What’s New in dbForge Studio for MySQL, v7.3

Last modified: September 25, 2024

Enterprise Edition

The new Enterprise edition of the tool includes the following exclusive features:

• Data Generator allows generating test data and instantly populating your database with it.
• Database Documenter is a tool for generation of database documentation in HTML, PDF, and Markdown file formats.
• With Copy Database, you can copy a set of databases by generating and running a script.

Connectivity

• Support for MariaDB 10.1.
• Support for MariaDB 10.2.
• Support for MariaDB Galera Cluster 10.0 Series.
• Support for Google Cloud Platform.
• Support for Alibaba Cloud.
• Support for Azure MySQL.
• Display of server version when testing a connection.

Support for New Table Engines

• Support for TokuDB.
• Support for NDBCLUSTER.
• Support for RocksDB.

Data Export/Import

• Support for JSON data.
• Redesigned XML data import/export.
• Preview of the generated UPDATE script in the Data Import wizard.
• Detection of column type when importing data from the Excel format.

SQL Document

• CTRL+W shortcut for closing current tab.
• Opening new tabs next to current one
• CTRL+N shortcut for opening new SQL window with inherited server and database of the current window.
• Display the connection coloring in the status bar.
• Now each document creates its own connection.
• The Close All Unmodified Tabs command.
• Format Document (CTRL+K+D) command in the shortcut menu of SQL document.
• Closing of connection to MySQL Server when it is not being used.
• Query navigation.
• Improved query text parsing.
• Redesigned SQL Query History.

Data Viewer and Editor

• Data Viewer and Editor features a new Geometry view, that helps visualizing spatial geometry data.

Data Comparison

• Support for data conversions.
• Sorting in the result grid by the header.

Database Backup and Data Export

• Database Backup Wizard and Data Export Wizard allow encrypting data with AES256.

Other Improvements

• Trial product activation.
• Greatly improved visual style of the application with high DPI support.
• Support for PowerShell.
• Specific exit codes are added.
• Compliance with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS).
• Redesigned Generate Script As option.
• CRUD generation.
• Optional exclusion of databases from the completion list.