ComponentSource Topic | dotConnect for PostgreSQL

dotConnect for PostgreSQL 5.50 released

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:52:58 GMT

Connecting to a PostgreSQL server with dotConnect for PostgreSQL.

Adds support for GSS authentication plus new Fluent Mapping support for LinqConnect models.

dotConnect for PostgreSQL Data Provider supports .NET Framework with ADO.NET features. To reach high performance the provider uses a native message-based protocol for communication with the PostgreSQL server. It uses 100% managed code and doesn't require any client software. It provides extra functionality, monitoring abilities and offers advanced design-time extensions.

Updates in V5.50

GSS authentication is supported
Changed behavior: the type of 'userid' and 'roleid' columns in database schema of ASP.NET Provider Model Support is UUID now

LinqConnect Updates (formerly known as LINQ to PostgreSQL)

Fluent Mapping support is added

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

Entity Framework Updates

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

About Devart

Devart is a leading company working in the database connectivity area. They offer well-known native VCL/CLX components and dbExpress drivers for direct access to Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL. They provide advanced data access solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework - ADO.NET data providers for native connectivity to Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL database servers. Devart is also a vendor of powerful database tools designed to automate and simplify database development processes.

dotConnect for PostgreSQL updated

Thu, 26 May 2011 16:17:39 GMT

Connecting to a PostgreSQL server with dotConnect for PostgreSQL.

Updates in V5.30

A DbTransactionBase class added
TransactionStateChanging and TransactionStateChanged events added to the DbConnectionBase class
Policy file for the Devart.Data.PostgreSql.Entity assembly added
License Information Wizard improved: it now generates licenses for projects that have Entity Framework models or refer to Devart.Data.PostgreSql.Web, but have no direct references to Devart.Data.PostgreSql.dll
"Use schema name" and "Use catalog name" checkboxes added to the DataSet Wizard
Bug fix: FormatExceptions when fetching data of the 'serial' data type
Bug fix: Membership provider compatibility between .NET Framework 2.0 and 4.0
Bug fix: launching Devart documentation via Start menu

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Devart patches dotConnect

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:02:00 GMT

Connecting to an Oracle database with dotConnect for Oracle.

dotConnect for Oracle offers all Oracle data types support, including Oracle XML type, and Oracle object types OBJECT, VARRAY, TABLE, REF, provides extended functionality, ability of monitoring query and stored procedures execution, advanced design-time editors.

dotConnect for PostgreSQL supports .NET Framework with ADO.NET features. To reach high performance the provider uses a native message-based protocol for communication with the PostgreSQL server.

dotConnect for MySQL can access MySQL server using native MySQL network protocol directly or through MySQL client. dotConnect for MySQL provides functionality for connecting to MySQL database, executing commands, and retrieving results. Supports the latest versions of MySQL, all MySQL data types and Embedded server.

Updates in dotConnect for Oracle V6.10

Added DDEX support in Express Edition
Fixed bug with resetting CopyLocal property of Devart references to False after using Upgrade Wizard
Fixed bug with unicode characters when using Upgrade Wizard
Fixed bug with compatibility with Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 Power Tools (broken designers for WPF, Silverlight, etc)
Fixed Visual Studio integration conflict with Windows Phone Developer Tools
LinqConnect (formerly known as LINQ to Oracle)
Fixed bug with deserializing LinqConnect exceptions
Fixed bug with attaching entities as modified to DataContext

Entity Developer

Added sorting in the 'Return Type' ComboBox for methods in the Properties window
Fixed code generation for many-to-many associations when the Unidirectional serialization mode is enabled (LinqConnect models)
Fixed bug with adding Oracle procedures declared inside packages to the model
Fixed some bugs in Table Per Concrete Type (TPC) design time support in Entity Framework models
Fixed bug with wrong Metadata Artifact Processing setting for Web Site projects in Entity Framework models

Entity Framework support

Microsoft Generate Database from Model Wizard: Changed Date type to Timestamp type for DateTime properties

Updates in dotConnect for PostgreSQL V5.10

Added DDEX support in Express Edition
Fixed bug with resetting CopyLocal property of Devart references to False after using Upgrade Wizard
Fixed bug with unicode characters when using Upgrade Wizard
Fixed bug with compatibility with Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 Power Tools (broken designers for WPF, Silverlight, etc)
Fixed Visual Studio integration conflict with Windows Phone Developer Tools
Fixed bug with backing up composite unique keys with the PgSqlDump component
Fixed the overflow when inserting DateTime.MaxDate to the fields of the Timestamp type
Fixed bug with using the PositiveInfinity and NegativeInfinity fields of the PgSqlTimeStamp structure in Date columns

LinqConnect (formerly known as LINQ to PostgreSQL)

Fixed bug with deserializing LinqConnect exceptions
Fixed bug with attaching entities as modified to DataContext

Entity Developer

Added sorting in the 'Return Type' ComboBox for methods in the Properties window
Fixed code generation for many-to-many associations when the Unidirectional serialization mode is enabled (LinqConnect models)
Fixed some bugs in Table Per Concrete Type (TPC) design time support in Entity Framework models
Fixed bug with wrong Metadata Artifact Processing setting for Web Site projects in Entity Framework models

Updates in dotConnect for MySQL V6.10

Added DDEX support in Express Edition
Fixed bug with resetting CopyLocal property of Devart references to False after using Upgrade Wizard
Fixed bug with unicode characters when using Upgrade Wizard
Fixed bug with compatibility with Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 Power Tools (broken designers for WPF, Silverlight, etc)
Fixed Visual Studio integration conflict with Windows Phone Developer Tools
Fixed bug with generating commands by MySqlCommandBuilder on Mono

LinqConnect (formerly known as LINQ to MySQL)

Fixed bug with deserializing LinqConnect exceptions
Fixed bug with creating auto-incremented columns with the DataContext.CreateDatabase method
Fixed bug with attaching entities as modified to DataContext

Entity Developer

Added sorting in the 'Return Type' ComboBox for methods in the Properties window
Fixed code generation for many-to-many associations when the Unidirectional serialization mode is enabled (LinqConnect models)
Fixed some bugs in Table Per Concrete Type (TPC) design time support in Entity Framework models
Fixed bug with wrong Metadata Artifact Processing setting for Web Site projects in Entity Framework models
Fixed bug with the Update From Database Wizard showing no changes when connecting under a user account with limited privileges

About Devart

Devart (formerly Core Lab) is a leading company working in the database connectivity area. It offers well-known native VCL/CLX components and dbExpress drivers for direct access to Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL. Devart provides advanced data access solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework - ADO.NET data providers for native connectivity to Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL database servers. It is also a vendor of powerful database tools designed to automate and simplify database development process.

dotConnect Oracle validates connections

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:39:00 GMT

Connecting to an Oracle database with dotConnect for Oracle.

Latest release adds Validate Connection string parameter to validate connections from pools.

dotConnect for PostgreSQL supports .NET Framework with ADO.NET features. To reach high performance the provider uses a native message-based protocol for communication with the PostgreSQL server.

Updates in dotConnect for PostgreSQL V5.0, dotConnect for MySQL V5.0 and dotConnect for Oracle V6.0

Added the 'Validate Connection' connection string parameter to validate a connection from a pool
Fixed bug with WebSite projects in Delphi Prism

Updates in dotConnect for Oracle V6.0

Now returns error codes of SocketExceptions thrown on network errors occurring when opening direct connections
Implemented the OracleConnection.PassParametersByName property and the 'Pass Parameters By Name' connection string parameter
Added the 'Number Mappings' connection string parameter that allows to change default mappings of Oracle Number and Float types to .NET number types
Fixed bug setting XMLTYPE fields of Oracle Objects
Fixed bug creating timestamps with Timezone = 14
Fixed bug with DbType.String parameter for long strings (>4000)

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dotConnect adds VS2010 support

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:22:00 GMT

Defining connection parameters in dotConnect Universal.

Latest editions also feature an improved Install Wizard with automatic uninstall of previous versions..

dotConnect is an enhanced database connectivity solution built over ADO.NET architecture and a development framework with a number of innovative technologies. dotConnect includes high performance data providers for the major databases and offers a complete solution for developing database-related applications and web sites. With state of the art ORM solutions such as Entity Framework and LINQ to SQL, dotConnect introduces new approaches for designing applications and boosts productivity of database application development.

The following editions are available:

Updates in all editions

Supports Visual Studio 2010
Install Wizard improved (ability to automatically uninstall previous version added)

Updates in dotConnect for MySQL V5.70.120

ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 supported
Supported geometry types via Well-Known Binary (WKB) format
Added MySqlConnection.ClearAllPools(bool force) method
Added support for SSH known_hosts file

Updates in dotConnect for Oracle V5.60.120

ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 supported
Added possibility to avoid connecting to dbMonitor.exe when using DbMonitor ancestors
Transaction rollback timeout changed from ConnectionTimeout to DefaultCommandTimeout

Updates in dotConnect for PostgreSQL V4.90.120

ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 supported
Added possibility to avoid connecting to dbMonitor.exe when using DbMonitor ancestors
Changed queries for retrieving metadata to match the escape symbols rules for PostgreSQL 8.4

Updates in dotConnect for SQL Server V2.30.120

Added possibility to avoid connecting to dbMonitor.exe when using DbMonitor ancestors

Updates in dotConnect for SQLite V2.80.120

ADO.NET Data Services v1.5 supported
Added possibility to avoid connecting to dbMonitor.exe when using DbMonitor ancestors
The 3.6.22 version of sqlite3.dll included to the installation package

About Devart

dotConnect for PostgreSQL updated

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:40:00 GMT

Connecting to a PostgreSQL server with dotConnect for PostgreSQL.

dotConnect for PostgreSQL is a full-featured ADO.NET provider for direct access to PostgreSQL servers for Microsoft .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework. dotConnect for PostgreSQL Data Provider supports .NET Framework 2.0 with ADO.NET 2 features. To reach high performance the provider uses a native message-based protocol for communication with the PostgreSQL server. It uses 100% managed code and doesn't require any client software. It provides extra functionality, monitoring abilities and offers advanced design-time extensions.

Updates in V4.65

Integration with improved dbMonitor added
Implemented Ping method in PgSqlConnection class
Added orderid column for Site Map provider for custom map node ordering
Added some DataSet Wizard design-time improvements
Changed default behaviour of DataSet generation: if index is set as an expression, this index will be ignored
Fixed bug with MembershipProvider.GetAllUsers() method
Fixed bug with DataLink.DataSource property after regeneration of DataSet

About Publisher

Devart is a leading company working in the database connectivity area. We offer well-known native VCL/CLX components and dbExpress drivers for direct access to Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL. Provide advanced data access solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework - ADO.NET data providers for native connectivity to Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL database servers. Core Lab is also a vendor of powerful database tools designed to automate and simplify database development process.