History of Changes for SQL Server to MySQL Converter

v8.3 02/12/2024
	- support for MySQL v8.2+ authentication protocol

v8.1 05/16/2022
	- improved support for Azure SQL
	- option to specify SQL Server schema

v7.5 09/27/2021
	- intelligent handling MySQL maximum row size 65,535 bytes limit
	- validation of privileges on source and target databases 
	- enhanced progress information

v7.3 02/05/2020
	- 64-bit version is available, 32-bit version is not updated anymore
	- support for recent MySQL authentication protocol 
	- minor fix in 'converting into MySQL script file' scenario
 
v7.1 06/11/2018
	- improved support for big data (piecewise writing)
	- option to reorder views to preserve dependencies
	- workaround for MySQL 8.x password hashing

v6.5.3 09/17/2017
	- fix: handling long FK names (>64 symbols)
	- fix: storing tables as x.y instead of [x].[y] in profile

v6.5.1 03/10/2017
	- demo limitation is extended up to 50 records per table
	- updated UI

v6.5 04/18/2016
	- verified compatibility with MariaDB and Percona
	- improve support for XML type
	- option to specify MySQL table type
	- option to specify MySQL charset

v6.3 07/22/2013
	- support for Azure SQL

v6.1 05/20/2013
	- option to customize field mapping (modify name, type, default values for every column)
	- updated help

v5.5 05/14/2012
	- digital certificate has been updated
	- improved support for mapped table names in create view queries
	- bugfix: hadnle 'TOP 100 PERCENT' in create view queries	

v5.3 02/20/2012
	- allows to specify MS SQL database directly (for users with limited privileges)
        - improved support for views

v5.1 11/14/2011
	- synchronization of existing MySQL tables with MS SQL data
	- quick launch
	- convert MS SQL views into MySQL

v4.3 07/28/2010
	- support for MySQL v6.x
	- "connect as DBO" option
	- updated help
	- updated installer 

v4.1 03/10/2008
	- support Unicode
	- store conversion settings into profile
	- filtering data to convert using SELECT-queries

v3.5 09/02/2006
	- foreign keys support
	- support custom ports for MS SQL server 
	- "log_file" and "silent" options in command line version

v3.3 05/19/2005
	- new GUI
	- new MySQL authentication protocol is supported
	- bugfix: distinguish empty strings and NULL values
	- bugfix: correct handling long names ( > 64 symbols )

v3.1 01/18/2005
	- updated installer 
	- MySQL dump file formatting options
	- bugfix: default values enclosed in quotes
	
v2.5 04/09/2004
	- intelligent error handling
	- option to convert MS SQL data into local MySQL dump file
	- bugfix: correct conversion of "pure" time
	- bugfix: correct processing decimal fields

v2.3 08/30/2003
	- new command line parameter "tab_file"
	- bugfix: correct processing binary fields
	- bugfix: correct processing BIGINT values

v2.1 06/20/2003
	- command line version
	- option of merging data into an existing MS SQL database 

v1.5 05/16/2003
	- bugfix: allows NULLs for non-unique indexes
	- bugfix: correct processing MS SQL dates with miliseconds precion    		

v1.3 12/09/2002
 	- bugfix: correct conversion of empty datetime values

v1.1 08/01/2002
	- bugfix: connecting to remote MS SQL server
	- bugfix: correct conversion of bit fields
	- bugfix: correct conversion of datetime default values

v1.0.3 07/30/2002
	- support MS SQL 7.0
	- bugfix: correct support of "auto_number" property

v1.0.1 07/01/2002
	- bugfix: correct conversion of fields larger than 255 bytes
	- "convert table definitions only" option
	- "skip converting indexes" option	

v1.0 04/29/2002
	- initial version