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[ANN] Valentina 5.1 Released

Have gone month after 5.0 release, and we ship one more release – 5.1.

New Features

This release adds three major features:

  • [VKernel][New] SQL command ‘MAIL’ on Valentina kernel level
  • [VStudio][New] SSH connections in Valentina Studio, works from reports also.
  • [VStudio][New] Data Transfer Wizard.

New FREE Feature in VStudio

We make one more feature to be FREE in Valentina Studio!

You can now create and SAVE diagrams  in Valentina Studio (free) 5.1.  Up to now you could only create them but not save, because this was PRO feature.

Besides, you can do reverse engineering – i.e. add existed database objects to diagram. Note, that Navicat Modeler from the Mac App Store, asks 70$ only for this feature.

Forward-engineering remains as feature of Valentina Studio Pro.

Fixes

Some fixes in ODBC code, to resolve issues in work with ODBC driver of Pervasive database.

Details you can read in Release Notes 5.1

 

[VStudio][Change] Free VStudio 5.1 will be able to save diagrams and do reverse engineering.

In 5.0 Diagrams was a PRO feature, so was available in free version only in the demo mode: you could create and edit diagram, but you was not able save it for future use.

Working on submitting of Valentina Studio into Apple’s App Store, we was asked to remove from free version any such demo-features. We have decide instead remove it completely, open half of its functionality to free edition of VStudio. In 5.1 build of Valentina Studio you will be able

  • create diagrams and save them into your db.
  • add new schema objects (tables, fields, views, links)
  • add existed schema objects of your database (reverse-engineering).

Disabled will be just forward-engineering, i.e. generation of SQL scripts to produce new schema objects and change existed.

Interesting to note, that a competing product in AppStore, asks in-app purchase 70$ for reverse-engineering. Valentina Studio 5.1 will give this for free. Enjoy 🙂

The New VDN 5: Licensing, and Your Questions

On February 14, 2013, Paradigma Software celebrated 15 years of Valentina with the release of Valentina 5 generation of products. With it came a reconfiguration of Valentina Developer Network – one that we believe gives you many more options for satisfying your customers. If you have questions about VDN, please reply to this, and Ill do updates to answer them. Continue reading The New VDN 5: Licensing, and Your Questions

Now we have v4 and v5 WIKIs

Now we have two separate wikis to keep docs of v4 and v5:

Valentina Studio v5 will to v5 section, vstudio v6 will point to v5 section, and so on.
Old url http://www.valentina-db.com/dokuwiki  will point to the docs of the current official release.

[NEW] Youtube channel for Valentina (DB + REPORTS)

We have setup channel on Youtube for Valentina related movies http://www.youtube.com/user/paradigmasoftware

First of all here was moved existed video-tutorials about Valentina reports, and was added some new about Valentina Studio. We going now extend this channel a lots in the nearest time.

Into Valentina WIKI for v5 we have installed also plugin to show movies from youtube. So we will integrate movies into docs about Valentina products.

Join speed improved

After some benches we have discover that loop on small joins (when only one record on the left and few on the right) is not fast enough.

We have two major algorithms internally and we have discover that the first takes only 50 seconds on 10000 loops, while the second takes hundreds of seconds…So problem presents in the second algorithm.

Improved.

Now the second algorithm takes 120 second. And we can add yet choice condition to choose the first for such case of small joins…

I think we will be able to improve the second alg yet to 70-80 sec. And may be with more complex changes it is possible to speed both after that …

VClient and VServer now can analyze network

After some benches we have discover that it is not a good idea to use ZIP compression of data if VServer is on localhost or on fast LAN.

To resolve this we have specify 3 possible steps and made the first one without changes in API. As result, now VClient and VServer automatically can do raw analyze of network and define if to use ZIP.

Future we will add even special VClient function VConnection.Tune(), which your app can call on start, and later each 30 min for example to measure and analyze network state more accurately.

Converting FileMaker Pro Databases into LiveCode Applications

David Simpson has written an excellent article over on Omegabundle.com called Converting FileMaker Pro Databases into LiveCode Applications. dot com Solutions makes a powerful utility product called FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition that is a part of the latest Omegabundle for LiveCode 4.2011 offering.  More than a utility, its really a one of a kind solution for porting Apple FileMaker Pro and Microsoft Access databases into full LiveCode applications, which in turn makes it possible to port the data store over to Valentina DB.

Free DB Oriented Icons for Omegabundle 2011 Customers

The OmegaBundle 2011 has been an overwhelming success. It’s still time for you until 14th February 2011 to order your copy. And as a bonus to new and existing bundle customers, we have an extra Icon set and three articles to read. We’d also like your feedback on the products. There is a very, very short survey we would like you to complete. We estimate it will take less than 5 minutes to complete. This survey is only by invitation and only open to purchasers of this bundle. Continue reading Free DB Oriented Icons for Omegabundle 2011 Customers

Omegabundle 2011 for REAL Studio Developers Extended to 2.14.2011

A group of developer tool makers that support REAL Studio have put together a fantastic bundle of $3200 of pro tools for only $399 – the Omegabundle. This offer lasts only through 2.14.2011 – ie Valentine’s Day. Continue reading Omegabundle 2011 for REAL Studio Developers Extended to 2.14.2011

10 Hottest Features of Valentina Office Server

As a part of the Omegabundle 2011 for REAL Studio campaign, I have published the article 10 Hottest Features of Valentina Office Server – which just like it sounds, lists the top 10 features I think are particularly of interest to businesses which need a high performance database and business reports server at the center of their business. This covers a number of advantages you gain based on the underlying technology of Valentina DB, plus also the inclusion of the business reports engine that is also included with Valentina Office Server.