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Faster new-rows-only into SQL Server, export column picker, migration assessment

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dbSlice release notes for the week ending November 6, 2026, with every version shipped that week.

Highlights

  • New rows only is much faster into large SQL Server tables.
  • Export lets you choose which columns go to the file and in what order.
  • A new read-only SQL Server ⇄ PostgreSQL migration assessment points out what needs attention before you migrate, for one table or the whole database.

Also

  • PostgreSQL extension columns (PostGIS geometry, pgvector vector and enum) are read and written.
  • Help › Go back to an earlier version.
  • An optional e-mail to support with the details when an unexpected error happens, sent only if you choose to.
  • Updated PostgreSQL and Oracle drivers.
  • Clearer TimescaleDB and MySQL/MariaDB messages.
  • A log window "Open" button.

Release notes

  • 2.3.20261106.0715 Log window: an Open button to open any log file.
  • 2.3.20261106.0704 Leaner license log: it records only what matters to support.
  • 2.3.20261106.0605 New rows only into a SQL Server target is much faster on large tables.
  • 2.3.20261106.0001 Version history updated in About and on the website.
  • 2.3.20261105.0826 Export: choose which columns go to the file and in what order. Oracle driver updated.
  • 2.3.20261105.0710 SQL Server ⇄ PostgreSQL migration assessment: for the chosen table only or for the whole database.
  • 2.3.20261105.0629 PostgreSQL: a date with 7 digits of fractional seconds is written the same way before and after 2000 (found while loading 30 million rows).
  • 2.3.20261105.0051 An unexpected error offers to compose an e-mail to support with the details, only if you choose to send it.
  • 2.3.20261104.1926 Help › Go back to an earlier version: lists the older versions and reinstalls the one you choose.
  • 2.3.20261104.1728 Stricter internal Windows checks (user folders, installation identity and license protection).
  • 2.3.20261104.1521 TimescaleDB: the hypertable message uses the mode names shown on screen, including "New rows only".
  • 2.3.20261104.1510 MySQL/MariaDB: a warning when the server does not accept the fast load; the copy continues with batched INSERTs, without retrying on every page.
  • 2.3.20261104.1437 TimescaleDB: an upsert into a hypertable without an index on the key explains what to do; a warning for compressed chunks.
  • 2.3.20261104.1346 Internal libraries updated (Redis and test tools).
  • 2.3.20261104.1145 PostgreSQL driver updated (Npgsql 10), with dates and times read as before.
  • 2.3.20261104.1133 License: the app requires the new license file format.
  • 2.3.20261104.1122 License: the license file now records the purchase date.
  • 2.3.20261104.1026 Build process security and a check for vulnerable packages; libraries with fixes.
  • 2.3.20261104.1011 PostgreSQL: extension type columns (PostGIS geometry, pgvector vector and enum) are read and written.
  • 2.3.20261104.0821 Internal adjustments, no change in use.
  • 2.3.20261104.0813 A readable status bar in the dark theme; the Layout buttons in Preferences fit in German and Polish.
  • 2.3.20261103.1944 SELECT editor: the suggestion list waits for your choice and opens when you type "."; a hint on screen.
  • 2.3.20261103.1720 New read-only SQL Server ⇄ PostgreSQL migration assessment: it points out what needs attention before you migrate.

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