BroadSQL 5.4.5 released

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT

BroadSQL 5.4.5 was published on October 8, 2026. Changes include:

Running queries: REPEAT [<target>] EVERY <interval> [FOR <duration> | COUNT <iterations>] [TO <file> [AS CSV|JSON|TEXT]] runs the last query, a BEGIN ... END block of queries, an @script or a LIB RUN script again and again in the foreground until Ctrl+C, COUNT or FOR; durations are a whole number followed by s, m or h; only queries can be repeated; TO appends each iteration with its timestamp
Exploring: DESC <table> ALPHA (also DESCR, DESCRIBE) lists the same columns sorted by name, ignoring case; without ALPHA the table order is unchanged, and any other text after the table name is now refused
Export: DUMP ... AS H2, AS XLSX and AS ODS accept MODE APPEND (no KEY): the rows of any query, joins included, are added to an existing table or worksheet with the same columns, names and order; types are not compared, a mismatch writes nothing
Export: the Connections Definition File ($CDF), or any connection opening the same database file, is refused as a DUMP, PULL or EXPORT destination
Console: Ctrl+C pressed as a query is being sent is no longer missed, / <environment> reruns can be cancelled, and a Ctrl+C that stops a statement on BroadSQL's side keeps pending changes

2 more changes are listed in the release notes.

BroadSQL 5.4.0 released

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT

BroadSQL 5.4.0 was published on October 2, 2026. Changes include:

Editor: Database Group and Environment are chosen in the Metadata tab from a searchable list of the defined values (check boxes, chips, keyboard support), with compatible values listed first
Scripts: SQL scripting variables with LET (literal, copy, or one-row one-column query), used in SQL as ${name} and bound as typed parameters; SHOW SCRIPT VARIABLES lists them
Scripts: named script arguments (@script name=value, LIB RUN script name=value) and @params metadata for required arguments
Breaking change, Scripts: positional parameters %1 to %9 are removed; a positional call fails with a migration message and %1 in a Script is ordinary text
Scripts: ECHO 'message', ON ERROR STOP|CONTINUE and OUTPUT QUIET|NORMAL

58 more changes are listed in the release notes.