MySQL for Visual Studio

1 MySQL for Visual StudioAbstractThis is the MySQL for Visual Studio User Manual. It documents the MySQL for Visual Studio through notes detailing the changes in each release, see the MySQL for Visual Studio Release legal information, including licensing information, see the Preface and Legal help with using MySQL , please visit the MySQL Forums, where you can discuss your issues with otherMySQL generated on: 2022-05-04 (revision: 73108)Table of ContentsPreface and Legal v1 General New in Version New in Version (Development Release).. 22 Installing MySQL for Visual 93 Enabling the MySQL 114 Making a Connect Using Server Connect Using MySQL Connections 165 MySQL SQL Code Editing Column Column Table Editing Editing Editing Foreign Editing Stored Procedures and Editing 336 Using the Entity 357 MySQL Application Configuration Entity Web Using the MySQL Connection String 448 MySQL Project MySQL MVC MySQL Windows Forms 529 MySQL Data Export 5510 DDL T4 Template 6111 Debugging Stored Procedures and 63A MySQL for Visual Studio Frequently Asked 75iiiivPreface and Legal NoticesThis is the user manual for MySQL for Visual Studio , an add-on to Microsoft Visual information.

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7 Oracle and/or its affiliates reserve any and all rights to this documentation not expressly granted to Oracle Support for AccessibilityOracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My OracleSupport. For information, # 1 General InformationTable of New in Version New in Version (Development Release).. 2 MySQL for Visual Studio provides access to MySQL objects and data from Visual Studio . As a VisualStudio package, MySQL for Visual Studio integrates directly into Server Explorer providing the ability tocreate new connections and work with MySQL database concepts includes: SQL Development: By integrating directly into Visual Studio , database objects (tables, views, storedroutines, triggers, indexes, etc) can be created, altered, or dropped directly inside Server object editors include helpful information to guide you through the editing process. Standarddata views are also available to help you view your data.

8 Query Designer: Visual Studio s query design tool is also directly supported. With this tool, youcan query and view data from tables or views while also combining filters, group conditions, andparameters. Stored routines (both with and without parameters) can also be queried. Stored Routine Debugging: Use the full debugging support for stored routines. Using the standardVisual Studio environment and controls, you can set breakpoints, add watches, and step into, outof, and over routines and calls. Local variables can be added to the watch window and call stacknavigation is also supported. Entity Framework: The Entity Framework is supported, to allow template based code generationand full support of the model designers and notes detailing the changes in each release, see the MySQL for Visual Studio Release New in Version section summarizes many of the new features added to in relation to earlier versions ofMySQL for Visual Studio . Support for MySQL Features New or Changed Tool Support Version Support for Visual Studio Item Templates versus Project TemplatesFor notes detailing the changes in each point release, see the MySQL for Visual Studio Release for MySQL Features Starting with MySQL for Visual Studio , SSL PEM connections can be made using the classicMySQL protocol.

9 Both PEM and PFX certificates are permitted with Connector/NET or higherwhen the server supports SSL connections. For configuration instructions, see SSL Connections withServer Explorer. MySQL for Visual Studio supports the MySQL release series (requires MySQL Connector/NET , , or ) including:1 New or Changed Tool Support MySQL data dictionary, which uses INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables rather than tables in the mysqldatabase (see MySQL Data Dictionary). The caching_sha2_password authentication plugin introduced in MySQL (see CachingSHA-2 Pluggable Authentication).New or Changed Tool Support Starting with MySQL for Visual Studio , the plugin detects when the version of Connector/NEThas been changed after MySQL for Visual Studio was installed and prompts to update the necessaryconfiguration files using the Configuration Update Tool. Visual Studio must be restarted to activatethe updated configuration files. The MySQL Website Configuration tool was renamed to MySQL Application Configuration andextended to automate entry updates to the file in the MySQL for Visual Studio Support for Visual Studio MySQL for Visual Studio : Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 was removed.

10 MySQL for Visual Studio : Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 was added. Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 was removed. MySQL for Visual Studio : Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 was added. Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 was Templates versus Project TemplatesBeginning with MySQL for Visual Studio , the project templates used to create MySQL WindowsForms and MySQL MVC projects are no longer be available, as they were replaced with MySQLP roject Items: MySQL MVC Item replaces MySQL MVC Project. MySQL Windows Forms Item replaces Windows Form item templates offer the benefit of adding items to existing projects new windows forms or MVCcontrollers/views connected to MySQL , based on MySQL Entity Framework models, without the needof create an entirely new MySQL addition, item templates better follow the Visual Studio template standards, which are oriented tocreate projects regardless of the database information about using Item Templates, see Chapter 8, MySQL Project New in Version (Development Release)This section summarizes many of the new features added to the release series in relation to theMySQL for Visual Studio release series.