dotConnect for MySQL 6.50 released

Released: Sep 15, 2011

Updates in this release

Updates in V6.50

  • The MySqlDump.HexBlob property for making dump in hexadecimal format for BLOB is implemented
  • The bug with the resource file in Mobile Samples which are shipped with provider is fixed
  • The bug with MySqlConnection.Kill() method is fixed

LinqConnect Updates (formerly known as LINQ to MySQL)

  • Fluent Mapping support is added
  • The bug with inserting a TPT 'child' entity in case its primary key column names differ from the 'parent' entity ones is fixed
  • The bug with deleting dependent entities when other changes were made is fixed
  • The bug with entity materialization for queries with multiple eager loading options is fixed
  • The bug with saving (inserting or updating) System.Data.Linq.Binary objects is fixed

Entity Developer Updates

  • Fluent Mapping template for LinqConnect models is added
  • Support for enumerated types ("enums") in LinqConnect and Entity Framework June 2011 CTP models is implemented
  • Import for selected stored procedures into the context model for Entity Framework models is implemented
  • New skins to improve the application appearance are implemented
  • Selection driven highlighting is implemented
  • Capability for changing the shape color for entities, complex types and enums is implemented
  • Capability for selecting the diagram skin type is implemented
  • Changed behavior: when the FirstLetterUpperCase / FirstLetterLowerCase option is enabled in Naming rules, each letter after underscore will be capital/lower
  • The bug with saving custom attribute properties with default values in .edml files is fixed
  • The bug with changing property names ("Index was outside the bounds of the array") is fixed
  • The bug with an incorrect generation of the private variables names in Entity Framework models is fixed

Entity Framework support

  • The possibility to turn off generation of fake updates for parent entities is implemented