Dear MySQL Users,

a new version of MySQL Connector/C++ has been made available: MySQL Connector/C++ 1.0.4beta. The MySQL Connector/C++ provides a C++ API for connecting client applications to the MySQL Server. You can download the beta release at:

 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/1.0.html

The 1.0.4beta contains all major features scheduled for GA. There are no known bugs. This is the first combined binary and source release. You can choose between compiling the driver yourself or using a pre-compiled binary.

We have fixed numerous bugs and added new features since the last alpha release. Please see the documentation and the CHANGES file in the source distribution for a detailed description of bugs that have been fixed. The following eatures have been added:

  - Added Windows installer. (Georg)
  - Implemented MySQL_ConnectionMetaData::supportsConvert(from, to). (Andrey)
  - Introduced sql::DataType::YEAR to complement MySQL's YEAR type. (Andrey)
  - Introduced PreparedStatement::getMetaData(). (Andrey)
  - Introduced ResultSetMetaData::isZerofill(). (Andrey)
  - Added "metadataUseInfoSchema" to connection propery map which allows you
    to control the use of the INFORMATION_SCHEMA for meta data. (Andrey)

You can find further details, including usage examples, on the projects MySQL Forge wiki page at:

  http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Connector_C%2B%2B

A first documentation draft is available at:

  http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/connector-cpp.html

Please note, the MySQL Connector/C++ is released as an alpha version. We do not recommend using the driver in production environments or systems with critical data. Please note, official support is not available for the alpha version of Connector/C++.

Feedback, bug reports, bug fixes, patches and so on are welcome and appreciated:

    http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Contributing

You may also want to contribute to the MySQL Forum on C/C++ at http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?167 or join the MySQL Connector/C++ mailing list http://lists.mysql.com/connector-cplusplus .

Connector/C++ is licensed under the terms of the GPL, like most MySQL Connectors. There are special exceptions to the terms and conditions of the GPL as it is applied to this software, see FLOSS License Exception (http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html). For Licensing questions, and to purchase MySQL Products and Services, please contact MySQL:

  http://www.mysql.com/buy-mysql

Enjoy!
