Just
a couple days ago, Devart, software development company, has released
the 6.0 Beta Version of its MySQL GUI tool – dbForge
Studio for MySQL .
The
latest version is jam-packed with completely new features. Let's take
a look at some of the few most significant, and explore the
following:
Database
refactoring
Now
database objects can be renamed without thinking about
consequences - the application will generate an update script and
you'll only have to execute it to update links to the renamed object
in the whole database.
Query
builder with support of DML statements and usability improvements
Working
with queries was improved.
Improved
code completion
Code
Completion feature now offers completely new possibilities. Devart
team has done a great job to provide a
stunning ease of use and effectiveness of code
completion for MySQL database, as it
previously did in its tools for SQL Server and Orcale.
Automated
data report delivery
This
improvement allows delivering generated
reports to the requested destination using one of available methods
- e-mail, ftp, or shared folder.
Code
Snippets Manager
Code
Templates feature was renamed to Code Snippets. New Snippets Manager
allows adding new snippets and editing existing ones.
New
window docking system
You
can perform different tasks on several monitors at once using one
application instance.
Application
appearance improved
Devart
has followed the Microsoft tendency to change application
appearance. That's why they decided to add
Metropolis and VS2010 skins to give application a
new look.
Data
export to SQL statements
Improved
database object editors
New
features in the data comparison tool
Support
of MySQL pluggable authentication when creating a connection to
MySQL server
Support
of Windows authentication when creating a connection to MySQL server
If
you are impressed well enough download
dbForge
Studio for MySQL Beta
and
don't forget to leave your feedback.
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