ApexSQL Diff for MySQL release notes

Changes:

• The application is now part of the ApexSQL Fundamentals Toolkit for MySQL bundle and requires activation

Changes:

• The preview period has been extended to 03/31/2021

Fixes:

• The application version 2020 R2 will not start if the OS regional format date is not English (United States)

Changes:

• Error handling and send logs functionality has been modified

Fixes:

• The synchronization is not working when using the Northwind database as source and empty database as destination
• The Manage updates button in the Resources tab is not working

Changes:

• The preview period has been extended to 12/31/2020

Features:

• MySQL Server 5.6 and higher support
• MariaDB Server 10.1 and higher support
• Azure Database for MySQL support
• Azure Database for MariaDB support
• Amazon RDS for MySQL support
• Amazon RDS for MariaDB support
• Ignore comparison options:
  • Case
  • Case in names
  • Column order
  • Constraint names
• Synchronization options:
  • Script database name
  • Script Use for database
  • Use Drop/Create statements instead of Alter for different procedures, functions, triggers and views
  • Use Drop/Create statements instead of Alter for different tables
• Associates columns having similar names
• Filters object types or specific objects before the comparison
• Exports comparison results into:
  • HTML simple report
  • HTML interactive report
  • HTML schema report
  • Excel report
  • XML schema difference export
  • Comparison summary
• Filters compared objects with the Object filter and Difference filter panels
• Quickly determines specific type of differences of compared objects in the Difference by type panel
• Examines character-level differences between compared objects in the Script difference view panel
• Includes dependent database objects in synchronization script
• Pre-synchronization warnings and actions
• Output actions:
  • Save synchronization script to a file
  • Open synchronization script in the Integrated editor for editing prior to execution
  • Synchronize now executes the synchronization script directly on a destination database
• Save project as automation script
• Command line interface
• Plays a sound upon finished operation:
  • Comparison
  • Synchronization
  • Comparison and synchronization
• GUI themes
• High DPI and 4K resolution support
• Visual Language Dictionary for Visual Studio for iconography and other imagery concepts applied
• Application telemetry collects anonymous data on the use and performance of application and application components
• ApexSQL Updater configures advanced updating settings of all installed ApexSQL products