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BaseX 6.6 – XMLPrague Release

March 22, 2011

We are glad to announce the release of BaseX 6.6 Just in time for the XMLPrague conference, we are proud to announce the release of BaseX 6.6. It offers many new features, such as:

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Support of the EXPath ZIP Module

March 1, 2011

BaseX now offers (slightly modified) support for the EXPath ZIP Module! This module allows everyone to extract files from ZIP archives, list its contents, create new archives, and update existing archives. As far as we know, our implementation is the first one which is simply usable out of the box, and may be the first complete implementation as well.

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BaseX 6.5.1

February 15, 2011

Changelog [ADD] Storage: Parser options added for built in importers (CSV, TXT) [ADD] APIs: JAX-RX: Flag added to start server in background (-s) [ADD] APIs: Command-line flag added to pass on extern variables (-b) [ADD] XQuery Functions: util:integer-from-base(), util:integer-to-base(), util:sha1(), util:md5() [ADD] Commands: DROP DB ... ON [...]: delete users from specific databases [ADD] Packaging: W3 catalog resolver file (w3-catalog.xml) added [MOD] APIs: JAX-RX: all REST props and calls renamed to JAX-RX/jaxrx [MOD] XQuery Full Text: improved rewritings for index-based evaluation [MOD] XQuery Full Text: better scoring results for index-based queries [MOD] Core: Locking: multiple readers/single writer concept revised [MOD] Windows Packaging: "Start Server" icon starts JAX-RX as well

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Release of BaseX 6.5.1

February 15, 2011

Version 6.5.1 of BaseX has just been released. It’s mainly a stability release, but it also includes some new features and improvements, as shown in the changelog below:

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BaseX 6.51 (beta) released

February 3, 2011

We are glad to announce our latest minor release to be available for download. Thanks to constant feedback from our Mailing List we are glad to announce the latest minor release to be available for download. We plan to publish a new minor version of BaseX every two or three weeks in the future, to save you some compile time.

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BaseX Blog

February 3, 2011

Read and discuss the latest stories on BaseX, XQuery and XML. Our blog on BaseX can be found here and will provide you with articles written by our developers.

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Release of BaseX 6.5

January 17, 2011

We are excited to announce the release of BaseX 6.5. It offers the following new features: Storage Text compression, shrinking text nodes up to 50% Enhanced collection support Backup functionality Built-in importers: HTML, Text, CSV XQuery XQuery 3.0 features, including GROUP BY and SWITCH statements New file, HTTP, database and full-text functions Built-in Lucene and Snowball Stemming for XQuery Full Text GUI New TreeView visualization Improved database management APIs JAX-RX now supports hierarchical paths and external variables Language Bindings extended with query iterators Click here to Download BaseX 6.5

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BaseX 6.5

January 17, 2011

Changelog [ADD] Commands: LIST extended by optional database [path] argument [ADD] JAX-RX: full database path is now used to list documents within a database. Use "query" parameter to show document contents [ADD] JAX-RX: bind external variables to query and run parameter [ADD] Windows Installer: creates startmenu entries, sets file associations and path environment entries [ADD] GUI/Create: support different input formats: XML, HTML, Text, .. [MOD] Commands: Allow hierarchical paths in OPEN command [MOD] APIs: UTF-8 encoding added to Java binding [FIX] Storage: text decompression synchronized [FIX] XQuery: context choice in filter predicates [MOD] JavaDoc: package.html files added and updated

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Homepage Relaunch, Commercial Offerings

January 17, 2011

We are pleased to announce the relaunch of our homepage, which now includes commercial offerings such as professional support, individual software solutions, and training courses.

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