Today we have released the first build of MySQL Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio -- a downloadable plug-in for Visual Studio 2005 that allows Windows developers to quickly build MySQL data-driven applications with Visual Studio. With this plug-in, developers will be able to create, modify and manage MySQL database objects with an easy-to-use interface from within the Visual Studio IDE. This product is delivered as a package compatible with Visual Studio 2005 and delivers the following features:

. DDEX (Data Designer Extensibility) compatibility

. Ability to work with MySQL objects (tables, views, stored procedures, etc) from within Server Explorer

In a later release, we are planning on including tighter integration with Visual Studio's DataSet Designer. This will include the ability for users to create typed datasets that they can reference from within their code. This is a very important feature for us and one we are working hard to provide.

MySQL Tools for Visual Studio binaries are currently available under a no-charge license. We plan to release the source code and are currently determining what license the source code will be placed under. The plug-in can be downloaded from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/visual-studio-plugin/1.0.html.

Thank you for your time and effort in checking out this product. Please don't hesitate to use the following resources for posting your bug reports, questions, or concerns.

Bugs: http://bugs.mysql.com/ (use the Connector/Net category)

Forum: http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?38

List: http://lists.mysql.com/dotnet

Thank you!

MySQL