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  • 9/16/2011 DB Cruiser 6.1.2 released.
    This is a maintenance release with bug fixing.
    • Fixed bugs related to BIGINT type in MySQL
  • 3/1/2011 DB Cruiser 6.1.1 released.
    This is a maintenance release with supports of new application server and bug fixing.
    • Added support for recently new applaication servers, like Tomcat 7.x, etc.
    • Fixed all reported bugs
  • 7/27/2010 DB Cruiser 6.1.0 released.
    There are several significant improvements in this release. The major ones include
    • A significant improved SQL Work Area. It now provides desktop application quality GUI, please see Screen Shots to get a feeling. More specifically,
      • Added SQL Syntax Highlighting.
      • Added text search, goto line functionality.
      • Added undo, re-do and font size change, and other editing functionality.
    • Improved support for Google Chromeing.
    • Improved support for Weblogic 10.x
    • fixed all reported bugs.
  • 3/24/2009 DB Cruiser 6.0.4 released.
    The functionality is the topic of this release. The major improvement includes
    • Added Table Truncation.
    • fixed all reported bugs.
  • 1/26/2009 DB Cruiser 6.0.2 released.
    Although there is no major functionality improvement, the GUI is the topic of this release. The major improvement includes
    • A significant improvement on over all GUI. Almost all the tables can now be sorted.
    • fixed all reported bugs.
  • 4/25/2008 DB Cruiser 6.0.1 released.
    This is a maintenance release for 6.0. The major improvement is
    • A default configuration file (dbcruiser_config.xml) launched first time. Any files copied during the installation are now included in this simple apllication - simply deploy the WAR file (dbcruiser.war) and start using it. This will greatly simplify the install process.
  • 8/30/2007 DB Cruiser 6.0 successfully passed the functional tests on iPhone. All participants were impressed by the GUI on the iPhone. It works in iPhone as it does in Firefox browsers.
  • 8/8/2007 DB Cruiser 6.0 released.
    With AJAX technology, this new version has a complete new GUI which greatly improves the usability.
    • supports multiple simultaneous connections
    • supports multiple SQL statements execution.
    • improved Query Express functionality
  • 6/17/2006 DB Cruiser 5.0.2 released.
    This is a maintenance release. The major improvements over 5.0.1 are:
    • embedded an evaluation license.
    • fixed all reported bugs.
  • 12/10/2005 DB Cruiser 5.0.1 released.
    This is a maintenance release. The major improvements over 5.0.0 are:
    • added support for Sybase JConnect JDBC driver 6.x.
    • fixed all reported bugs.
  • 7/15/2005 DB Cruiser 5.0.0 released.
    There are several improvements. The major ones over 4.8.x are:
    • Improved Query Builder to build SQL queries for multiple tables [screen]
    • List all triggers and view the details (Oracle). [screen] [screen]
    • List all sequences (Oracle). [screen]
  • 11/4/2004 DB Cruiser 4.8 released.
    Continued focusing on the improvement of performance and usability:
  • 11/4/2004 DB Cruiser 4.7 released.
    Focused on the improvement of performance and usability. The major improvements over 4.6.x are:
    • Significantly improved the performance of execution of SELECT statements (queries) - it now works up to 10 times faster, and uses much less memory - only about 1/5 of previous versions
    • Added "memorizing" functionality - it will display the most recent action result for the functional module when you switch among function modules like List Tables, Execute Queries, Search Stored Procedures, or Explore Table Information, etc.
    • access the most recent query result for a particular table by clicking Result button on any Table Work Area, without re-query the database
    • Added a Statement button in a query result so you can view the SQL statement that produced the query result. You may toggle the Statement button to display or un-display the SQL statement. Furthermore, you can modify the SQL statement and execute the new SQL statement right on the spot. See here for the details.
    • Fixed all reported bugs.
  April 20, 2004, DB Cruiser 4.6 released.

The major improvements over 4.5.x are:

  1. Added a Refresh button on the query result panel, so you can re-execute the same query to reflect the current database. See here for details.
  2. Added functionality to delete rows from a query result graphically: simply select (check) rows you would like to delete, and then click the Delete button to remove them from the database permanently. See here for details.
  3. Support more JDBC drivers for direct connecting, including some I-Net JDBC drivers. See here for details.
    Note: you can use ANY JDBC 2.0 or later drivers with DB Cruiser by adding a new connection to the connection list, see here for details.
  4. Fixed all reported bugs.
  March 18, 2004, DB Cruiser 4.5 released.

The major improvements over 4.4.x are:

  1. Improved CLOB (Character Large Objects) and BLOB (Binary Large Objects) support - it now supports the following for ALL the databases (with JBDC 2.0 or later drivers):
  2. Improved bulk data loading: you can choose to load data to the whole table, or to selected columns only.
  3. Improved PDF reports generating: you can choose page size now.
  4. Improved GUI, see here for an example.
  5. Fixed all reported bugs.
  February 21, 2004, DB Cruiser 4.4.1 released, supports direct connecting for HSQL Database Engine.

  December 10, 2003, DB Cruiser 4.4 released.

The major improvements over 4.3 are:

  1. Added choice to use a connection pool to connect to a database. With connection pool, you can run several SQL statements or upload data to several large tables simultaneously. The connection can be configured to use connection pool via DB Cruiser Administration panel (section 12.5 of DB Cruiser User's Guide)
  2. Added metadata portion when saving query results as XML. As you may already know, when saving query or other listing (table list, column definition, etc.) results as XML, you have two choices:
    (1) Each row in the list is an element with columns as sub-elements, see the sample XML here
    (2) Each row in the list is an element with columns as attributes, see the sample XML here
  3. Improved GUI.
  4. Fixed all reported bugs.
  November 11, 2003, DB Cruiser 4.3 released.

The major improvements over 4.2 are:

  1. Added functionality to generate PDF (Portable Document Format) documents, including PDF REPORT (for query results), table column definitions, table list results, stored procedure list results, etc.
  2. Fixed all reported bugs.
  September 12, 2003, DB Cruiser 4.2 released.

The major improvements over 4.2 are:

  1. New functionality: Load bulk data, and Transfer/Convert bulk data between databases
  2. Added HTML REPORT
  3. Added direct connecting support for PostgreSQL and PointBase.
  4. Specifying default and/or password for connection list.
  5. Improved GUI.
  6. Fixed all reported bugs.
  July 25, 2003, DB Cruiser is accepted by BEA as a (database) management tool. See here for the details.

  July 1, 2003, DB Cruiser 4.1 released.

The major new feature over 4.0 is:
Support CLOB (Character Large Object) and BLOB (Binary Large Object) - you can manipulate CLOB or BLOB easily in just few mouse clicks.

  1. Table Column Definitions with CLOB and BLOB columns, see the screen for the details
  2. Query tables with CLOB and/or BLOB columns, see the screen for the details
  3. Insert rows with CLOB and/or BLOB columns, see the screen for the details.
  4. Download content of a CLOB or BLOB to the local disk to manipulate.
  5. View content of a CLOB directly, either view a part of it, or view the whole content of a CLOB, up to the maximum viewable size. The maximum viewable size can be changed through the Administration Tool.
  6. Update content of a CLOB or BLOB via file upload see the screen for the details.
  7. Update a CLOB by editing the content directly.
  February 17, 2003, DB Cruiser 4.0 released. The major new features over 3.x are:
  1. Generate table related SQL statements for each table, see the screen for details.
  2. Highlight (mark) and Execute: you may enter several SQL statements in SQL Work Area, use mouse to highlight (mark) the statement(s) you want to execute each time, then click Execute button, it will execute only highlighted statement(s).
  3. Display time used in milliseconds for every SQL statement(s) execution (see screen for details). This is a useful feature to help you tune your SQL performance.
  4. Change display size/font size on the query results will take into effect immediately (previously you need to click Next, Previous or GoTo button to take effect). This also applies to table list results and stored procedures list results.
  5. Able to save query/listing results as up to 5 different formats (This feature makes DB Cruiser a simple reporting tool) :
        a. Comma Separated Values (CSV), which can be used by many spreadsheet applications directly.
        b. Tab Separated Values
        c. Values separated by user specified delimitations.
        d. XML, either columns as elements or columns as attributes.
        e. SQL insert statements (to export to other databases).
    The list results include query results, table list results, stored procedures list results, table column definitions, and stored procedure details, etc. You may also choose the save range: all rows, current page, or specify the begin and end rows (see the screen for details):
  6. A significantly improved GUI, see Screen Shots for details.
  7. Fixed all the reported bugs.
  September 5, 2002, DB Cruiser 3.4 released. The major new features over 3.3 are:
  1. Able to save query results to the following formats (see the screen for details):
    a. Comma Separated Values (CSV), which can be used by many spreadsheet applications
        (like Microsoft Excel) directly.
    b. Tab Separated Values
    c. Values separated by user specified delimitations.
    d. XML, either columns as elements or columns as attributes.
    e. SQL insert statements (to export to other databases).
  2. Generate Data Definition Language (DDL) for each table, see the screen for details.
  3. Fixed all the reported bugs.
  June 17, 2002, DB Cruiser 3.3 released. The major new features over 3.2 are:
  1. Executing multiple statements in SQL Work Area.
  2. A significantly improved GUI, see Screen Shots for details.
  3. Fixed all the reported bugs.
  April 22, 2002, DB Cruiser 3.2 released. The major new features over 3.1 are:
  1. A significantly improved GUI, see Screen Shots for details.
  2. You change display size (number of rows) and font size on any result page without re-query the database. See this screen for an example.
  3. More configurable items for the the Server and JDBC Connections via Administration Panel. For example, there are 50 backgrounds for you to choose, and you can set session timeout up to 10 hours or never expired, etc.
  4. Fixed all the reported bugs. DB Cruiser now runs on Weblogic 7.0 Beta, as well as Weblogic 6.1 (of course!).
  February 26, 2002, DB Cruiser was approved and listed by Internet Product Watch, here is the detail.
  February 4, 2002, Improved JavaBean and Entity JavaBean Source Code by using PreparedStatement.
  January 30, 2002, DB Cruiser online documentation updated for version 3.1. Word format document for version 3.1 also finished, click here to download (5106k).
  January 28, 2002, DB Cruiser 3.1 released.
The major new features over 3.0 are:
(1) A new GUI Administration Panel, which allows change of DB Cruiser configuration graphically, like setting debugging on/off, add/mofdify/delete database connections, etc. without editing the XML configuration file directly.
(2) Added support for Sysbase.
(3) An improved GUI.
(4) Fixed all reported bugs in 3.0.
  January 15, 2002, DB Cruiser was selected by JavaWorld to list in the Developer Tools Guide, under Database Tools.
  January 15, 2002, added support for Sybase databases in DB Cruiser.
  November 25, 2001, DB Cruiser 3.0 online document finished. Click here to view.
  November 11, 2001, DB Cruiser 3.0 document in word format finished. Click here to download (4809k).
  October 22, 2001, DB Cruiser 3.0 formally released, which has a new GUI and with a lot of new features over 2.x.
  August 15, 2001, DB Cruiserr 2.5 released.