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 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 1.2.6 (2016-01-07)
Bugs Fixed
- With MySQL for Visual Studio installed, attempting to create MSSQL connections would fail and throw an exception.
- The Tools, Extensions and Updates, Installed, Tools window always reported “1.0.0” as the current MySQL for Visual Studio version number.
- Executing Generate Database from Model from an existing Entity Framework model would throw an exception related to an error with the T4 template file, when then aborted the creation of the database. The Connector/Net Entity Framework assembly (MySql.Data.Entity.EF6.dll) path was fixed in the MySQL T4 template file (SSDLToMySQL.tt).
- With Visual Studio 2012, generating a database from a model would fail and throw an exception. However, clicking OK after the error would cause the action to succeed.
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/visual-studio-project-items-mvc.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
Quick links:
- MySQL for Visual Studio documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/connector-net-visual-studio.html
- Inside MySQL blog (NEW blog home): /
- MySQL on Windows blog (OLD blog home): http://blogs.oracle.com/MySQLOnWindows
- MySQL for Visual Studio forum: http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?174
- MySQL YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MySQLChannel
- MySQL Bugs database: http://bugs.mysql.com
Enjoy and thanks for the support!