All MySQL Tools You Need to Work with Data in Visual Studio
dbForge Fusion for MySQL is specially designed as Visual Studio plugin and serves as a MySQL connector for Visual Studio.
In this page you will find a comprehensive listing of tools for MySQL database management and administration available
in dbForge Fusion for MySQL. For a list of new features, see
What's New in 6.2
.
Table of Contents
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Integration with Visual Studio
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MySQL Connectivity
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Administration and Maintenance
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Data Analysis
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Data Comparison and Sync
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Data Editor
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Database Backup
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Database Explorer
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Database Projects
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Database Refactoring
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Debugger
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MariaDB specific features
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Exporting and Importing Data
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Flat Table Editor
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Integration with dotConnect for MySQL
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Object Editors
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Query Builder
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Query Profiler
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Schema Comparison
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SQL Editing and Execution
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Visual Database Designer
Integration with Visual Studio
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All database development and administration tasks available from your IDE
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SQL Editor, database object editors and other editors behave like usual IDE documents
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Help integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio .Net
- Support of Sphinx and Percona
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Support of all MySQL server versions 3.23-5.x
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Support of MariaDB
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Secure connections via SSL/SSH
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HTTP connections via PHP tunnel
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Support of UTF-8 databases
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Work with MySQL embedded server
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Direct access to MySQL server without client libraries
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Support of MySQL pluggable authentication when creating connection to MySQL server
(PAM)
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Support of Windows authentication when creating connection to MySQL server
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Support of Amazon RDS
Administration and Maintenance
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Comprehensive Security Manager to administer user accounts and privileges
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Session manager for monitoring active MySQL server connections
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Service control for starting and stopping MySQL servers
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Table maintenance wizard for check, analysis, repair, and optimization of tables
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Server Variables window
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Server objects flush dialog
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Master-detail data browser
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Data report generation wizard
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Data report designer
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Pivot table designer
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Chart building wizard
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Data search on a live database
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Automatic data report generation and delivery to the requested destination
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Comparing and synchronizing data in databases of any size
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Optional view comparison
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Custom comparison keys support
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Option for BLOB data comparison
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Comparison results filtering
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Data synchronization script generation
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Per record viewing of data differences
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Exclude tables and records from synchronization
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Saving and loading of comparison settings
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Generating accurate comparison reports in HTML and Excel formats
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Comparison of custom query results (along with tables and views)
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Possibility to include objects into comparison by mask, which is useful when comparing
groups of tables
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Asynchronous data fetch with ability to cancel the operation
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Batch table update mode when changes are accumulated and applied explicitly
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Copying data with column headers for quick paste to spreadsheet
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Custom data filters of any complexity
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Data Viewer window for browsing images, rtf, and binary cell values
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Date time editor with visual interface
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Foreign key lookup editor for easy editing of fields referencing other tables
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Free copying of any block of data to clipboard
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Full-text search (Ctrl+F) through data grid
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Graphical card view
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Grouping by arbitrary columns
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Incremental search (Ctrl+I) through data grid
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Large objects (LOB) editor
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Multi-table query result set editing
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Paginal data browsing for large result sets
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Printing of data
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Quick filter feature available for each data cell
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Record numbering option
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Read-only state indication
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Report, chart, and pivot building directly from data editor
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Server-side sorting and filtering to help dealing with large data sets
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Visible columns picking dialog box
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Comprehensive MySQL backup and restore wizards
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Schema or data only backups in addition to full backups
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Large database (exceeding 2 Gb) support
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Backup projects to save settings for future use
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Zip compression for backup files
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Error and status logging
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Multiple database connections allowed
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Asynchronous connect to server with ability to cancel the operation
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Detailed object properties and data browsing in Object Viewer window
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Dependency tree browsing for each object
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Duplicate object feature
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Quick template script generation for selected object: SELECT, INSERT, EXECUTE, etc
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Customizable DDL generation via wizard
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'Send To' command for quick sending of tables to Query Builder, Data Report, and
other tools
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Smart column renaming that allows rebuilding dependent tables
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Quick access to object privileges (GRANT) from the popup menu
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Multi-selection for batch operations on objects
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Database navigation history
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Renaming of tables, columns, views, procedures, and functions
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Preview of changes in the database with possibility to cancel them selectively
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Possibility to generate refactoring script of a database without changing it
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Refactoring feature
can be accessed from Database Explorer and object editors
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Possibility to rename several columns from object editor
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If an error in processing dependencies is encountered, a user can fix it manually
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Stored procedure and function debugging
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Trigger debugging
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Script debugging
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Step Into, Step Over, and Step Out commands for step-by-step execution
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Breakpoints support for procedures, functions, triggers, and scripts
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Breakpoints window
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Call Stack window with navigation
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Watches window
for variable evaluation
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Evaluation of session variables when debugging a script
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Single-click debug engine deployment
MariaDB specific features
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SELECT (LIMIT ROWS EXAMINED) extended syntax
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INSTALL SONAME statement supported
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SHOW EXPLAIN syntax
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Multi-source replication syntax
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Dynamic Columns syntax for DML statements
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New KILL syntax
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Expanded CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE syntax
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Aria storage Engine supported
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Virtual columns supported
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Microseconds supported
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Pluggable Authentication supported
Exporting and Importing Data
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Data export to:
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CSV
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XML
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Text
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XLS
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PDF
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DBF
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HTML
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RTF
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MDB (Access)
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ODBC
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SQL
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Export data from multiple tables at once
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Data import from:
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CSV
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XML
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Text
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XLS
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XLSX
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DBF
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MDB (Access)
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ODBC
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Templates for exporting and importing
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Visual editor for tables
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Convenient editor for foreign keys
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Partitioning support
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Editable column grid: columns can be added and edited without opening the popup
dialog
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Full-text search on the column grid
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Schema changes can be viewed before updating database
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Heuristics helps define data type of new columns
Integration with dotConnect for MySQL
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Drag'n'drop objects onto form and dataset designers
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Component editors extended with additional commands
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Visual editors for columns, indexes, and views
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Visual editors for triggers, events, and user-defined functions
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Combined editors for stored procedures and functions
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Ability to browse schema objects in a single editor (pin document)
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Schema object search based on a variety of parameters
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The state-of-art diagram
with zooming and keyboard support
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Preview and printing of the diagram
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Visual addition of sub-queries to any part of the main query
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Query outline
(displayed in Document Outline window)
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Visual editing of sub-queries
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Expression builder
for creating complex conditions
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Copy/Paste for tables on the diagram
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Undo/Redo support
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Saving queries to a file
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Support of visual building of INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements
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Conversion of SELECT queries into INSERT statements
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One-click conversion of SELECT query into UPDATE or DELETE with saving of WHERE
condition
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SHOW PROFILE, EXPLAIN results and STATUS variables displayed in a UI
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Plan of the query displayed in the tree view for easy review
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Profiling history that can be saved for further analysis
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Compare profiling results feature with differences highlight
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Profiling results printing
SQL Editing and Execution
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Visualization of tables, views, and stored routines
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Easy access to database objects for viewing their properties, editing, retrieving
data,
executing stored routines, etc.
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Support for IDEF1X and IE notations
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Customizable diagram look and feel with skin support
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Smart diagram layout
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Diagram export to different image formats
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Searching database objects on diagram
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Organizing diagram shapes with containers
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Customizable diagram printing with a rich set of options
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Optional displaying of table constraints, indexes, and triggers
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Integration with Document Outline window
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Diagram navigation with Diagram Overview window
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Notes for adding your comments to the diagram