Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database
Designer & Database Extensions v.2.13

IMPORTANT!!! Installation procedure has changed in this version.
Due to increasing number of databases supported we now provide
additional database adapters as individual packages available
for free download. This is also true for all database specific
extensions (VCL), including DBISAM, Nexus, FIBPlus, MySQL,
AbsoluteDB, etc.

This version of Context Database Designer & Extensions adds support
for:
  - Firebird 2.0
  - Absolute Database

It also supports:
  - MS SQL 2000/2005/Express
  - MS Access
  - My SQL 4 & 5
  - Firebird\Interbase
  - Mimer 9
  - Oracle 8
  - DBISAM 3 & 4
  - Nexus 1 & 2
  - Paradox

This version introduces several improvements and bug fixes:

Improvements
~~~~~~~~~~~~
#500 Added support for Firebird 2 database.

#501 Added support for Absolute Database by ComponentAce
(http://www.componentace.com).

#502 Improved Schema Comparison Tool (see Comparing Schemes &
Versions). Added command allowing to copy\update object
definition into the current schema.

#503 Add log to reverse engineering of SQL scripts (see Reverse
Engineering Database).

#504 SQL Console is no longer modal, allowing several consoles to
be opened at the same time.

#505 SQL Console now allows script (batch) execution even if the
database does not directly support it.

#506 Added query execution time to SQL Console.

#507 Added automated problem resolution for 'invalid or empty
index name' problem (see Messages Window).

Issues Addressed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#508 Fixed problem in View & Stored Procedures Properties
dialogs: unable to close the dialog when definition is wrong or
is not terminated by the default term.

#509 Fixed several minor issues in diagram printing.

#510 Fixed bug: 'size' property is not enabled if field's type is
in lowercase (field type was being treated as case sensitive).

#511 Fixed several minor issues in Database Connection Properties
dialog.

#512 Fixed several problems in MS Access database profile
(msaccess.dbp file).

#513 Fixed several problems in Firebird database profile
(firebird.dbp file).

#514 Fixed several problems in Nexus2 database adapter.

#515 Fixed bug: incorrect drawing of 0..1:1 relationship endpoints.

#516 Fixed bug: export schema dialog doesn't confirm file overwriting.

#517 Fixed minor problems in SQL parser.

#518 Fixed problem affecting all database profiles: added views
and stored procedures were not always correctly generated into
SQL script.

#519 Fixed bug in ADO adapter: when reverse engineering views
delimited names were not escaped with square brackets.

#520 Fixed bug in Connection Properties dialog. Connection
parameters were not reset correctly when the adapter type is
changed.

#521 Fixed bug: invalid unit name generated for Delphi
Declarations when schema name contains spaces and other invalid
characters.

#522 Fixed problem with index being recreated when only field
name is changed, but not actually pointing to a different field.
It is assumed that renaming field should also rename it (cascade)
in indexes.


Both products are immediately available for download at:

  http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign/downloads.jsp.
and
  http://www.contextsoft.com/products/ctxdbext/downloads.jsp.

See screenshots here:
  http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign/screenshots.jsp

General Information About Context Database Designer
===================================================

Context Database Designer is a great tool for designing and
managing database schemas. It provides the full cycle of database
schema design and maintenance, including: creating of tables,
relations, views and stored procedures; drawing of sophisticated
and professional looking diagrams; maintaining the history of
changes made to the database schema; comparing any two
versions of any two schemes, viewing the difference and instantly
building upgrade SQL script for any given database engine.

We believe, that Context Database Designer is one of the most
powerfull, flexible and feature-rich tools available on the
market today. We highly appreciate your comments and suggestions
that help us making it even better and more accessible for all
database developers.

Fully functional trial version is available at:

Context Database Designer
http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign/downloads.jsp

Context Database Extensions
http://www.contextsoft.com/products/ctxdbext/downloads.jsp

For more details, please go to
http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign
http://www.contextsoft.com/products/ctxdbext
and refer to the included help files, demos and screenshots.

Sincerely,
Michael Baytalsky
e-mail: mike@contextsoft.com
http://www.contextsoft.com

Hi Mike,

A great piece of software just keeps getting better!

--
Best regards

Steve

"Michael Baytalsky" <mike@contextsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2610A934-B525-4A4F-AD8F-9070582765EB@news.elevatesoft.com...
> Dear Friends,
>
> We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database
> Designer & Database Extensions v.2.13
>
> IMPORTANT!!! Installation procedure has changed in this version.
> Due to increasing number of databases supported we now provide
> additional database adapters as individual packages available
> for free download. This is also true for all database specific
> extensions (VCL), including DBISAM, Nexus, FIBPlus, MySQL,
> AbsoluteDB, etc.
>
> This version of Context Database Designer & Extensions adds support
> for:
>   - Firebird 2.0
>   - Absolute Database
>
> It also supports:
>   - MS SQL 2000/2005/Express
>   - MS Access
>   - My SQL 4 & 5
>   - Firebird\Interbase
>   - Mimer 9
>   - Oracle 8
>   - DBISAM 3 & 4
>   - Nexus 1 & 2
>   - Paradox
>
> This version introduces several improvements and bug fixes:
>
> Improvements
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> #500 Added support for Firebird 2 database.
>
> #501 Added support for Absolute Database by ComponentAce
> (http://www.componentace.com).
>
> #502 Improved Schema Comparison Tool (see Comparing Schemes &
> Versions). Added command allowing to copy\update object
> definition into the current schema.
>
> #503 Add log to reverse engineering of SQL scripts (see Reverse
> Engineering Database).
>
> #504 SQL Console is no longer modal, allowing several consoles to
> be opened at the same time.
>
> #505 SQL Console now allows script (batch) execution even if the
> database does not directly support it.
>
> #506 Added query execution time to SQL Console.
>
> #507 Added automated problem resolution for 'invalid or empty
> index name' problem (see Messages Window).
>
> Issues Addressed
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> #508 Fixed problem in View & Stored Procedures Properties
> dialogs: unable to close the dialog when definition is wrong or
> is not terminated by the default term.
>
> #509 Fixed several minor issues in diagram printing.
>
> #510 Fixed bug: 'size' property is not enabled if field's type is
> in lowercase (field type was being treated as case sensitive).
>
> #511 Fixed several minor issues in Database Connection Properties
> dialog.
>
> #512 Fixed several problems in MS Access database profile
> (msaccess.dbp file).
>
> #513 Fixed several problems in Firebird database profile
> (firebird.dbp file).
>
> #514 Fixed several problems in Nexus2 database adapter.
>
> #515 Fixed bug: incorrect drawing of 0..1:1 relationship endpoints.
>
> #516 Fixed bug: export schema dialog doesn't confirm file overwriting.
>
> #517 Fixed minor problems in SQL parser.
>
> #518 Fixed problem affecting all database profiles: added views
> and stored procedures were not always correctly generated into
> SQL script.
>
> #519 Fixed bug in ADO adapter: when reverse engineering views
> delimited names were not escaped with square brackets.
>
> #520 Fixed bug in Connection Properties dialog. Connection
> parameters were not reset correctly when the adapter type is
> changed.
>
> #521 Fixed bug: invalid unit name generated for Delphi
> Declarations when schema name contains spaces and other invalid
> characters.
>
> #522 Fixed problem with index being recreated when only field
> name is changed, but not actually pointing to a different field.
> It is assumed that renaming field should also rename it (cascade)
> in indexes.
>
>
> Both products are immediately available for download at:
>
>   http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign/downloads.jsp.
> and
>   http://www.contextsoft.com/products/ctxdbext/downloads.jsp.
>
> See screenshots here:
>   http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign/screenshots.jsp
>
> General Information About Context Database Designer
> ===================================================
>
> Context Database Designer is a great tool for designing and
> managing database schemas. It provides the full cycle of database
> schema design and maintenance, including: creating of tables,
> relations, views and stored procedures; drawing of sophisticated
> and professional looking diagrams; maintaining the history of
> changes made to the database schema; comparing any two
> versions of any two schemes, viewing the difference and instantly
> building upgrade SQL script for any given database engine.
>
> We believe, that Context Database Designer is one of the most
> powerfull, flexible and feature-rich tools available on the
> market today. We highly appreciate your comments and suggestions
> that help us making it even better and more accessible for all
> database developers.
>
> Fully functional trial version is available at:
>
> Context Database Designer
> http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign/downloads.jsp
>
> Context Database Extensions
> http://www.contextsoft.com/products/ctxdbext/downloads.jsp
>
> For more details, please go to
> http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign
> http://www.contextsoft.com/products/ctxdbext
> and refer to the included help files, demos and screenshots.
>
> Sincerely,
> Michael Baytalsky
> e-mail: mike@contextsoft.com
> http://www.contextsoft.com

> A great piece of software just keeps getting better!
Thanks, Steve, our customers keep us busy with feature
requests which forces the progress


Michael