GNOME-DB 0.0.91 released!

[Rodrigo Moya Piernavieja <rmoya tsai es>]

GNOME-DB 0.0.91 has been released!

GNOME-DB is a complete framework for accessing databases through GNOME
applications.

This release is a big step towards 0.1 version since lots of missing
things have been added, and some other missing stuff is starting to get
its place, such as the gda-manager configuration tool. This is due to
the arrival of some contributors.

This is a complete list of new/corrected features:

* fixed MySQL provider: MySQL provider was broken on previous releases;
it's still incomplete, but now it lets you connect and send queries.
* PostgreSQL provider: it's the most advanced provider right now. It
implements all the working stuff in GNOME-DB, so judge GNOME-DB behavior
after using it, please.
* schemas: the existing schemas have been fixed, and new ones have been
added, so that you can now retrieve lots of useful information from the
underlying databases.
* supports() method: the schema stuff has proven to be insufficient for
retrieving all needed info from the DB providers, so a new method has
been added to the IDL interface which provides a quick way of asking for
some small details about the underlying database.
* new XML interface: the XML (export/import) stuff has been rewritten
and now provides a cleaner way of generating/reading XML files
representing a database. The DB designer, which makes use of the XML
interface, has also been rewritten.
* glade integration: Brian Jepson, who is working on a book about
Database development, has contributed some example code which integrates
GNOME-DB widgets into glade applications. Also, Damon Chaplin is working
on the inclusion of the gnome-db widgets into glade.
* new gda-manager: although it is not usable yet, you can have a look at
how will look like the GNOME-DB configuration tool, which will allow
admin access to the underlying databases supported by GNOME-DB
* Batch objects: a new class has been added to the client library:
Gda_Batch, which allows the execution of transactions. The gda-run
script, used to execute batch jobs, uses this new class
* Better configuration: now developers wanting to use GNOME-DB into
their own applications can use a set of scripts ala
gnome-config/glib-config for compilation and other development issues.
Also, as previous releases already did, GNOME-DB tightly integrates into
your GNOME desktop.
* Import: now you can import a SQL file into an open database. XML
import is coming soon.

As usual, you can find all GNOME-DB information at its home page:

	http://www.gnome.org/gnome-db/

For downloading (both tarballs and RPM packages) instructions, go to

	http://www.gnome.org/gnome-db/download/

Also, you can ask any question related to GNOME-DB at the mailing list:

	mail "subscribe" gnome-db-list-request@gnome.org