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SQL Data Compare 6 RC1 - oh yes indeedy!

Published Wednesday, September 26, 2007 2:41 PM

You've been waiting for it, we've been working on it and finally the day has arrived. SQL Data Compare 6 RC1 is available for download Right Now!

Download RC1 here...

We've very proud of what we've achieved with this release. You can compare to backups even better than you could in the Alpha. We've finished off all the features and we're just going through the final testing within Red Gate for the release but we thought we'd let you see it as it currently is.

Briefly the main cool new features are...
  • Compare to backups (SQL Backup or SQL Server) Pro version only
  • Backup before synch (SQL Backup or SQL Server)
  • 'Pivot' view
  • Per-table synchronization SQL
  • Differences navigation
  • Improved textual difference view
  • Reseed identity column
This version will sit alongside earlier versions of SQL Data Compare without a problem. If you installed the Alpha it is probably best if you uninstall it before installing the release candidate. There is the standard fully-functional 14-day trial for this product.

Have fun with it and let us know of any issues on the SQL Data Compare Alpha Forum.


Download RC1 here..

Comments

 

Phil Factor said:

It's a strange feeling when one first actually gets to compare a live database with its backup. I know, intellectually, that you've done it and how it was done, but it still raises the eyebrows the first time you try it for yourself. When one thinks how long it takes to do a restore on a typical production database just to get the same effect ...
September 27, 2007 11:49 AM
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