MySQL Connector/C++ 2.0.4 is the next development milestone of the MySQL

Connector/C++ 2.0 series. Connector/C++ 2.0 can be used to access MySQL
implementing Document Store or in a traditional way, using SQL queries. It
allows writing both C++ applications using X DevAPI or plain C applications
using XAPI.

To learn more about how to write applications using X DevAPI, see X
DevAPI User Guide (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/) and X
DevAPI reference at
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-cpp/devapi_ref.html. For more
information about using plain C XAPI see XAPI reference at
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MySQL Connector/Node.js is a new Node.js driver for use with the X DevAPI. This release, v1.0.6 M5, is the fourth development release of the MySQL Connector/Node.js 1.0 series.

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.

MySQL Connector/Node.js can be downloaded through npm (see https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mysql/xdevapi for details) or from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/nodejs/.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see  …

Dear MySQL Users,

MySQL Connector/J 5.1.41, a maintenance release of the production 5.1
branch has been released. Connector/J is the Type-IV pure-Java JDBC
driver for MySQL.

Version 5.1.41 is suitable for use with many MySQL server versions,
including 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.4 and 5.5.

MySQL Connector Java is available in source and binary form from the
Connector/J download pages at
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/5.1.html
and mirror sites as well as Maven-2 repositories.

MySQL Connector Java (Commercial) is already available for download on the
My Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on eDelivery
(OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

As always, we recommend that you check the “CHANGES” file in the
download archive to be aware of changes in behavior that might affect
your application.

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MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.1 beta is the second release which supports Scaffold-DbContext, that enables the creation of corresponding model classes from an existing database that are compatible with Entity Framework (EF) Core 1.1.

To download MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.1 beta, see the “Development Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Known limitations of this release

• The output classes cannot exist prior to using the EF Core database first feature.
• The target database must have a table with a primary key.
• The target database cannot contain one or more views.
• The JSON data exchange format is not supported by the EF Core database first feature.
• No error message is provided when a table given as input does not exist in the database and a model context is …

Dear MySQL Users,

A new GA (general availability) version of MySQL Connector/C has
been made available: MySQL Connector/C 6.1.9 GA. The MySQL
Connector/C provides a C API for connecting client applications to
the MySQL Server 5.5 or newer.

You can download the production release at:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/c/1.1.html

MySQL Connector C (Commercial) will be available for download on the
My Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on eDelivery
(OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

We have improved the driver since the last GA release. Please see the
documentation and the CHANGES file in the source distribution for a
detailed description of bugs that have been fixed. Bug descriptions are
also listed below.

Enjoy!

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Dear MySQL Users,

A new GA (general availability) version of MySQL Connector/C++ has
been made available: MySQL Connector/C++ 1.1.8 GA. The MySQL
Connector/C++ provides a C++ API for connecting client applications to
the MySQL Server 5.5 or newer.

You can download the production release at:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/1.1.html

MySQL Connector C++ (Commercial) will be available for download on the
My Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on eDelivery
(OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

The MySQL driver for C++ offers an easy to use API derived from JDBC
4.0. MySQL Workbench has used it successfully for years.

We have improved the driver since the last GA release. Please see the
documentation and the CHANGES file in the …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.5 GA is a third GA version of 2.1 release
series of the pure Python database driver for MySQL. It can be used for
production environments.

MySQL Connector/Python version 2.1.5 GA is compatible with MySQL Server
versions 5.5 and greater. Python 2.6 and greater as well as Python 3.3
and greater are supported. Python 2.4, 2.5 and 3.1, 3.2 are not
supported.

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.5 is available for download from:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/#downloads

The ChangeLog file included in the distribution contains a brief summary
of changes in MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.5. For a more complete list of
changes, see below or online at:

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Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.3.7, a new version of the ODBC driver for
the MySQL database management system, has been released.

The available downloads include both a Unicode driver and an ANSI
driver based on the same modern codebase. Please select the driver type
you need based on the type of your application – Unicode or ANSI.
Server-side prepared statements are enabled by default. It is suitable
for use with any MySQL version from 5.5.

This is the fourth release of the MySQL ODBC driver conforming to the
ODBC 3.8 specification. It contains implementations of key 3.8 features,
including self-identification as a ODBC 3.8 driver, streaming of output
parameters (supported for binary types only), and support of the
SQL_ATTR_RESET_CONNECTION connection attribute (for the Unicode driver
only).

Also, Connector/ODBC 5.3 …

This tutorial shows how to read information from MySQL Sakila database in an ASP.NET Core application using Connector/NET Core to explore the possibility to run this application on any .NET Core supported environment as Windows, Linux, and Mac.

Pre-requisites:

• MySQL Server 5.7
• .NET Core 1.1 environment installed
  https://www.microsoft.com/net/core
• Visual Studio 2015 or Visual Studio Code
• Sakila sample database
  http://dev.mysql.com/doc/sakila/en/sakila-installation.html

Windows and Visual Studio 2015

The first step is to create an ASP.NET Core Web Application (.NET Core) type project and name it MvcSakilaCore

Note: the …

MySQL Connector/Python 2.2.2 M3 is the third development release of the MySQL Connector Python 2.2 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/index.html. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires at least MySQL Server version 5.7.12 or higher with the X Plugin enabled. For …