Since the release of the 5.6 Community MySQL Server there is support for the milliseconds value in Time, TimeStamp and DateTime types.  You can find more information on this new feature at (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/fractional-seconds.html).  Starting with version 6.5, Connector/Net fully supports milliseconds. This support does not affect compatibility with older versions of MySQL and it gives you the ability to use fractional seconds when combining Connector/Net 6.5 with MySQL Server 5.6 or later.  Let's see how we should use it.

Creating a DateTime column that include Milliseconds value.

You can do this either using Connector/Net or using any MySQL client with a valid connection to your database.

For this case we're going to use MySqlCommand class within a console application in VS 2010.

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When Oracle acquired MySQL there was some concern about what would happen with the world's most popular open-source database.  It's clear now that not only is Oracle very serious about continuing the great database but it is expanding the teams working on it and it's related technologies.  I know because I run one of those teams!

I've been working on MySQL and .NET technologies for the past 8 years and I'm very proud to introduce a couple of people who have been and will continue be working on my team.  

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When Oracle acquired MySQL there was some concern about what would happen with the world's most popular open-source database.  It's clear now that not only is Oracle very serious about continuing the great database but it is expanding the teams working on it and it's related technologies.  I know because I run one of those teams!

I've been working on MySQL and .NET technologies for the past 8 years and I'm very proud to introduce a couple of people who have been and will continue be working on my team.  

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MySQL Connector/Net 6.3.8, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is a maintenance release to our 6.3 release chain and includes 40 changes and fixes.

Version 6.3.8 is appropriate for use with versions of MySQL 5.0-5.5.

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

The release is also available for download on My Oracle Support (MOS).

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

MySQL Connector/Net 6.3.8, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is a maintenance release to our 6.3 release chain and includes 40 changes and fixes.

Version 6.3.8 is appropriate for use with versions of MySQL 5.0-5.5.

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

The release is also available for download on My Oracle Support (MOS).

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.4, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is an update to our latest GA release and is intended for full production deployment.

Version 6.4.4 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 – 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

The release is also available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) and will be available from Oracle eDelivery.

This release includes several bug fixes including a fix to using Windows authentication.  Please review the change log and documentation for a review of what changed.

Enjoy and …

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.4, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is an update to our latest GA release and is intended for full production deployment.

Version 6.4.4 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 - 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.4.html] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)
The release is also available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) and will be available from Oracle eDelivery.

This release includes several bug fixes including a fix to using Windows authentication.  Please review the change …

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.4, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is an update to our latest GA release and is intended for full production deployment.

Version 6.4.4 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 - 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.4.html] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)
The release is also available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) and will be available from Oracle eDelivery.

This release includes several bug fixes including a fix to using Windows authentication.  Please review the change …

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.3, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is a GA release and is intended for full production deployment.

Version 6.4.3 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 – 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.4.html] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)
The release is also available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) and will be available from Oracle eDelivery.

** New features found in 6.4 include (please see release notes for more information) **

* Windows Authentication*
This release includes our …

MySQL Connector/Net 6.2.5, a update to our all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is an update to our legacy 6.2 version line. All new development should be using a more recent product such as 6.4.3.

Version 6.2.5 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 4.1 – 5.1.  It is not suitable for use with MySQL 5.5 or later.

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

This update includes more than 45 fixes from 6.2.4.  Please review the change log that is included with the product to determine the exact nature of the changes.

Enjoy and …