MySQL Bugs: #51455: Error about char-set instead of stating that v4 is not supported

Bug #51455	Error about char-set instead of stating that v4 is not supported
Submitted:	24 Feb 2010 11:54	Modified:	23 Mar 2010 17:38
Reporter:	Bug me Not	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.2.16b	OS:	Any
Assigned to:	Alfredo Kojima	CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	character set, connect error, MySQL4

Description:
When connecting to a v4 database (wich is using latin1) it only states an error about the charset instead of just telling me right away that version 4 is not supported.

Took me way too long to find somewhere hidden on the EOL-notice pages (http://wb.mysql.com/?p=470#comment-1233) that this so-called replacement for the MySQL Query Browser lacks this functionality.

How to repeat:
Connect to db v4

Suggested fix:
Add v4 support, until then at least change the errormessage.

Added version check and error message in:
- Admin tab connection
- New server instance wizard
- Server instance editor
- Query window

changes confirmed in repository

A 'change' entry has been added to the 5.2.17 changelog:

If MySQL Workbench attempts to connect to MySQL Server version 4.x, an error message is generated to indicate this version is not supported.