Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.8.3, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is a GA release for 6.8.x and can be used for production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.6
It is now available in source and binary form from
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)
The 6.8.3 version of MySQL Connector/Net has support for Entity Framework 6.0 and includes:
- Fix for error using MySqlProviderFactoryResolver with NetFramework 4.0 and EF6 (Tracker Work Item #897)
- Fix for Case incorrect on table in SQL queries for MySqlSessionStateStore (MySql bug #69652, Oracle bug #17960855).
- Fix for rename column operation in Entity Framework migrations (MySQL Bug #71102, Oracle Bug #17959787).
- Fix for WI #911 Installer failing when .Net Framework 4 is not installed.
The release is available to download at
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads
Documentation
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You can view current Connector/Net documentation at
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/connector-net.html
You can find our team blog at
http://blogs.oracle.com/MySQLOnWindows
You can also post questions on our forums at
http://forums.mysql.com/
Enjoy and thanks for the support!
Connector/NET Team