Build #54, 2/22/2008

NOTES

The VistaDB Designer DLL finally has a new PLK so we can bump the version to 3.3 (to match the product release).  There are no changes since the 3.3 release to the designer, but we could not ship one marked 3.3 due to the PLK having 3.2 in it from Microsoft.

New WinForms sample - Photo Album.  Uses TSQL Procs to store and display images from within VistaDB database.

ISSUES AND FIXES

#341: PLK Request with Microsoft for VistaDB 3.3 Designer - FINALLY worked
#426: ParseGroupByClause has local variables that override class variables - Fixed
#423: Data exception class initialized without use - Should have been thrown but was not.  Fixed.
#396: Error 567 - Type does not exist - Fixed
#433: Column goes blank when using count() - Fixed
#417: PutFromFile DDA - Should raise exception if passed an invalid type - Added
#437: Sync error from data builder - Fixed
#445: Express Build Bug - Fixed
#444: Express Edition Changelist - Fixed
#439: Deriveparameters Error - Fixed
#438: View with Characters will crash the Data Builder - Fixed

OTHER NON TICKETED ITEMS

VistaDB 3.3 Express Edition

Free for non commercial use!
Released with this build ( get VistaDB Express here )
Designed for use with Mono and Microsoft Express builds for personal projects, there are no Visual Studio plugins.

• No Server Explorer or Data Binding (Express Editions cannot load them anyway)
• May not be used for commercial purposes
• No in memory databases
• No Isolated storage support
• Database files may not be renamed (must be VDB3)
• No Compact Framework support. No Sync Services. No LINQ. No Client / Server support.
   

Even with all those restrictions it still has a lot of things you can't get from SQL CE:

• Shared Hosting Support
• ASP.Net websites with connection pooling support
• CLR Procs
• TSQL Procs
• UDF Functions
• Updatable Views
• SQL Exception Handling
• Data Builder GUI for managing your database
• 64 Bit Windows Support