Build #63, 7/18/2008 NOTES We now have over 600 NUnit tests! New tests are being added for SQL code syntax comparing to SQL CE and SQL Server. Not all syntax will be added, but there are some changes on the way for sure. The Data Migration Wizard has been changed to allow it to run on 64 bit Vista. Simple...

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Interface Change There is a new public Interface IVistaDBTableList - this is used as an experiment to extending the DDA interface to include strongly typed members. This interface gives you the ability to get back a strongly typed version of the EnumTables through a function called EnumTablesTyped()...

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Coming soon Wow, we just wrapped up Build 63. You should see it on the site sometime this weekend. All I can say is that the new Mike has done a great job of pushing VistaDB along. New bug fixes, NUnit tests, lots of good things happened the past two weeks. Nunit Suite runtime The above numbers are the...

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Build #62, 6/26/2008 NOTES NEW Setup Application. This version does things very differently under the hood. The serial number input is not validated yet (it will be later). But it should be smart enough to remember your serial number during upgrades. Foreign Key Lists were using an arraylist internally...

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Build #61, 06/11/2008 NOTES This is still using the old setup. Mostly because we needed to get a corrected version that uninstalled things correctly. The current 3.4 uninstaller will leave things in the registry (bad). This new setup will clean those up upon uninstall correctly. Planning to replace the...

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Build 60 is up on the site for download now as a beta developer build for all subscribers. Build 59 was a special test build not released publicly. As we prepare to make some more low level engine changes we felt this was a good time to release another development build. The source edition has also been...

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We have been attempting to get Windows Vista Logo certification for VistaDB. Yes, it has been a slight pain, and we even got some flack from the Microsoft people about the name Vista (we had it first!). MSI Installer not optional Just in case you have not gone down this route yet I thought I might point...

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3.4 Optimizations and Changes I think many of you know we have been working under the hood lately for optimization. Way, way under the hood. Some of these changes are at the very lowest levels of the engine. Strongly Typed At the heart of VistaDB everything is a row. Database rows, clustered rows, index...

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Build #58, 05/11/2008 NOTES NUnit 2.4.7 is now in use for all tests. Source SDK build documentation has been updated to reflect new Windows Mobile 6 SDK and Visual Studio 2005/2008 SDK links. Microsoft Sync Framework v1.0 CTP2 is now linked and in use. ISSUES AND FIXES #660: CF Manifest Error - Removed...

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