It has been nearly two years since the latest version of modelDBA was released. I’d like to make it official: modelDBA is on an indefinite hiatus (probably forever). The latest version of modelDBA can still be downloaded and installed, and I plan to keep this site up for the foreseeable future. However, no updates or […]
Continue readingLast month I set out to make what felt like a fairly straightforward change. I wanted to switch “Execute All Queries” from running each query in parallel, to running the queries serially as one SQL script. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite end up being the simple change I expected. After a lot of testing (and maybe […]
Continue readingThis is a small bugfix release. Download the latest version of modelDBA here. This release includes the following upgrades. Bug Fixes Fixes bug where SQL Server databases with a case sensitive collation at the database level would not be loaded correctly by modelDBA. Fixes bug where small diagrams could be completely dragged off the right […]
Continue readingLately, I’ve been thinking about the first time I used Google Maps. I was blown away by what it could do. When I typed in a location, it showed it to me immediately. Being able to flick around and explore the map was revolutionary. This was way better than MapQuest. I don’t think it’s a […]
Continue readingThe February 2021 release includes support for Linux! This has been one of the most popular requests and I’m happy to finally have a solution for Linux users! More details below. Thanks to everyone for your feedback and feature requests! Download the latest version of modelDBA here. This release includes the following upgrades. Major Linux […]
Continue readingThe January 2021 release adds the ability to copy results from your SQL queries. Rather than just adding basic copy or export to file functionality, I’ve made copying various results as simple as using a spreadsheet. See below for more details. I’ve also finally addressed performance issues for large databases. It only required rewriting the […]
Continue readingThe December 2020 release adds enhanced visualizations for JOIN queries. Plus some performance enhancements for loading and viewing large databases. This version will be available via auto-update to all existing users and also includes the bug fix from version 2020.11.1 to fix a (rather embarrassing) bug when saving connections without a password. Thanks to everyone […]
Continue readingJust a quick release for an embarrassing bug 😳 . If you’ve opened modelDBA, only to find that you need to re-add your connections, this is the release for you. Connections without a password were not saving correctly. This has now been fixed in the latest version. This release is not being pushed out automatically […]
Continue readingThe November 2020 release adds a lot of quality of life improvements and fixes to modelDBA. We have two major user interface improvements. First, I’ve added the ability to zoom in and out of database diagrams (both the large database diagram and individual query diagrams). Second, you can now resize query diagrams and the query […]
Continue readingSometimes, you can’t connect directly to your database. Maybe for security your database is running on a server that doesn’t listen directly to external requests. When that’s the case, you can now connect to your database through an SSH tunnel. When adding a new connection, use the new “Advanced Options” sub-menu to enter your SSH […]
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