can also be downloaded by using the product standalone installer found at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/visualstudio/.

 

Changes in MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.5 (2015-10-29)

This section documents all changes and bug fixes applied to MySQL for Visual Studio since the release of 1.2.5. Several new features were added to the 1.2.x branch, for more information see the section below called: What Is New In MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.

Known Limitations:

  • Item templates do not work correctly with MySQL Server 5.7.x, as it prevents the creation of an Entity Framework model.

Functionality Added or Changed

  • Added the Entity Framework option to the MySQL Website Configuration dialog for web projects, so Entity Framework version 5 or 6 can be used with a MySQL database provider. These automatically add the configuration/references needed to the web.config file and the project itself. Also, all available configuration options are now listed in the dialog.
  • Project Templates were replaced with Project Items. The Project Templates option was removed from the plugin toolbar, and from the Project menu, in order to add the Project Items feature with two options: MySQL New MVC Item and MySQL New Windows Form, which are available on the Add New Item dialog when adding a new Project Item. They add new windows forms or MVC controllers/views connected to MySQL.

Bugs Fixed

  • The Installer could not uninstall MySQL for Visual Studio if Visual Studio was uninstalled first.
  • In v1.2.4, the Launch Workbench and Open MySQL Utilities Console toolbar buttons were disabled.
  • The Templates installer feature could not be uninstalled via Add/Remove Programs. Because Project Templates were replaced by Project Items, this is no longer a concern.
  • The dataset designer wizard was not showing the stored procedure parameters when creating a “TableAdapter” using existing stored procedures for the “Select” command. Also, the stored procedure command had an “error” thus causing the dataset to not be created.

 

What Is New In MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2

  • New MySQL Project Items for creating data views in Windows Forms and ASP.NET MVC web applications.
  • A new option in web configuration tool for the ASP.NET Personalization Provider (this feature requires MySQL Connector/NET 6.9 or newer).
  • A new option in web configuration tool for the ASP.NET Site Map Provider (this feature requires MySQL Connector/NET 6.9 or newer).
  • A new option for the MySQLSimpleMembership provider in the web configuration tool. (This feature requires MySQL Connector/NET or newer).

 

MySQL Windows Forms Project Item

This Project Item is available on the Add New Item dialog in Visual Studio when adding a new item to an existing project.

 

The dialog presented to create the MySQL Windows Forms Project Item automates the generation of a Windows Form, representing a view for MySQL data available through an existing Entity Framework’s model entity containing a MySQL table or view. Different view types are available to present the data:

  • Single-column: A form that contains one control by each existing column in the table with navigation controls and that allows CRUD operations.All controls can include validations for numeric and DateTime data types.
  • Grid: A form with a data grid view that contains navigation controls.
  • Master-detail: A form with a single control layout for the Parent table and a data grid view to navigate through child table’s data.

Supported with C# or Visual Basic language. This feature requires Connector/NET 6.7.5, 6.8.3 or 6.9.x.

For more details on the features included check the documentation at: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/visual-studio-project-items-forms.html

 

MySQL ASP.NET MVC Project Item

This Project Item is available on the Add New Item dialog in Visual Studio when adding a new item to an existing project.

The dialog presented to create the MySQL ASP.NET MVC Item automates the generation of a controller and its corresponding view, representing a view for MySQL data available through an existing Entity Framework’s model entity containing a MySQL table or view. The MVC versions supported by this wizard are 3 when using Visual Studio 2010 or 2012, and 4 when using Visual Studio 2013 or greater.

The generation of the MVC items is done by creating an Entity Framework data model either with Entity Framework version 5 or 6 depending on the user’s selection.

Supported with C# or Visual Basic language. This feature requires Connector/NET 6.7.5, 6.8.3 or 6.9.x.

For more details on the features included check the documentation at: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/idm139719963401984.html

 

New option in web configuration tool for the ASP.NET Personalization Provider

Personalization provider allows to store personalization state-state data regarding the content and layout of Web Parts pages-generated by the Web Parts personalization service using MySQL as a data source. This feature requires Connector/NET 6.9.x or greater.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/connector-net-website-config.html

 

New option in web configuration tool for the ASP.NET Site Map Provider

Site Map provider allows to show a hierarchical list of links that describe the structure of a site. This feature requires Connector/NET 6.9.x or greater.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/connector-net-website-config.html

 

New option in web configuration tool for the ASP.NET Simple Membership provider

The latest provider added to handle web site membership tasks with ASP.NET. This feature requires Connector/Net 6.9.x or greater.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/connector-net-simple-membership-tutorial.html

 

 

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