# Valentina Release 14.6 Improves SQL Editor, Better Charts & DuckDB 1.1.2 Support **URL:** \ **Category:** Extras\ **Created:** [October 26, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986 "2024-10-26T05:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/lynn_fredricks1/32/288_2.png) [@Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Lynn_Fredricks1)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986/1 "2024-10-26T05:18:57Z")
This release turned out to be far more feature rich than we originally thought. Here are the highlights: - **SQL Editor improvements.** Now select between “SQL GLOT” and “SQL Parse” tools to format SQL Queries. In the new dialog you can choose which tool to use. Each tool has its own set of preferences. - **DuckDB improvements**. Updated to support recently released DuckDB 1.1.2. New connection profile for working with [Motherduck.](https://motherduck.com/) - **Chart Improvements.** A little bit of polishing brings prettier charts to Valentina Studio, Valentina Reports Server and Valentina Reports ADK for Xojo Lots of minor improvements, lots of fixes for forms, Query Editor and more. [Get the details here.](https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/10463-valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor,-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support) If you purchased Omegabundle for Xojo 2024, this is a free upgrade! **About Our Products** [Valentina Studio](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentina-studio-key-features) is Paradigma Software’s powerful database management software. The PRO version also includes the design tool for designing reports used by Valentina Reports for Xojo (for embedding a powerful reports engine in your Xojo app). The base version of Valentina Studio is free and available on macOS, Windows & Linux. [ValentinaDB](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentinadb-adk-overview) is Paradigma Software advanced, object relational database and available in Valentina DB Server (a part of Valentina Server) and ValentinaDB ADKs (developer components for adding runtime database support to applications), including ValentinaDB ADK for Xojo. [Valentina Reports](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentina-reports-adk-overview) is a powerful reporting design and deployment system. With Valentina Reports ADK for Xojo, you can embed Valentina Reports in your Xojo apps. [Valentina Server](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentina-server-key-features) incorporates Valentina Reports Server, Valentina Forms Server and two database servers: Valentina DB Server and Valentina SQLite Server. Available for Windows, Linux (x86, ARM64), macOS and Raspberry PI. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/lynn_fredricks1/32/288_2.png) [@Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Lynn_Fredricks1)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986/2 "2024-10-28T16:56:37Z")
![http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/valentina14_6_DuckDB1_12_700x300.jpg](http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/valentina14_6_DuckDB1_12_700x300.jpg) If you are considering building a solution around [DuckDB](https://duckdb.org/), you’ll be happy to know that [Valentina Studio](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentina-studio-key-features) now supports the _latest_ release of the DuckDB engine 1.1.2, which incorporates numerous fixes and improvements of DuckDB as well as backwards compatibility for the DuckDB file format back to version .9. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/lynn_fredricks1/32/288_2.png) [@Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Lynn_Fredricks1)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986/3 "2024-10-30T23:39:56Z")
![http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/valentina_charts_glow_up_14_6_700x300.jpg](http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/valentina_charts_glow_up_14_6_700x300.jpg) In Valentina Release 14.6, we managed to fit in a small glow up to the charts & graphs control in the Valentina Reporting system that improves overall appearance of your reports. This is a modest improvement that improves charts in all three products: - Valentina Studio PRO Reports Designer. Free playback in Reports Viewer | [More Info…](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentina-report-editor) - Valentina Reports ADK. Reports system you can embed in your apps | [More Info…](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentina-reports-adk-overview) - Valentina Server. Namely, in the included Valentina Reports Server | [More Info…](https://valentina-db.com/en/valentina-reports-server) And look at that - they were all included in Omegabundle for Xojo 2024! If you got Omegabundle for Xojo 2024, this is a free upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/lynn_fredricks1/32/288_2.png) [@Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Lynn_Fredricks1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986/4 "2024-11-02T13:08:10Z")
![http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/motherduck_connectivity_14_6_700x300.jpg](http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/motherduck_connectivity_14_6_700x300.jpg) [MotherDuck](https://motherduck.com/) is a cloud based data warehouse promising that you can get going in minutes with lightning fast performance running DuckDB. With the release of [Valentina 14.6](https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/10463-valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor,-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support#reply-10487), Valentina Studio now supports a connection method that supports connecting directly to your DuckDB database running on the MotherDuck cloud based data warehouse. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/lynn_fredricks1/32/288_2.png) [@Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Lynn_Fredricks1)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986/5 "2024-11-04T16:12:42Z")
![http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/sql_query_engines_14_6_700x300.jpg](http://www.valentina-db.com/images/valentinastudio/14/sql_query_engines_14_6_700x300.jpg) Valentina Studio 14.6 gives you the option of parsing and displaying your SQL queries in the SQL Editor using either of two systems: [SQLglot](https://sqlglot.com/sqlglot.html) or [SQLparse](https://sqlparse.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). You can also save options and preferences for use of either library. ---
**Author:** ![Beatrix\_Willius](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/beatrix_willius/32/282_2.png) [@Beatrix\_Willius](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Beatrix_Willius)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986/6 "2024-11-05T09:26:49Z")
It would have been helpful to get some hints about the difference between the 2 libraries. It’s great that it’s only possible to switch one time between the libraries before getting a warning that the feature is only available for Valentina Studio Pro. The icons are generally too small all over Valentina Studio. I never even noticed that there are icons in the SQL editor. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/lynn_fredricks1/32/288_2.png) [@Lynn\_Fredricks1](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Lynn_Fredricks1)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/valentina-release-14-6-improves-sql-editor-better-charts-duckdb-1-1-2-support/82986/7 "2024-11-07T16:59:50Z")
That’s really the reason why we linked to the different projects. They are both popular and, really, really deep in terms of feature sets.I don’t think you can really go wrong with either. I can talk with the team about maybe doing a top differences article. If you see a feature on the one you like and the panel doesn’t have a way to adjust whatever the property is, you should let us know. Both of them are being actively developed so you can also see the ‘engine version’ on the bottom left of the preferences.