SQL Compare 7 breaks existing version 6 code

aperregatturv

Currently, i am running SQL Compare 6 with Toolkit and 2 referenced files i use : RedGate.SQL.Shared and RedGate.SQLCompare.Engine.
This morning I downloaded the latest version 7 and tried to recompile i got the first licensing error which i already reported to support.
Next, I got ton of errors saying it can't find the RedGate.SQL.Shared file anymore.

Please let me know, if it is removed or renamed then i may have to revert back to version 6 and not use 7.

Please advise.

Thanks
Arun

Simon C

RedGate.SQL.Shared has been split into RedGate.Shared.SQL and RedGate.Shared.Utils; it should just be a matter of changing the references and imports to use the new code. SQL Comparison SDK 7 hasn't been released yet; when it is the support website will be updated with API documentation for the new libraries.

Simon C

aperregatturv

Thanks for the reply.

So, I have remove RedGate.SQL.Shared and add RedGate.Shared.SQL and RedGate.Shared.Utils.

Can I ask why it was split?

Thanks for the quick reponse.

Arun

Simon C

Mainly for the non-SQL teams, who don't need all the SQL classes (ExecutionBlock, BlockSaver, etc). It was also part of a general refactor of our internal shared assemblies to simplify some of the automatic builds and assembly dependancies. Apart from the namespace changes, the code is backwards-compatible with v6.

aperregatturv

If I am using the Assemblies to Create/Update Database using Snapshot files. Do I need to include both Shared.SQL and Shared.Utils or just one?

I see the Shared.Utils has CommandLine Class. Is this used for processing commandline arguments from SQLCompare tool?


Thanks
Arun

Simon C

The public API documentation for the shared dlls will be released when Comparison SDK 7 is released - most of the classes in the shared dlls are only intended for internal use.

Simon C

SQL Comparison SDK 7 has been released - you can get the new API documentation from http://www.red-gate.com/supportcenter/P ... ison%20SDK