The final version of the Firebird ADO.NET client for .NET Framework 2.0 is here. This is a summary of the new features:

• Visual Studio 2005 integration of the provider using a DDEX provider
• Support for the new INSERT ... RETURNING statement of Firebird v2.0
• Support for the new PSQL stack trace of Firebird v2.0
• New CAS support FirebirdClientPermission and FirebirdClientPermissionAttribute classes
• Added support to the new CREATE SEQUENCE statement to the FbBatchExecution class.
• Implemented FbParameterCollection.AddWithValue
• New GDS implementation for the Firebird/Fyracle External Proceudre engine implementation.
• Added a new namespace FirebirdSql.Data.StoredProcedureEngine with two new classes: FbResultSet, FbTriggetContext
• Added initial support for boolean input parameters.
• [DDEX] Foreign keys should be now automaticalled added to DataSets at design time when dropping tables from the Server Explorer.
• Added correct support for the new .net 2.0 DbParameter.SourceColumnNullMapping property (Alexander V. Leshkin)
• Initial implementation of the new extended support for char/varchar fields with OCTETS character set.
• Added initial support for EXECURE PROCEDURE commands in FbBatchExecution class.
• Added new Connection String parameter "Context Connection" to be used with .NET stored procedure implementations for Fyracle.
• Added new UTF8 ( Firebird 2.0 only ) character set.
• Added a new Role Provider implementation ( FirebirdSql.Web.Providers assembly )

The new version is available in the downloads section.

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