I really sympathize with your situation, and am sorry about the position you've been put in. My best way to explain the delay is that the scope of changes changed dramatically from when we started.
When we started with the update it was going to be a minor revision building off of the work done to get the ODBC version going for MS SQL 7 people. We were going to clean it up, add a few new features and release it.
We found out that the code base we had was not what we wanted for a long term project, and so the work on the new SQL engine began. This took a lot longer then I hoped, but has been worth the wait. We will now be able to create multi-platform, multi-database application easily and quickly, and will only benefit everyone in the long run. The same code will work on Mysql, Oracle, ODBC, etc. This was very important to us.
With the new power of the engine, we have redesigned Links SQL to work better with a relational database. We will now be able to manage relations between tables much easier and handle parallel management.
The other aspect is making Links SQL more modular, and more extensible. A new plugin system was needed, and a better user system. Both of these meant redoing a large section of Links SQL.
I completely understand your frustration and I really don't like how things have developed.
That said, we have always maintained that:
1. The upgrade to the new Links SQL would be free for all users.
2. You would be able to keep your templates and all data.
I know a lot of people wanted to do custom work and didn't want to have to do it twice.
All I can say really is that the new version will be worth it when it is done, but if you have a project that needs to get going, please don't wait for it. Use 1.11, or another product. When the new one comes out, you can switch or upgrade then.
Cheers,
Alex
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Gossamer Threads Inc.
When we started with the update it was going to be a minor revision building off of the work done to get the ODBC version going for MS SQL 7 people. We were going to clean it up, add a few new features and release it.
We found out that the code base we had was not what we wanted for a long term project, and so the work on the new SQL engine began. This took a lot longer then I hoped, but has been worth the wait. We will now be able to create multi-platform, multi-database application easily and quickly, and will only benefit everyone in the long run. The same code will work on Mysql, Oracle, ODBC, etc. This was very important to us.
With the new power of the engine, we have redesigned Links SQL to work better with a relational database. We will now be able to manage relations between tables much easier and handle parallel management.
The other aspect is making Links SQL more modular, and more extensible. A new plugin system was needed, and a better user system. Both of these meant redoing a large section of Links SQL.
I completely understand your frustration and I really don't like how things have developed.
That said, we have always maintained that:
1. The upgrade to the new Links SQL would be free for all users.
2. You would be able to keep your templates and all data.
I know a lot of people wanted to do custom work and didn't want to have to do it twice.
All I can say really is that the new version will be worth it when it is done, but if you have a project that needs to get going, please don't wait for it. Use 1.11, or another product. When the new one comes out, you can switch or upgrade then.
Cheers,
Alex
--
Gossamer Threads Inc.
