MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.00.10 Beta has been released

MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.00.10 Beta has been released.
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MySQL Connector/ODBC is our next generation ODBC driver which allows
access to the MySQL v5 server using the widely used ODBC standard. The
ODBC standard is a cross-platform, cross-database, C language, Call
Level Interface.

This version is being released to get community feedback but is NOT
suitable for production environments.

It is now available in binary form from the Connector/ODBC download
pages at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/5.0.html and
mirror sites.

Note: Not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time. If
you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or
choose another download site.

Install Notes
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1. Those using the MSI based installer can simply install by 'executing'
the MSI file. Any existing MSI install should automatically upgrade.

2. Those using the noinstaller distribution should unzip the
distribution file and follow instruction found therein.

3. Connector/ODBC v5 can coexist with any existing install of
Connector/ODBC v3.


Changes
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* FIX: String query parameters are new escaped correctly. (fix bug#19078)
* ENH: Added wide-string type info for SQLGetTypeInfo().
* ENH: Added loose handling of retrieving some diagnostic data. (fix bug#15782)
* ENH: Added initial support for removing braces when calling stored procedures 
and retrieving result sets from procedure calls. (fix bug#24485)
* ENH: Added initial unicode support in data and metadata. (fix bug#24837)
* ENH: Significant performance improvement when retrieving large text fields in 
pieces using SQLGetData() with a buffer smaller than the whole data. Mainly 
used in Access when fetching very large text fields. (fix bug#24876)
* FIX: Editing DSN no longer crashes ODBC data source administrator. (fix 
bug#24675)

Reporting Issues
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Issues and questions can be directed to:

* MySQL ODBC mailing list at http://lists.mysql.com/myodbc
* MySQL ODBC forum at http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?37

Bugs can be reported to:

* MySQL Bug tracking system at http://bugs.mysql.com/

>From the MySQL Connectors Team - enjoy!


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