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March 13, 2018
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.43.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #944. Fixed bug with restoring schema editor layout.
  • #945. Fixed bug in DBISAM profile - setting encrypted table property.
  • #946. Fixed bug in drag & drop operations with database connection.
  • #947. Added option "Cursor beyond EOL" to the SQL editor.
  • #948. Auto size sequence column in fields editor (there was a problem when the number of fields exceeded 99).

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April 6, 2017
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.42.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #942. Added support for Delphi 10.2 Tokyo.
  • #943. Improved Data Import function. Added support for datetime and time types, added different input and output formats, added import and export from/to clipboard.
February 7, 2017
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.41.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #937. Fixed bug in Database Extensions, causing stack overflow when tracking changes.
  • #938. Fixed bug in collection sorting implementation for Delphi XE3 and up.
July 19, 2016
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.40.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #935. Added support for Delphi 10.1 Berlin.
  • #936. Added query plan view in SQL Console.

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December 21, 2015
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.39.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #930. Added support for Delphi 10 Seatle.
  • #931. Fixed A/V error when clicking search on empty relations list in Object Inspector panel.
  • #932. Fixed bug with saving/restoring default database profile.
  • #933. Fixed bug with inconsistent capitalization of keywords in MS SQL profiles.
  • #934. Added support for OR REPLACE clause for procedures and functions in Oracle profile.

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December 6, 2015
In the spirit of holidays we announce huge upgrade sale on the latest version of Remote Assistance.

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- Support for 64bit windows, including Win 8 and 10.
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June 12, 2015
We are happy to announce the new release of Remote Assistant v.3.04.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #927. Fixed bug with File Transfer when Remote Host / Admin is built by Delphi XE 7 and later.

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May 19, 2015
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.38.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #922. Fixed bugs in SQL parser. Now it allows to use / as a delimiter (could be used in Oracle).
  • #923. Fixed bugs in CSV parser in Data Import tool.
  • #924. Added support for views in MySQL 5 database profile.
  • #925. Added create or replace to Oracle profile.
  • #926. Added support for RAD Studio XE 8.

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May 6, 2015
We are happy to announce the new release of Remote Assistant v.3.03.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #917. History was not saving/restoring properly
  • #918. Added ability to compile source code with any version of Delphi from Delphi 6 through Delphi XE 7.
  • #919. Improved screen scanning using windows hooks, including support for 64bit windows.
  • #920. Improved speed of screen grabbing for windows 7 and 8.

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December 23, 2014
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.37.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #908. Auto save schema (dsd file) before SQL generation and checkpoint creation.
  • #909. Change detection for XML or DSD file. Confirming when overriding a file modified outside of the designer.
  • #910. Fixed minor bug when reverse engineering character length for unicode databases in Oracle profile.
  • #911. Added IgnoreDupKey option to MSSQL profile for Primary key and Unique constraints.
  • #912. Fixed bug with copy and select all commands not working in the SQL Console Log.
  • #913. Fixed bug with slow unchecking of all objects in the reverse engineering view due to relationships checking.
  • #914. Fixed minor issues in the MySQL 5 profile.
  • #915. Fixed bug in tree view search for database objects.

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September 23, 2014
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.36.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #906. Added support for RAD Studio XE 7

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September 12, 2014
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.35.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #903. Fixed several bugs in Data Import tool
  • #904. Data Import tool improvements include: automatic data size calculation for VARCHAR fields, required fields and value length checked during import
  • #905. Data Import now allows to specify the width in characters of output SQL file

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September 12, 2014
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.35.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #902. Added support for Delphi XE 6 to the Database Extensions

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May 13, 2014
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.34.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #900. Added ability to reorder database connections in the connections list;
  • #901. Added calculated properties to database profiles (see [Expressions] section).

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January 17, 2014
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.33.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #899. Added option to autosave schema after checkpoint creation.

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January 17, 2014
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.33.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #898. Added support for Delphi XE5

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January 14, 2014
Context Scripting Suite 1.4 now supports Delphi XE, XE2, XE3, XE4 and XE5.
April 5, 2013
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.31.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #888. Added ability to filter tabled based on currently selected diagram in the Copy Table Definitions dialog.
  • #889. View object on a diagram now shows SQL statement if the fields are not defined. In case fields are defined, the statement is shown in hint.
  • #890. Added ability to allow blob indexing on some database engines (SQLite Text type for example).
  • #891. Fixed problem with MS SQL altering of columns that are part of indexes (indexes needs to be droped and recreated).
  • #892. Fixed minor bug in Nexus data adapter.
  • #893. Fixed minor bug in Query Expression editor.
  • #894. Fixed several minor bugs.

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April 5, 2013
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.31.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #886. Added RecreateIndexes option to TDBEngineProfile. This is used when a database require indexes to be recreated when a referenced field has been altered.
  • #887. AllowIndexTypes option is added to TDBEngineProfile, allowing to specify types (like blobs) that would normally not allow indexing.

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January 16, 2013
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.30.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #885. Added support for Delphi XE3.

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January 16, 2013
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.30.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #875. Fixed problem with MSSQL varchar(max).
  • #876. Fixed bug foreign key constraint names in MSSQL reverse engineering.
  • #877. Fixed access violation when copying table structure from one schema to the other.
  • #878. Added support for MSSQL 2008 (database profile).
  • #879. Database Designer no longer locks the diagram (dsd) file while working.
  • #880. Added warning when sorting Stored Procedures alphabetically to prevent mixing them up in the generated script.
  • #881. Added schema consistency check for Set Null constraints applied to NOT NULL columns.
  • #882. Added schema consistency check for Set Default constraints applied to columns with no DEFAULT constraint.
  • #883. Added ability to drug and drop Relations and Relationships nodes to the diagram. In case of Relations node, it will add all of the table's relations to the diagram. In case of Relationships node, it will add all the relations between all the tables already on a diagram page.
  • #884. Added command to the diagram table's right mouse menu to add all relationships. This command work for individual tables as well as any selected set of tables on a diagram page.

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August 18, 2012
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.29.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #862. Fixed bug when reverse enginnering primary keys in Oracle. Not all PKs were imported.
  • #863. Fixed bug with specifying a custom zoom % in diagramming.
  • #864. Fixed bug with key not working in lookup editor popup windows.
  • #865. Fixed bug with right click select not working in SchemaTreeView.
  • #866. Fixed bug with Refresh operation does not work in the *Drop* SQL Script window.
  • #867. Fixed hot key collision in the "Find Text" dialog.
  • #868. Fixed bug with connection string builder dialog producing a wrong string. It now allows to edit the connection string.
  • #869. Added list of ketwords that raise error when found in field names.
  • #870. Added properties for TRelation object to Schema Import & Comparison windows.
  • #871. Added IgnoreSpaces & CaseInsnsitive options to Schema Comparison.
  • #872. Added handling for Default Database (showing in window caption, select in toolbar popup).
  • #873. Added feature to remember file names udner which a particular script has been stored to disk from SQL Editor Window. When saved again, the editor will save under the remembered file name. Hold to save under different file name.
  • #874. Fixed bug with Project Group always being modified once opened.

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January 9, 2012
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.28.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #851. NEW FEATURE! Added Project Group feature allowing to manage a collection of database schemes as a whole.
  • #852. Added warning when an object name is equal to SQL keyword.
  • #853. Added relation properties to the object inspector in Schema Import and Schema Comparison windows.
  • #854. Added CaseInsnsitive and IgnoreSpaces options to Schema Comparison.
  • #855. Fixed bug in reverse engineering of Primary Keys in Oracle. Not all PKs were imported.
  • #856. Fixed bug in ElevateDB profile - generating invalid drop index script.

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November 22, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.27.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #843. Fixed bug with creating a NoCase index in DBISAM 4.
  • #844. Fixed bug with generating foreign keys to "external" tables.
  • #845. Fixed import of INTEGER fields in Oracle profile.
  • #846. Added ASSERT pragma to SQL scripts. Usage: -- ## ASSERT: <select command>. This pragma will raise error if select statement is invalid or returns empty or zero value.
  • #847. Added ability to turn on/off line number in SQL editor.
  • #848. Added popup menu item command in SQL editor to insert script header.
  • #849. Added option to change font size in the script editors.
  • #850. Added word wrap of the text in the execution log.

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November 22, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.27.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #841. Added support fro Delphi XE2
  • #842. Added pragma support to SQL Lexer.

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August 9, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.26.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #835. Fixed bug with creation, dropping and altering relationships when any of the related tables/views have ProduceSQL = False.
  • #836. Fixed importing of index field names in EDB2 database profile.
  • #837. Fixed generation of ALTER COLUMN statements in EDB2 database profile.
  • #838. Added object assist and syntax hightlight for relationship names in SQL editors.
  • #839. Add "External" (True/False) flag for tables and views objects. SQL is not produced for the external objects, however, the foreign keys pointing TO them are generated.
  • #840. Added ability (optional) to specify port in the Nexus 3 server connection (format: server_name[:port]/database).

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June 11, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.25.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #833. Fixed Access Violation error on closing of the Copy Table Items dialog.
  • #834. Added access to custom object properties to the Documentation Generator.

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June 6, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Remote Assistant v.2.09.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #831. Added command to redirect Remote User session to another Remote Administrator. This feature require 2.09 version of Remote Host installed on the Remote User side as well as Remote Administrator side.
  • #832. Added Redirects page to the Options dialog where the user can specify addresses of admins to redirect to.

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June 6, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.24.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #826. Fixed error when trying to open Data Import.
  • #827. Fixed bug in Schema Manager when searching "everywhere".
  • #828. Imrpoved copying of table definitions. Improvements include: showing source tables in alpha-order; confirm overwrite of existing fields; when adding fields always add them in the same order they were in the source table; allow to delete multiple items from destination table at once.
  • #829. Improved View Query Builder. It now automatically creates correct field definitions, allowing to use views in query builder.
  • #830. Added option to auto-sort top-level objects in the Schema Tree View.

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March 30, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.23.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #820. Fixed bugs in reverse engineering of Postrge SQL database.
  • #821. Fixed bug in Oracle database profile with not generating DROP statements when recreating relationships.
  • #822. EDB adapter is upgraded to use the latest version of ElevateDB components. Adapter's source code made compatible with Delphi 2007 and later.
  • #823. Added support for Firebird 2.5 as a separate profile. This includes in particular the support for the domain names in the Stored Procedure parameters and altering of the calculated fields.
  • #824. Added more extensive support for Firebird 2.1 by creating a separate profile for it.
  • #825. Improved source code formating for Firebird/Interbase databases when of importing Stored Procedures.

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March 5, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.22.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #817. Fixed bugs in Reverse Engineering.
  • #818. Fixed bug in Sybase database profile.
  • #819. Added support for more Sybase-specific data types.

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February 17, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.21.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #811. Added option to Copy Table fields from external schemas. In the copy fields dialog, addded Source combobox to select external schema to copy table items from.
  • #812. Added ability to select Views in the Copy Table Items dialog.
  • #813. Fixed bug: when changing SQLFieldType from Schema Manager to VARCHAR the size was being incorrectly reset to 20.
  • #814. Fixed Access Violation error that occurred sometimes when adding related tables to a diagram (broken relations).
  • #815. Fixed bug in PostgreSQL profile: wrong SQL ALTER script was generated for fields and table constraints.
  • #816. Fixed bug in Schema Manager: unable to replace empty field values.

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February 5, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.20.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #804. New feature: Data Import Tool allowing to convert CSV file into SQL insert script (Tools | Data Import).
  • #805. Added support for renaming indexes and constraints to Oracle profile.
  • #806. Added option to show triggers separately from tables as top level objects in the main Schema Treeview (see View | Show Triggers Separately).
  • #807. Added menu item "New " to the Schema TreeView right mouse menu.
  • #808. Added Query Builder tool to SQL Script object properties toolbar.
  • #809. Added Query Builder tool to View object properties toolbar.
  • #810. Fixed bug in primary key editing dialog.

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January 28, 2011
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.19.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #798. Fixed bug: On Close ObjectEditors - save current editor when apllication close.
  • #799. Fixed bug in Oracle & MS SQL 2005 profiles - constraints were not being dropped when relationship type changes.
  • #800. Added link to downloading database adapters to the Create Database Connection dialog and Options dialog.
  • #801. The combobox used to select a database connection is replaced by a drop down menu in the Script Editor window for consistency and usability.
  • #802. Added commands to Expant and Collapse selected diagram tables to the maximum and minimum height.
  • #803. Added collection view to assistant, showing list of fields, indexes, relations, triggers and constraints for the selected table or view objects.

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September 21, 2010
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September 9, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.18.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #791. Fixed bug: schema identifiers are not highligted in Update Script editor.
  • #792. Fixed bug: schema identifiers are not highligted in Create Version Chekpoint dialog.
  • #793. Fixed access violation in Schema Manager when selected object is deleted.
  • #794. Fixed splitter painting bug under Standard Windows theme (no theming support).
  • #795. Fixed bug in Reverse Engineering which was skipping default system and object tables instead of the ones specified in Schema properties.
  • #796. Fixed bug in Database Connections: enforced uniqueness of the database connection names.

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September 9, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.18.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #790. Added support for RAD Studio XE.
  • #797. Fixed bug in Reverse Engineering which was skipping default system and object tables instead of the ones specified in Schema properties.

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August 2, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.17.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #785. Fixed minor bug in the history grid with showing ellipsis button in a wrong column.
  • #786. Fixed minor bug in with some interface elements blinking when resizing UI.
  • #787. Fixed bug with reverse engineering of stored procedures in MS SQL 2000 database profile.
  • #788. Improved user interface of the Query Builder dialog.
  • #789. Added synchronization of description between Version Checkpoints and corresponding Version Update SQL scripts.

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July 21, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.16.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #776. Fixed minor bugs in the diagram drawing.
  • #777. Fixed minor bug in the Fields Object Inspector.
  • #778. Fixed bug with selecting database name in the Elevate DB 2 adapter.
  • #779. Fixed bug with restoring window coordinates in multi-monitor setup.
  • #780. Fixed bug with positioning of Compare Options dialog.
  • #781. Fixed bug with wrong shortcut on the History toolbar button.
  • #782. Added overwrite prompt when saving SQL scripts to disk.
  • #783. Added Send to Back/Bring to Front commands to the diagram.
  • #784. Added SQL Console button to the toolbar with the database list in a popup menu and option to create new database connection.

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June 23, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.15.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #767. Added support for Sybase.
  • #769. Added support for DB2.
  • #770. Minor improvements to the Oracle database profile.
  • #771. Minor improvements to the Elevate DB 2 database profile.
  • #772. Improved AnyDAC 2 adapter.
  • #773. Enabled drag & drop (reordering) in Relations, Triggers, Indices and Checks in the Table Editor.
  • #774. Minor improvements and bug fixes in the PreviewSQL tab in the Table Editor.
  • #775. Added overwrite confirmation to the "Save/Save As" actions in script editor.

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April 7, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.14.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #751. Fixed bug in SQL generation: preserving data during table recreation did not work.
  • #752. Improved Database Update Tool - added text of erroneous statement to the to log.
  • #753. Added PURGE after dropping tables to Oracle profile.
  • #754. Removed duplicate log entries when executing single update script from Database Update tool.
  • #755. Fixed bug in Oracle profile with TABLESPACE not produced when recreating UNIQUE constraints and indexes.
  • #756. Fixed Access Violation when deleting Database Connections from right mouse menu.
  • #757. Fixed bug in Oracle profile with wrong SQL generation when renaming of tables followed by renaming of indexes and constraints (causes referring to the table by its old me).
  • #758. Added name validation when copying items in the Database Compare Tool.
  • #759. Added Locate Object in Schema command (Ctrl+Up shortcut) to the Object Assistant.
  • #760. Switched to using "Locate Object in Schema" instead of "Object Assistant" in all SQL editors.
  • #761. Fixed bug with syntax highlighter/completion proposal not showing table columns.
  • #762. Fixed bug with highlighting wrong fields on a diagram when a relationship is selected.
  • #763. Added support for AnyDAC 2.0 adapter, which allows direct connections to all major database. See adapters on the downloads page.
  • #764. Added support for MS SQL types (domains) in Import and Reverse Engineering tool.

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April 7, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.14.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #766. Fixed several Unicode related issues in SQL Lexer and SQL Parser.

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April 7, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.14.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #765. Fixed several Unicode related issues in SQL Lexer and SQL Parser.

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April 7, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.14.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

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March 2, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.13.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #746. Improved Update Database Tool: added extensive error log messages.
  • #747. Fixed bug in diagram editing: relation's position is not updated after creation of a new relation.
  • #748. Fixed bug in MSSQL 2005 profile: added support for localized boolean value (True/False).
  • #749. Fixed bug in about dialog: email link did not work correctly.
  • #750. Fixed bug in Version Updates list: Access Violation error when deleting the last remaining version.

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February 11, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.12.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #742. Fixed bug with not updating the list of Categories in the popup for table/view objects.
  • #743. Fixed bug in the Relationship editor - AutoName checkbox was not setting the modification flag.
  • #744. Fixed bug in Oracle profile - index fields not generated when index is renamed.
  • #745. Fixed bug in Oracle profile - wrong order of table and foreign key deletion.

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January 22, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.11.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #734. Added history of searches to the Schema Manager search/replace comboboxes.
  • #735. Diagram total page height was expanded 2 times (height of 8A0 format) to accomodate for large schema layouting.
  • #736. Fixed bug in Versoin Update Scripts (allow 0 as a valid minor version, e.g. 2.0).
  • #737. Fixed bug in DBISAM (3 & 4), NEXUS 1 and Absolute Database adapters (SystemTableName was not assigned correctly).
  • #738. Fixed bug in Diagram Page Properties dialog. Page name was not always updated correctly in treeview and diagram tabs.
  • #739. Fixed bug in Firebird 1.5, Firebird 2 and Interbase 2009 profiles (added support for all BLOB subtypes).

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January 22, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.11.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #740. Fixed bug in Versoin Updates (allow 0 as a valid minor version, e.g. 2.0).
  • #741. Fixed bug in DBISAM (3 & 4), NEXUS 1 and Absolute Database adapters (SystemTableName was not assigned correctly).

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January 20, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.10.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #724. Improved Schema Consistency Test. Added check and automatic problem resolution for invalid object names.
  • #725. Improved reverse engineering of stored procedures for Interbase and Firebird.
  • #726. Added support for Interbase 2009 (interbase2009.dbp database profile).
  • #727. Added filtering to the table selection dialog (when adding tables to a diagram).
  • #728. Added descriptive display name to the database profiles.
  • #729. Fixed bug in Import & Reverse Engineer. Database profile should be set from DB Connection settings.
  • #730. Fixed bug in schema objects autonaming.
  • #731. Fixed bug in Firebird and Firebird2 profile (added types synonyms and fixed reverse engineering of indexes).

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January 20, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.10.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #732. Improved Schema Consistency Test. Added check and automatic problem resolution for invalid object names.
  • #733. Improved reverse engineering of stored procedures for Interbase and Firebird.

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January 12, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.09.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #714. Fixed bug in dbSQLParser.pas (ExtractTableName method should extract quoted TableName from Triggers definition).
  • #715. Fixed bug in TDBEngineProfile.ReverseEngineer (auto detecting parsing field).
  • #716. Improved dbSQLParser.pas, added support for FullName property.

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January 12, 2010
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.09.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #718. Added ability to mark Database Connection as default (it will be highlighted in bold in tree view). This can be convenient when switching between view or scripts window to SQL Console.
  • #719. Added a quick way to select a database connection from any script window by using a toolbar button with a popup menu. Pressing that button opens SQL Console with the default database connection. Pressing button's arrow allows to select a database connection from the popup menu.
  • #720. Added MySQL5 profile (separated from MySQL4). Improved reverse engineer for MySQL v.5 database.
  • #721. Improved PostgreSQL profile (added support for COMMENT ON token).
  • #722. Fixed minor bugs in Oracle profile (all constraints and triggers to be dropped shoud be dropped before altering corresponding tables, importing MaxValue for Sequences where MaxValue is larger then MaxInt).
  • #723. Fixed bug with relationship cardinality being determined incorrectly during import procedure.

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December 28, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.08.
This version introduces several improvements:
  • #710. Added support for PostgreSQL 8!
  • #711. Added Query Builder to SQL Console window.
  • #712. Added groupping by Engine or Adapter to the DB Connections panel.
  • #713. Improved Name Templates, added ability for use custom table properties in the format of table item's names (such as fields, indexes, checks, triggers).

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December 28, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.08.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #710. Added support for PostgreSQL 8!
  • #711. Added Query Builder to SQL Console window.
  • #712. Added groupping by Engine or Adapter to the DB Connections panel.
  • #713. Improved Name Templates, added ability for use custom table properties in the format of table item's names (such as fields, indexes, checks, triggers).

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December 28, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.08.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #709. Added support for DBISAM 4 under Delphi 2009 & 2010.

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November 30, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.07.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #702. Added support for expression indexes. Added expression editor with syntax highlighter to the Index property dialog.
  • #703. Added support for Unix and Mac line break formats.
  • #704. Added support for TIMESTAMP and TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE field types to the Oracle profile.
  • #705. Added support for expression indexes to the Oracle profile.
  • #706. Fixed bug with primary key, automatically created by marking field(s) as "primary key" was not being properly initialized.
  • #707. Fixed bug with domain size property is not correctly defined in the Oracle profile.
  • #708. Fixed bug with generating unique constraint with empty name in the Oracle profile.

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November 30, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.07.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #701. Added IndexExpression and IsExpression properties to the TIndexDefinition class.

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November 18, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Remote Assistant v.2.07.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #698. Added cusomizable Admin Online Statuses. This feature allows to specify current admin status and message and whether to accept incoming connections. The message, if specified, will be displayed to the end user upon connect.
  • #699. Fixed bug with scrolling remote desktop.
  • #700. Improved desktop scanning procedure to consume less CPU.

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November 17, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.06.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #686. Improved SQL DDL parser allowing to skip eoln-terminated statements (e.g. pragma PROMPT in Oracle).
  • #687. Added option to select a script delimiter (in case it differs from the default) when importing SQL script.
  • #688. Adjusted Oracle profile (improved support for sequences and tablespaces).
  • #689. Fixed bug with saving changes to the current object before saving schema.
  • #691. Fixed minor issues in database profiles.
  • #692. Fixed bug in Import Tool (importing from file does not accept files with extensions other then ".sql").
  • #693. Fixed minor bug in Schema Comparison Options dialog.
  • #696. Changed SQL generation method (now generating drop clauses first).
  • #697. Added support for Unique constraint to Index property dialog.

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November 17, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.06.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #685. Improved SQL DDL parser allowing to skip eoln-terminated statements (e.g. pragma PROMPT in Oracle).
  • #690. Fixed bug in dbLexer (incorrect state restoration after an attempt to parse comments).
  • #694. Added UniqueConstraint property to TIndexDefinition class.
  • #695. Changed SQL generation method (now generating drop clauses first).

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October 30, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.05.2.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #684. Fixed bug with SQLLexer going into infinite loop under Delphi 2009/2001 due to Unicode problems.

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October 29, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.05.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #668. Added object properties inpsector to Schema Comparison tool.
  • #669. Added selective comparison option to Schema Comparison tool.
  • #670. Added object properties inpsector to Schema Comparison tool.
  • #671. Added option to search "everywhere " to the Schema Manager Tool.
  • #672. Fixed bug in Database Connection Properties dialog (stored wrong OnOpen/OnClose SQL Script).
  • #673. Fixed bug in Nexus 3 profile (generation of fields description, generation and reverse engineering of StorageEngine property).
  • #674. Fixed bug with overriding of field properties by empty domain properties.
  • #675. Fixed bug with VARBINARY in MSSQL2005 profile with MAX property.
  • #676. Fixed erros in documentation generation templates.
  • #677. Added reverse engineer command to Database Connection window.
  • #678. Improved PreviewSQL editor UI by replacing the toolbar with navigation panel.
  • #679. Fixed code hightlighter for the Enumerations preview panel (it should be pas-style).
  • #680. Fixed bug in import/reverse engineering (not removing system table from import).
  • #682. Added support for Text Indexes in ElevateDB 2.

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October 29, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.05.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #667. Added support for Delphi 2010.
  • #681. Fixed some minor bugs in TDatabaseSchema and TDBSchemaTester components.

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September 22, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Remote Assistant v.2.06.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #664. Added optional remote user authentication using login and password pairs, stored in users.cfg file. Each login and password allows for masks, so the system could authorize any user with certain password (*=1111) or certain user with certain set of passwords (John=x34d*). The user name is NOT case sensitive as well as the password mask, while the password, if specified without masking characters (*?[]) will be case sensitive.
  • #665. Added hidden Password edit box to Remote Host. This edit box can be made visible via configuration file (see Password folder under demos).
  • #666. Remote Host window hides itself from the Windows task bar when minimized and shows back when restored.

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August 11, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.04.2.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #657. Added button to add a new domain to the domain editor. Ctrl+Ins shortcut now takes focus directly to the domain name.
  • #658. Fixed focusing issues in object properties editor.
  • #659. Fixed problem with not being able to assign domain size in MS SQL 2000/2005 database profiles.
  • #660. Added Refresh command/button to the Drop\Create SQL Script window.
  • #661. Fixed bug causing A/V in object editor history.
  • #662. Added button to add new enumeration value, added reordering by drag&drop of the enumeration values.
  • #663. Fixed right mouse menu for the Schema Tree View. Some of the items were visible yet inactive (not being properly disabled).

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August 7, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer v.3.04.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #632. Fixed bug in Schema Importing Tools - database profile must be setup correctly before reverse engineering.
  • #633. Fixed bug when changing database profile. Consistency test was still being performed with the old profile.
  • #634. Object Assistant was not synchronizing when uncollapsing.
  • #635. When adding relationships the field's flags are not updated on diagram.
  • #636. Improved reverse engineering for Nexus 3.
  • #637. Added Nexus 2 and 3 client/server connection to the database adapter.
  • #638. Added packages for all Delphi versions for AnyDAC adapter.
  • #639. Clicking on filter icon brings up filtering dialog where one can check/uncheck which field kinds to show.
  • #640. Improved log output in Import & Reverse Engineering tool.
  • #641. Added ability to create many-to-many relationships by drawing a link on diagram.
  • #642. Added collection of SQL scripts stored in the database schema. Each script can be executed conditionally on selected events such as (Before Update, After Update, Before Updates, After Updates) and also appended to generated SQL script before and/or after Create and/or Drop.
  • #643. Added SQL scripts to the database connection objects which will execute before opening and/or closing of the connection.
  • #644. Fixed bug introduced in 3.01 in reverse engineering of Firebird 2.
  • #645. All editors get syntax highlighting, including editor for text box, which support html tags.
  • #646. Improved SQL Console completion proposal to use same rule for quoting identifiers as set in schema for sql generation.
  • #647. Improved Schema Importing Tool. Un-selecting tables will now automatically un-check corresponding relationships.
  • #648. Improved Copy Table Definitions dialog to support multi-selection.
  • #649. Fixed bug when saving schema default values. Empty values were not saved. Also added a separate button to save current default values "as default" into registry. These saved values will be used next time when creating new database schema.
  • #650. Object name templates are moved to Schema Properties and conform to the same rules as default property values. This allows to have separate sets of name templates in each schema and a default set stored (optionally) in registry.
  • #651. Added search inside version update scripts in Schema Manager tool.
  • #652. Added option to show a dialog during search when no occurences found. Option is added to the Edit options tab in Tools | Options.
  • #653. Added search for the word under cursor by default.
  • #654. Added schema name, date and version to the generated Create/Drop SQL scripts.
  • #655. Added date to the generated version update script.
  • #656. Added collection of SQL scripts stored in the database schema. Each script can be executed conditionally on selected events such as (Before Update, After Update, Before Updates, After Updates) and also appended to generated SQL script before and/or after Create and/or Drop.

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August 7, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Extensions Suite v.3.04.
This version introduces the following improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #656. Added collection of SQL scripts stored in the database schema. Each script can be executed conditionally on selected events such as (Before Update, After Update, Before Updates, After Updates) and also appended to generated SQL script before and/or after Create and/or Drop.

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July 25, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.3.03.
This version is a release candidate and introduces many improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements and bug fixes:
  • #595 Fixed bug with sequences not being cleared when a schema is assigned from schema, which has no sequences defined.
  • #597 Show object class icon instead of class name in the diagram tabs.
  • #598 Change icons for objects in editor to the standard ones (without the arrows).
  • #599 Added option to the object editor grid: Tab (Shift-Tab) moves to next column in grid.
  • #600 Added description colum to the object editor for table's fields.
  • #601 Added Schema Statistics modal dialog (see under File | Schema Statistics).
  • #603 When creating a relationship which automatically creates foreign key fields in the child table, convert autoinc to integer.
  • #607 Added support for MAX value to the SQLServer (2005 and greater) profile. This is done in generic fashion by adding notion of "value aliases". It is now possible to define aliases to any field values.
  • #614 Added button Clear Log to the Import & Reverse Engineering tool.
  • #619 Added selection of diagram objects by right mouse click.
  • #620 Added macro fields in text boxes. For example, a field could read {%Author%} and it will replaced by the Author property of schema when displaying on diagram.
  • #621 Improved visual appearance of tollbars and splitters.
  • #622 Added zooming on mouse wheel when holding Ctrl key.
  • #624 Added default diagram page properties that are applied to all new diagram pages.
  • #626 Auto Layout Tables command is removed from right mouse menu. This command should not be too accessible and it is sufficient to have it in top menu.
  • #631 Added feature: highlight and underline fields which are part of a focused relationship.
  • #596 All schema class names and aliases should be unform across application (<Class>: <Name>)
  • #602 Fixed bug with not setting valid cardinality when adding relationship by drawing it on a diagram.
  • #604 Fixed access violation when creating and then dropping a relationship from a diagram.
  • #605 Disabled right mouse select feature in schema tree view, which caused confusion.
  • #606 Fixed access violation when deleting tables that have relationships to other tables.
  • #608 Fixed buf in schema consistency test. Errors and warnings should be filtered before showing errors when creating version checkpoints.
  • #609 Fixed bug in setup with wrong adapter name assignment in several adapters (e.g. Nexus3). This use to cause error when attempting to load adapter.
  • #610 Corrected errors in help file. Help file is updated to reflect most recent changes.
  • #611 Fixed bugs with diagram commands remaining enabled when diagrams are not available (e.g. Delete Page and Page Properties).
  • #612 Corrected visual layout and tab order in all dialogs to make their appearance and behaviour more uniform througout the application.
  • #613 Fixed access violation when displaying custom object in a schema where there's no definition for a specified custom object class is found in the database profile.
  • #615 Changed behaviour in Import & Reverse Engineering. It should not abort on error, but show error in log and continue processing instead.
  • #616 Fixed access violation when double clicking in an empty schema manager window.
  • #617 Fixed bug with not focusing tool windows (Schema Tree View, Database Connections, etc.) when activating them via shortcut keys.
  • #618 Fixed bug - unable to select database via keyboard in Reverse Engineering dialog. It would always go into [New database] dialog.
  • #623 Fixed bug with text boxes replacing CR/LN with and not restoring this when going back to editing.
  • #625 Fixed bug with some commands in object editor not being disabled or hidden for text box objects.
  • #627 Fixed bug with renaming tables - it would not assign name "Table" to the table named "table" because they appear the same due to case insensitive comparison.
  • #628 Fixed bug with some icons not showing correctly when working under virtual machine (Virtual PC).
  • #629 Fixed bug with escape not working when dragging and dropping tables and views (escape should cancel operation).
  • #630 Fixed bug - after dragging & dropping of a table or a view to a diagram, object editor pops up hiding the diagram table/view object. Need to "move table into view" after showing the object editor. This should be done irrespective of the option to move table into view.

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July 13, 2009
We are happy to announce the first public beta release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.3.02.
This version introduces several major improvements over version 2 including full support for Delphi 2009.

Context Database Designer Improvements:
  • User Interface is redesigned to provide modal-less way of viewing and changing database object properties (Object Properties window);
  • Added customizable template-based documentation generation wizard;
  • Greatly improved schema comparison tool;
  • Greatly improved schema searching/management tool;
  • Greatly improved schema importing capabilities;
  • Redesigned database connection management facility;
  • All database objects including tables and views can be setup to produce or not produce SQL, allowing to keep them in "design" mode;
  • Added ability to open several SQL consoles for the same database connection;
  • Added syntax database engine-specific syntax highlighting to all script windows;
  • Views can now be added to the diagrams in the same way as tables, including view columns and relationships;
  • Added object assistant window (part of Database Schema Tree View ) allowing to quickly lookup objects found in scripts or diagrams;
  • Added support for Elevate DB 2 and Nexus 3;
  • Improved support for Oracle, including complete reverse engineering;
  • and more.

Context Database Extensions Improvements:

  • Views are now stored in the same collection with tables and have all of the table's properties, including fields, indexes, foreign keys, etc.
  • Added components for disconnected mode:
    • TCtxDataContainer - small in-memory data storage, with build-in transactional and referential integrity;
    • TCtxDataSet - in-memory dataset, accessing data from TCtxDataContainer;
    • TCtxDataCommand - simple, generic, parametrized SQL command, which is implemented by each particular data provider;
    • TCtxDataAdapter - a collection of TCtxDataCommands, implementing generic multi-table CRUD paradigm;
    • TCtxCommandBuilder - virtualized infrastructure for editing data commands in design- and run-time.
  • Added SystemTableName which allows to have several independent schemas within a single database.

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New prices will be in effect upon final release, which is scheduled around the end of July.

March 30, 2009
We are happy to announce the new release of Remote Assistant 2.05.
Here's the list of improvements and bug fixes in this release compared to the previous release 2.04.
Improvements in this release
  • #577 Added extensive progress monitoring to the file transfer dialog (current/total size, transfer speed, total/estimated time).
  • #578 Added History File path to Options dialog (General Page).

Issues addressed by this release

  • #575 Fixed problem with compression not begin always utilized during file transfer.
  • #576 Fixed minor problems in Options dialog.

This product is immediately available for download.

May 17, 2008
We are happy to announce the new release of the DBISAM ADO.Net Data Provider for .Net 2.0 and 1.1. (ver. 2.3.1).
Features added in this release:
  • #571. Added support for run- and design-time features of Visual Studio 2008.
The product is immediately available for download.

May 16, 2008
We are finishing debugging and testing of the new upcoming Context Database Designer v.3. Everyone interested in beta testing the product (before the public beta is out) are welcome to contact us to receive access to the current alpha version.
March 21, 2008
As part of improvements made to Database Extensions we are developing customizable filtering infrastructure, which will allow to greate completely custom, database agnostic, filters, based on information, contained in the Database Schema.
These filtering is aimed at improving end-user experience, provide on the fly data mining and more. It also includes Query Builder and can easily be used in reporting.
Please, see the following screencast as an example of how it will look in the end-user application:
http://www.furshoppro.net/misc/furshop5demo.htm.
 
February 16, 2008
We are continuing working on developing of the new Database Designer and Extensions v.3. We have completely redesigned the UI of the Database Designer to make it dockable and reduce the number of modal dialogs and screens. The preview release is expected around the end of March, 2008.
June 26, 2007
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.15.
This version introduces several improvements and bug fixes:
Improvements
  • #562 Added storing the order in which the relation items are created. This fixes the problem when the relationships rearranged manually in the diagram editor were resorted again after the diagram is reloaded.
  • #563 Added check for maximum length allowed for the identifiers (schema consistency testing).
  • #564 Added AllowHTMLFormatting option to the diagram text box. This allows to create a text box, which is not HTML formatted.

Issues Addressed

  • #565 Fixed problem with backup and auto-saving functionality. If error occurs during save operation, 2.14 and earlier versions could corrupt both the backup and auto-save files.
  • #566 Fixed problem with copy/pasting of diagram text blocks.
  • #567 Fixed problem with paper format and orientation are not saved properly for paper formats other then Letter (default).
  • #568 Fixed problem in opening of diagrams, saved by previous versions of the Database Designer. DataType property was not correctly restored.

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May 17, 2007
We are happy to announce final release of Remote Assistant 2.0.
This is your last chance to get Remote Assistant v.2 for the price of v.1., which means discounts of 30% to 50%!
Hurry, this offer ends May 22!

Here's the list of improvements and bug fixes in this release compared to the previous release candidate 2.0 RC2.
Improvements in this release
  • #544 Tested for Vista compatiblity. All windows now behave and minimize correctly under Vista.
  • #545 Captions are corrected to be consistent across all Remote Admin windows.
  • #546 Added semi-transparent status window on the Remote Host side to nitofy user about all operations perfrmed by admin.
  • #547 Screen scanning is improved to conusme as little CPU resources as possible. CPU usage is reduced to 3-5% on average low end computer.
  • #548 Added options dialog for RemoteAdmin, allowing to specify default settings for Remote Desktop, Chat, TCP\IP filtering and more.
  • #549 Remote desktop options reworked to be more self-explanatory.
  • #550 Remote Admin shows all connections in the tray-icon popup menu, allowing for simple access to their desktop, file explorer and chat.
  • #551 All opened Windows of Remote Admin made top level windows, so they are shown correctly on taskbar when minimized.
  • #552 Added Screen sizing and scaling on Remote Admin. Optional anti-aliasing makes scaled screen look readable.
  • #556 Added sound to Remote Admin to alert administrator when a connection is requested.
  • #557 Added IP filtering (white and black list) to Remote Admin.
  • #558 Added ability to resume/recommence aborted file transfer.
  • #559 Improved behaviour in full screen mode. Toolbar is now automatically hiding and showing when the mouse pointer reaches top of the screen. The remote desktop is scaled automatically if necessary in full screen mode in order to fit all screen contents.
  • #560 Added automatic connection pinging to keep connection during long periods of inactivity.
  • #561 Added option to determine Remote Admin's WAN IP address, using external services, such as www.whatismyip.org. This can be configured in Remote Admin options.
Issues addressed by this release
  • #553 Fixed bug with threading. The remote desktop thread was being resumed twice, which caused errors under Win98.
  • #554 Fixed bug with Alpha blending, which is not supported under Win98.
  • #555 Fixed bug with colors not being mapped correctly under Win98 when the desktop is set to true color and the target color depth is 256 colors.

This product is immediately available for download.

April 27, 2007
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.14.
This version introduces several improvements and bug fixes:
Improvements
  • #531 In schema consistency test added warning if object names matches certain masks, reserved for a particular database engine (e.g. RDB$, C_PK$, etc.).
  • #532 Added line scaling on diagram printing.
  • #533 Improved auto-layout of diagram tables.
  • #534 Adjusted Elevate DB profile to match changes introduced in 1.02 release (changed GENERATED to COMPUTED).
  • #535 Added log for all skipped statements and error during SQL import.

Issues Addressed

  • #536 Fixed minor problems in SQL Console window.
  • #537 Fixed problem with page settings not being restored correctly.
  • #538 Fixed minor problems in SQL import\reverse engineering.
  • #539 Fixed bug converting from previous versions of schema.
  • #540 Fixed several problems in Firebird 1 & 2 profiles (BLOB type, index creation).
  • #541 Fixed several minor printing problems.
  • #543 Fixed problem with domains not being imported during reverse engineering.

Both products are immediately available for download.

February 21, 2007

We are happy to announce the release of Remote Assistant 2.0 RC2.

Improvements in this release

  • #524 Chat's content is retained during whole session even if chat window is closed.
  • #525 Added complete localization of RemoteHost. All messages and captions can be specified in RemoteHost.cfg file.
  • #526 Added Mesage Beep alert when opening Chat session.
  • #527 Added support for dual monitor mode. In RemoteAdmin user can select which monitor to control on client side.
  • #529 Added forward compatibility features to RemoteHost.\

Issues addressed by this release

  • #523 Fixed bug in Remote Admin. File Explorer showed incorrect name or remote computer.
  • #528 Fixed problems with Tab and some other keys not working properly.

This product is immediately available for download.

February 20, 2007
We are happy to announce that the support for ElevateDB database by Elevate Software is now available both in Context Database Designer & Database Extensions (v.2.13).

Context Database Designer Adapter library can be download at:
http://www.contextsoft.com/products/dbdesign/downloads.jsp
(Look for "Elevate DB Database Adapter" item).

Context Database Extensions components (provided in full source code) can be downloaded at:
http://www.contextsoft.com/products/ctxdbext/downloads.jsp
(Look for "Elevate DB Database Extensions" item).
February 14, 2007
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.13.
This version introduces several improvements and bug fixes:
Improvements
  • #500 Added support for Firebird 2 database.
  • #501 Added support for Absolute Database by ComponentAce (http://www.componentace.com).
  • #502 Improved Schema Comparison Tool (see Comparing Schemes & Versions). Added command allowing to copy\update object definition into the current schema.
  • #503 Add log to reverse engineering of SQL scripts (see Reverse Engineering Database).
  • #504 SQL Console is no longer modal, allowing several consoles to be opened at the same time.
  • #505 SQL Console now allows script (batch) execution even if the database does not directly support it.
  • #506 Added query execution time to SQL Console.
  • #507 Added automated problem resolution for 'invalid or empty index name' problem (see Messages Window).

Issues Addressed

  • #508 Fixed problem in View & Stored Procedures Properties dialogs: unable to close the dialog when definition is wrong or is not terminated by the default term.
  • #509 Fixed several minor issues in diagram printing.
  • #510 Fixed bug: 'size' property is not enabled if field's type is in lowercase (field type was being treated as case sensitive).
  • #511 Fixed several minor issues in Database Connection Properties dialog.
  • #512 Fixed several problems in MS Access database profile (msaccess.dbp file).
  • #513 Fixed several problems in Firebird database profile (firebird.dbp file).
  • #514 Fixed several problems in Nexus2 database adapter.
  • #515 Fixed bug: incorrect drawing of 0..1:1 relationship endpoints.
  • #516 Fixed bug: export schema dialog doesn't confirm file overwriting.
  • #517 Fixed minor problems in SQL parser.
  • #518 Fixed problem affecting all database profiles: added views and stored procedures were not always correctly generated into SQL script.
  • #519 Fixed bug in ADO adapter: when reverse engineering views delimited names were not escaped with square brackets.
  • #520 Fixed bug in Connection Properties dialog. Connection parameters were not reset correctly when the adapter type is changed.
  • #521 Fixed bug: invalid unit name generated for Delphi Declarations when schema name contains spaces and other invalid characters.
  • #522 Fixed problem with index being recreated when only field name is changed, but not actually pointing to a different field. It is assumed that renaming field should also rename it (cascade) in indexes.

Both products are immediately available for download.

December 21, 2006
We are happy to announce long awaited new major release of Remote Assistant 2.0. (download)
Remote Assistant 2.0 is a new version of our Remote Assistant software, which we began developing in 2003. This release is a complete rewrite of Remote Assistant. It eliminates practically all glitches and bugs of the previous version and contains major improvements in many areas, such as protocol, compression, encryption, user interface, session history, speed and reliability.
This version can be preordered now, while we still have 30% OFF Christmas sale.
All customers who have purchased Remote Assistant v.1 since September 21 are upgraded automatically to version 2.0.
December 18, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.12.
This version introduces several improvements and bug fixes:
  • Fixed bug in reverse engineering of MS Access database. Memo fields were converted to VARCHAR instead of LONGTEXT;
  • Fixed bug with in MS Access database profile: GO was not generated after ALTER TABLE ADD PRIMARY KEY statement;
  • Fixed bug: size property should be visible only for field types that support it (database engine specific);
  • Added warning when string field has zero size when testing database schema consistency;
  • Added generation of default values for fields in MS Access SQL generation;
  • Added support for autoincrement field type in MS Access SQL generation;
  • Added FBPlus adapter for Firebird, Interbase and Yaffil, based on FIB Plus components by DevRace;
  • Added diagram page arranging by dragging and dropping page tabs;
  • Added reverse engineering from Information Schema for Mimer 9 database engine.

Both products are immediately available for download.

December 18, 2006
We wish you all merry Christmas and happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
For a short time only get 30% OFF on all our products
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To receive these great offers, please, contact our sale department.

December 15, 2006
As Christmas approaching rapidly, we are thinking of ways to reward our loyal and new customers with generous offers. Today we bring you fantastic buy one get one FREE sale, featuring Context Database Extensions as well as other our products.
Purchase ONE copy of Context Database Extensions and receive any of the following products free of charge: Context Scripting valued at $29! OR Remote Assistant valued at $59! OR DBISAM ADO.Net Provider valued at $99! Hurry up, this OFFER ENDS Monday December 18th.
October 9, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.11.
We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds many great features.
Improvements
  • Added diagram export to BMP, PNG and HTML formats (see File | Export as Picture or Web page... command). HTML export generates image map for all tables and links.
  • Added access to schema properties from Schema Import dialog.
  • Added case sensitivity handling in schema consistency test.
  • Added comprehensive support for Firebird 1.5 database. This includes: FB\IB Database Adapter, SQL generation, SQL import and Reverse Engineering.
  • Added incremental import of SQL script into current database schema.
  • Added option to automatically resolve some of consistency issues (see "Resolve this problem" context menu item in messages window).
  • Added schema level option to enclose identifiers in double quotes or square brackets when generating SQL (i.e. enforce delimited identifiers).
  • Added shortcuts for Create Version Checkpoint, SQL Console and Create or Update Database Structure.
  • Added support for custom schema objects, which could be use to contain objects, like IB\FB Exceptions, file groups, etc.
  • Improved Domain Properties dialog. The program now only require confirmation if any of the assigned domains have changed.

Issues Addressed

  • Fixed Access Violation on testing database schema, when database profile is not assigned.
  • Fixed bug in Relationship Properties dialog. When automatically creating fields the property SQLFieldType was not assigned.
  • Fixed bug in search/replace dialog. When searching for views it was also returning stored procedures.
  • Fixed bug in trigger definition parsing. Parser hanged indefinitely if it is unable to locate token 'ON'.
  • Fixed bug with not saving Size property of a field definition object if it is equal to 0.
  • Fixed problem with assigning duplicate names to unnamed indexes and constraints when importing from SQL script.
  • Fixed problem with keeping file lock on previously edited schema (problem occurred after creating new schema).
  • Fixed problem with parsing/skipping single word statements, like COMMIT.
  • Fixed problem with printing multiple copies when collation is supported by printer driver.
  • Fixed problems with help not being linked to some of the dialogs.
  • Fixed problem with unnamed constraints not being assigned default names when importing from SQL script.

Both products are immediately available for download.

October 6, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of the DBISAM ADO.Net Data Provider for .Net 2.0 and 1.1. (ver. 2.2.0).
Issues addressed in this release:
  • #454. Setup of source code version was not registering adapter for use with VS 2005.
  • #455. Memory was not being released on server when executing large SQL scripts (not closing prepared queries).
  • #456. All improvements and bug fixes from 2.2 are retrofited into 1.8.0 version.
  • #457. Unable to connect to server from real Win.CE device, which does not have DNS configured. (1.8.0 CF edition).

DBISAM ADO.Net Provider for .Net 1.1 has also been upgraded to version 1.8.0, adding support for Borland Delphi 2006. Both products are immediately available for download.

August 24, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.10. Both products are immediately available for download. We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds features, including:
  • Added Incremental Version Control option to Reverse Engineer dialog. This allows automatic creation of initial schema checkpoint for future synchronization of database schema;
  • Added option to sort tables, views, procedures and other top level schema objects alphabetically. See Schema Tree View Window topic.
  • Added ability to instantly compare schema with a physical database in Compare Schema dialog. Before now, a database must have been reverse engineered into a separate schema prior to comparison.
  • Improved reverse engineering for Nexus 1. CtxNX1 adapter has been updated.
  • Fixed Access Violation in Schema Comparison dialog;
  • Fixed bug in SQL generation for Nexus 1.
  • Fixed bug in Page Properties dialog. Custom page format settings were wrongfully reset every time when the dialog is invoked.
August 17, 2006
Welcome to our brand new support forum! From now on, it is open for everyone: customers, trial users, friends. We will do our best to answer all your questions, comments and suggestions. We hope you enjoy our diverse friendly community.
Here's the direct link:
http://www.contextsoft.com/forum.htm
August 15, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.09. Both products are immediately available for download. We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds features, including:
  • Fixed Access Violation when pasting deleted or renamed table onto a diagram;
  • Added Add Related Tables operation (see diagram right-mouse menu). This allows quickly adding all tables related to the selected table to the diagram;
  • Added Copy Table Definition operation (see Schema main menu, diagram right-mouse menu and Edit Table Definition dialog). This allow copying fields & indexes from other tables;
  • Fixed SQL generation & import for MS SQL Server 2000/2005 computed fields;
  • Fixed bug in SQL generation of primary keys for MS SQL Server 2000/2005.
July 24, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.08. Both products are immediately available for download. We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds features, including:
  • Added support for MS Access, including reverse engineering via ADO;
  • Improved handling of data times in MS SQL;
  • Fixed error in Connection dialog when no adapters installed;
  • Fixed A/V when deleting diagram pages;
  • Added help to Text Box Properties dialog;
  • Fixed problem with disabling "Revert to Saved" command for new schemes.
July 22, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of the DBISAM ADO.Net Data Provider for .Net 2.0 (ver. 2.1.0). This version adds extensive support for MS VS.Net 2005 integration and contains some major improvements to design-time functionality. DBISAM ADO.Net Provider for .Net 1.1 has also been upgraded to version 1.7.0, adding support for Borland Delphi 2006. This release is recommended to all users of ADO.Net Provider.
June 26, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.07.
Both products are immediately available for download.
We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds features, including:
  • Fixed Stream Read Error occurred when reverse engineering databases on dual processor systems;
  • Fixed bug in reverse engineering in MS SQL 2000;
  • Fixed bug in reverse engineering in MS SQL 2005;
  • Improved data type conversion between different engines;
  • Added relationship wizard to Toolbar and Tools menu;
  • SQL Console and Update Database Structure commands added to Toolbar.
June 21, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.06.
Both products are immediately available for download.
We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds many great features, including:
  • Added extensive Search & Replace functionality;
  • Added extensive support for MySQL 4 database;
  • Fixed bug exporting schema to PAS format;
  • Added support for custom, database specific data types;
  • Added automatic data type convertion when changing TargetDB - now supports extensible data type model;
  • Added key properties highlighting in object inspector.
May 31, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.05.
Both products are immediately available for download.
We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds many great features, including:
  • Improved reverse engineering for MS SQL 2000/2005;
  • Added select statements support to SQL Console;
  • Added command history to SQL Console;
  • Added Relations Builder to import operations. This allows automatically detect and create relationships for the databases that do not support referential integrity;
  • Added Auto Layout Diagram feature. This allows automatically lay out database tables and relationships on diagram page.
  • Fixed A/V in schema consistency test, when validating a partially qualified relationship.
You're welcome to enjoy new screencasts here.
May 9, 2006
We are happy to announce the new release of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.04.
Both products are immediately available for download.
We strongly advise all users to upgrade to this release as it addresses some problems and adds many great features, including:
  • Improved handling of triggers, views and stored procedures;
  • Imrpoved reverse engineering for Nexus 2;
  • Imrpoved reverse engineering for DBISAM 4;
  • Added code completion to all SQL editors;
  • Added search to Script Editor;
  • Added Create New Schema Wizard;
  • Added Auto Save functionality;
  • Improved Options dialog, added more options and default settings;
  • Improved connectivity with schema component in IDE;
  • Fixed minor bugs;
  • Updated help file to reflect all latest changes;
April 12, 2006
45 years ago, today, the first man flew into space! We are celebrating this greatest achievement of humankind by releasing the first final version of Context Database Designer & Database Extensions v.2.03. :)
These products are immediately available for download.
Main improvements introduced by 2.03 release include:
  • Improved support for MS SQL 2000/2005/Express;
  • Added support for Nexus 2 including run-time adapter for Database designer;
  • Added support for Oracle 8 SQL;
  • Added several new diagramming styles, including IDEF1X and UML.
  • Improved export, SQL generation and SQL import
  • Fixed lots of minor issues

and more - refer to corresponding release notes for more details.

January 11, 2006
We're happy to announce, that the new version of the DBISAM ADO.Net Data Provider (ver. 2.0.0) has been released and is immediately available for download.
DBISAM ADO.Net Provider v.2 is a separate product, designed with and for Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 and ADO.Net 2.0. This product WILL NOT work under .Net 1.1 and require Visual Studio 2005 (full or express edition). The previous version (1.6.0) will still be available for download by the owners of DBISAM ADO.Net Provider v.2 for use with Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1, Borland's IDEs and Compact Framework.
December 22, 2005
It's this time of year when we celebrate another 12 months of hard work, our great loyal customers and everyone, who takes interest in our products and helps making them better.

We wish you all great Christmas and happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

We know, many of you have been evaluating our new products and as a token of appreciation, we bring you our biggest 2005 Christmas sale! For a short time only, December 22 through December 25, get over 20% off! on all our products and the products of our partners! Enjoy!

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