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 DevAPI requires at least MySQL Server version 5.7.12 or higher with the X Plugin enabled. For general documentation about how to get started using MySQL as a document database, see Using MySQL as a Document Store.

You can download MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.2 m1 at this link http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/visualstudio/, under the tab “Development Releases”.

What’s new in 2.0.2 m1

• Added support for the new X DevAPI.
• Updated the MySQL parser’s grammar to include keywords introduced in MySQL 5.7.
• Minor optimizations to script editor window.

Known limitations

• SSL connections are not yet supported.

Quick links

• MySQL for Visual Studio documentation http://dev.mysql.com/doc/visual-studio/en/
• Bugs: http://bugs.mysql.com
• Forums: http://forums.mysql.com/index.php?174
• Blog: http://blogs.oracle.com/MySqlOnWindows

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

MySQL for Visual Studio Team.