dbExpress driver for MySQL already works on the core we've developed for DAC for MySQL future 3.x version.
The main features of dbExpress driver for MySQL are:
- Does not contain any third-party GPL-licensed components; - Licensed per a developer without royalty fee: you don't need to purchase end-user run-time licenses at all; - Any MySQL libraries are not requred on a client workstation, even libmysql.dll (which must be licensed on per seat basis for non-GPL commercial applications); - Linux/Kylix support (planned to be released at the end of this May); - Access to MySQL server through the native network protocol directly; - High performance; - Supports latest versions of MySQL; - All MySQL data types support; - Transaction support; - Complete fields information support; - Automatic detection for the old/new password algorithm (including the handling of the special 4.1.0 passwords); - Native SSL implementation in the Enterprise version (without any external libraries).