MySQL for Excel 1.3.0 Beta has been released
- by Javier Treviño
The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce
the release of MySQL for Excel version 1.3.0.
This is a beta release for 1.3.x.
MySQL for Excel is an application plug-in enabling data
analysts to very easily access and manipulate MySQL data within Microsoft
Excel. It enables you to directly work with a MySQL database from within
Microsoft Excel so you can easily do tasks such as:
Importing MySQL data into Excel
Exporting Excel
data directly into MySQL to a new or existing table
Editing MySQL
data directly within Excel
As this is a beta version the MySQL for Excel product can
be downloaded only by using the product standalone installer at this link http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/excel/
Your feedback on this beta version is very well appreciated, you can raise bugs on the MySQL bugs page or give us your comments on the MySQL for Excel forum.
Changes in MySQL for Excel 1.3.0 (2014-06-06, Beta)
This section
documents all changes and bug fixes applied to MySQL for Excel since
the release of 1.2.1. Several new features were added, for more
information see What Is New In MySQL for Excel (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/mysql-for-excel-what-is-new.html).
Known
limitations:
Upgrading from
versions MySQL for Excel 1.2.0 and lower is not possible due to
a bug fixed in MySQL for Excel 1.2.1. In that scenario, the
old version (MySQL for Excel 1.2.0 or lower) must be uninstalled
first. Upgrading from version 1.2.1 works correctly.
<CTRL> + <A> cannot be used to select all database objects. Either <SHIFT> + <Arrow Key> or <CTRL> + click must be used instead.
PivotTables are
normally placed to the right (skipping one column) of the imported
data, they will not be created if there is another existing Excel
object at that position.
Functionality
Added or Changed
Imported
data can now be refreshed by using the native Refresh feature.
Fields in the imported data sheet are then updated against the
live MySQL database using the saved connection ID.
Functionality was added to import data directly into PivotTables,
which can be created from any Import operation.
Multiple
objects (tables and views) can now be imported into Excel, when
before only one object could be selected. Relational
information is also utilized when importing multiple
objects.
All options
now have descriptive tooltips. Hovering over an option/preference displays helpful information about its use.
A new
Export Data, Advanced Options option was added that shows all
available data types in the Data Type combo box, instead of
only showing a subset of the most popular data types.
The option
dialogs now include a Refresh to Defaults button that resets
the dialog's options to their defaults values. Each option dialog is set individually.
A new Add
Summary Fields for Numeric Columns option was added to the
Import Data dialog that automatically adds summary fields for
numeric data after the last row of the imported data. The
specific summary function is selectable from many options,
such as "Total" and "Average."
A new
collation option was added for the schema and table creation
wizards. The default schema collation is "Server Default", and the default table collation
is "Schema Default". Collation
options may be selected from a drop-down list of all available
collations.
Quick links:
MySQL for Excel documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/mysql-for-excel.html.
MySQL on Windows blog: http://blogs.oracle.com/MySQLOnWindows.
MySQL for Excel forum: http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?172.
MySQL YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MySQLChannel.
Enjoy and thanks for the support!
