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December 2024

Introducing the New dotConnect Release With EF Core 9 and .NET 9 Support

The Devart team is happy to unveil the latest update to its dotConnect product line, which features support for EF Core 9, full.NET 9 compatibility, and a range of other enhancements. Key improvements in this release include: dotConnect stands out by providing robust data connectivity solutions built on the ADO.NET architecture and a comprehensive development framework with innovative technologies.

How to Connect to a Salesforce Database From Python With Devart Python Connector

At first glance, integrating Python with Salesforce looks simple—install a library, connect to an API, and start querying data. But the reality is far more complex. Salesforce’s API structure presents challenges that aren’t immediately obvious.

Best VCL UI Components for Delphi Developers

Working with Delphi UI components is essential to make your development life easier and more efficient. The Visual Component Library (VCL) is the backbone of Delphi’s RAD environment for Windows, providing many prebuilt UI components like buttons, tables, and text boxes. It also serves as a foundational framework for C++Builder. Plus, it inspired the Lazarus Component Library (LCL), which supports cross-platform development.

How to Use SSIS Conditional Split to Direct Data to Multiple Destinations

Mastering SSIS conditional split is essential for efficient data sorting. Whether you intend to direct data to different tables based on specific conditions or want to split it for optimization, this type of transformation will save your day. This technique can help you create customized datasets for different reports, handle files separately whenever your project requires such an approach, and optimize data flow for better performance.

Top 10 Common Transformations in SSIS

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a Microsoft tool mainly used for data integration and workflow automation in ETL processes. Transformations in SSIS are the essential mechanics behind your data flow, allowing you to clean and shape your data as it travels between systems — whether data warehouses, databases, or cloud storage. Some of these include changing data types, aggregating values, and enriching your data to ensure that it’s accurate and gets where it needs to go smoothly.

How to Consolidate Customer Data Into Excel Using Powerful Add-ins

Data consolidation in Excel is what tames the wild beast of disorganized customer data. Businesses generate a lot of information on many different platforms. Think of customer data in CRMs, sales figures across ERPs, inventory sitting in cloud databases, or social media interactions tracked by various analytics tools. Without consolidation, there is just no easy way to turn this into strategic assets.

Easy Magento Bulk Order Processing Using Excel and Add-in

Receiving a flood of orders in your Magento store is exciting, but handling each one separately is not that great. With Magento bulk order processing, you can quickly process shipments, create invoices, update tracking information, and modify the status of several orders at once. This will save you time and help you manage high volumes of orders without worrying about manual errors.

Delphi InterBase: Comprehensive Guide to Features, Installation, and Usage

Delphi InterBase is a well-known SQL database for developers who want to embed a lightweight database management system into their cross-platform applications. Its popularity comes from its high performance, fast data processing, and seamless integration with Delphi, offering a hassle-free setup without the administrative overhead of other systems. Now, the whole process is even easier if you use the right tools.

How to Handle Null or Empty Values in SQL Server

When working with databases, we often encounter rows that lack data. This missing data may result from unknown or inapplicable values, errors during data import or input, or specific calculations involving non-existent values. In such cases, there are two ways to represent missing data: NULLs and empty (or blank) values. While these might seem identical at first glance, they are different and impact essential database operations in distinct ways.

Connect to PostgreSQL Database Using psql, pgAdmin, and PostgreSQL Client Tool

This article will be useful for those who have already installed PostgreSQL on personal computers. In case you still haven’t, this blog post will come in handy. Now, we will focus on the most popular ways of accessing the PostgreSQL database on Windows. We will describe the PostgreSQL connection options using psql, pgAdmin, and fast and convenient dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL by Devart. Moreover, here you will find the instructions on connecting to local and remote PostgreSQL servers.

MySQL HeatWave: Real-Time Analytics and High-Performance Data Processing

MySQL is one of the world’s most favored database management systems, as it is powerful, open-source, and easy to configure. It is one of the common choices for startups as well as small and medium-sized business projects. However, as workloads grow and become more complex, the need for more robust solutions arises. Here, MySQL HeatWave stands out as a promising managed database platform for evolving challenges. This article will examine MySQL HeatWave, its features, capabilities, and use cases.

Here Come dbForge Tools for PostgreSQL 3.2: Extended Connectivity, Enhanced Code Completion, Smart Data Generators, and More

We’ve got another big update! This time it’s all about PostgreSQL; the entire product line has been polished and augmented to make your experience with PostgreSQL fuller in every way—this includes new data sources, improved suggestions, a slew of new smart data generators, and quite a few other tricks to make your daily work easy as ever. Without further ado, let’s check everything feature by feature!

Meet Our New Python Connectors for Dynamics 365 Business Central, Excel Online, and Google Sheets

Here comes the long-awaited release of three new Python Connectors for Dynamics 365 Business Central, Excel Online, and Google Sheets. These Connectors are designed to simplify data integration and maximize productivity for developers working with these platforms. From now on, it will be extremely easy to connect Python applications directly to Dynamics 365 Business Central, Excel Online, and Google Sheets, enabling accurate create, read, update, and delete operations on stored data.

How to Rename a MySQL Database

When working with MySQL databases, you may encounter the need to change a database name. However, MySQL no longer supports a direct renaming option. The RENAME DATABASE command, available in earlier versions, was removed due to the risk of data loss. Despite this, renaming a database in MySQL is still possible. This article explores the available methods to accomplish this task safely and effectively.