Musings from The Software Underground

The 10th beta version of SQLGrinder 2, the completely-rewritten version of our database development tool, was posted today.

This release resolves various issues, and includes support for the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC driver.

Please see the release notes page for the full list of changes.

SQLGrinder is quickly approaching release candidate status. Please make sure that you report any remaining issues, problems, crashes, etc. so that they can be fixed.

The first version of the new User Guide is now complete and included in this release. You can find it in the Help menu.

Finally, the SQLGrinder AppleScript Dev Kit is now available from the download page. Included are AppleScript examples and source, Automator actions and their source code, and a sample AppleScript Studio XCode project.

Also, just a reminder that beta builds are full debug builds and aren't optimized for speed, size, etc. yet, and carry the usual "use at your own risk" warnings.

SQLGrinder Beta 10 can be downloaded here.

Finally, you can subscribe to the release notes page, which now has an RSS feed, to stay up-to-date on what's changed and what known issues there might be.

Pricing and availability for SQLGrinder 2

Pricing for the new version has been set at $59. During the beta period however, SQLGrinder 2 can be purchased for the current price of $49.95 with purchasers receiving a free upgrade to the final version once available. Owners of the current version can purchase an upgrade for only $19 by sending their current registration information to upgrades@sqlgrinder.com. Beta coupons will be sent out to users near the end of the beta.

SQLGrinder 2 for Mac OS X is currently available for a limited time as an unlimited beta version.

The beta of SQLGrinder 2 can be downloaded from the Advenio web site at: http://www.advenio.com/sqlgrinder/download.