SQL Multi Script 1.2 release notes
Published 23 March 2016
Version 1.2.9 - October 26th, 2016
Features
- Editing scripts in your preferred editor now triggers SQL Multi Script to reload files as needed
SE-670: Save all results in a single Excel file
SE-733, SE-564, SE-562: Show row count and execution time in the results pane via an SSMS-like status bar
SE-735: Store relative paths to scripts in projects, not absolute paths. Allows moving of a project and it's scripts together.
Streamlined new update checking interface
Fixes
- SE-732: Show all databases to execute against immediately, using an hourglass when currently executing
- SE-734: Script checkboxes no longer also select the script
- Adding new scripts now has a more conventional behaviour and scripts are marked as modified by default
- Toggling script checkboxes now marks the project as dirty
- Script SaveAs now marks the project as dirty
- Latest UI components, fixes initial window position, layout issues and a rare crash
- "Select a script..." message now positioned correctly
- Databases executed against are no longer selectable. This avoids potential confusion as selection did nothing.
- Cancelling script execution is now more reliable
- SE-741: Cancelling 'Save Changes' dialog after clicking 'Remove all' no longer results in infinite loop
Version 1.2.8 - August 11th, 2016
Features
- Export and import of distribution lists
- Move up/down of databases in a distribution list
- Search databases in a distribution list
- Last used project is reopened by default
- Project files now reference the selected distribution list rather than embed it. This prevents conflicts with existing distribution lists when opening projects
- Recently used projects can be opened via the file menu
- CTRL+S now reliably saves new files
- Note that the standalone list manager tool will soon be retired due to the above features being added directly to SQL Multi Script
Fixes
- Project "Save as" dialog simplified. Defaults to saving scripts in place, but still allows to copy scripts next to the project file.
- Project "Save" no longer prompts and defaults to saving scripts in place
- Adding the server node when configuring distribution lists now correctly adds the master database
- Consolidated naming of add script menu item & import script button
- Double tooltips were shown for scripts when the name overflowed
- Same script could be added to the project multiple times when saving the project
- Same script could be added to the project multiple times when using script "save as"
- New and open project now continue correctly if it was required to save the current project first
- Open a project no longer occasionally shows a blank script editor even when the script had content
Version 1.2.7 - July 27th, 2016
Features
- Updated feature usage reporting library
- Latest UI components, uses a more legible font on the menu
Fixes
- Old activations of SQL Multi Script now work as expected
Version 1.2.6 - July 20th, 2016
Features
- New login based licensing: see https://www.red-gate.com/user-licensing for more details
- New feature usage reporting. Opt in/out from Help > Help us improve our products...
Fixes
- Only show the first 20 databases in a distribution list in the product switcher
- New logo for SQL Multi Script that is less similar to the new SQL Compare logo
- Logging options are now controlled via the Help menu
Version 1.2.5 - April 15th, 2016
Fixes
- Expanding a SQL Azure server instance no longer endlessly prompts for authentication
- Having a database with “do not save password” in a distribution list no longer causes a null reference exception when launching SQL Multi Script from another product via the product switcher
Version 1.2.4 - April 12th, 2016
Features
- Rewritten the Multi Script List Export application, which is included with product by default in the installation folder
Fixes
- If no new Application.dat file exists, old distribution lists from SQL Multi Script 1.1 will be loaded
- The "Default Distribution List" is no longer continually re-created even after it's been deleted
- Clicking "Cancel" for a running query now cancels the query
- Listing databases on a server is now faster
Version 1.2.3 - March 29th, 2016
- New logo used on toolbar
- Slight appearance tweaks
- Many fixes to new projects feature
Version 1.2.2 - March 23rd, 2016
Features
- New window appearance
- New product logo
- New product switcher - accessible from the product logo in the top-left
- UI requires .NET4 runtime
- Scripts now display database total when running scripts (x of y)
- Projects are now available
Fixes
- SE-506, SE-575: Character encoding is assumed to be windows default rather than UTF-8
- SE-597: ArgumentOutOfRangeException no longer raised when uncheck 'Include database names in results' with no databases selected
- SE-612: Area for message in "Add a SQL Server" dialog is now larger
- SE-619: Keyboard shortcut for parse scripts button now shown
- SE-622: Unique identifiers are now displayed in the human readable form
- SE-637: Column headers for results now saved to .csv file
- SE-642: Results formatting problem: '_' no longer displays as '-' in text view