New Xojo examples, updated DuckDB support, Data Editor productivity & more.

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.5.1 with improvements across all the Valentina product line of data analysis and developer tools and components. The products are available for download from the Paradigma Software website.

Valentina Studio 17.5.1

Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, Valentina Forms (similar to Claris Filemaker Pro and Microsoft Access), Reports Designer and more. 

• [New][Start Page] Added Parquet cloud examples that are available for download from the Start Page.
• [Imp][Schema Editor][ValentinaDB] The database creation dialog now remembers the last used settings.
• [Imp][Data Editor] Large record counts are now formatted using locale-aware separators (e.g. 1,000,000).
• [Imp][Data Editor] Find Column is now available from the Records→Find Column… menu item and by shortcut: Cmd+Shift+K on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+K on Windows/Linux. The column lookup dialog now supports Up, Down, and Esc keys.
• [Imp][Schema Editor] Record counts are now formatted using locale-aware separators (e.g. 1,000,000) in the Property Inspector.
• [Imp][Form Editor] Improved error handling when adding or updating records.
• [Imp] Updated language translations.

The release also includes numerous fixes and minor improvements. Valentina Studio for Windows, macOS and Linux is licensed but free. Valentina Studio Pro costs $199 per OS license and includes 12 months of free updates. Valentina Studio UNIVERSAL is a single license that works on all three operating systems and licensed on a user basis. Volume and academic discounts are also available.

Valentina Server 17.5.1

Valentina Server is a powerful platform for building network or cloud based client-server or server-only solutions. Valentina Server includes three built in database servers: ValentinaDB Server, Valentina SQLite Server and Valentina DuckDB Server. With support for both internal data sources as well as external data sources (including MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB and more), it also includes two other servers that can leverage all supported data sources. These include:

• Valentina Reports Server. Serve visually compelling reports with charts, graphs, bar/QR codes, images and more from the supported data sources as images, html or PDF. Deliver them using the built in email services and scheduler. You can allow customers to view them on a network using the free Report Viewer. Reports support two scripting systems: Python and JavaScript.
• Valentina Forms Server. Serve custom, visual forms (similar to Microsoft® Access or Claris® FileMaker Pro) from Valentina Server (on macOS, Windows or Linux) to anyone using the free form hosting system built into free Valentina Studio.

Improvements in Valentina Server 17.5.1 include:

• [New] Added server INI settings for user extension folders: Extensions_VDB, Extensions_DuckDB, and Extensions_SQLite. Default folders are extensions_vdb, extensions_duckdb, and extensions_sqlite. Valentina Server creates these folders automatically at startup if they do not exist. Relative paths are created relative to the Valentina Server application folder. Absolute paths can point outside the Valentina Server folder and are created as specified, if the server process has permission. These folders are intended for user-installed extensions. ValentinaDB system extensions remain in the vcomponents folder. DuckDB Server now installs extensions in the Extensions_DuckDB folder, when you use INSTALL command. Additionally, for DuckDB, there are `DuckDBHomeFolder`, `DuckDBSecretFolder` and DuckDBTempFolder` INI variables for DuckDB home-folder, secret-folder, and temp-folder respectfully. For SQLite, Extensions_SQLite is a convenience folder setting. When loading SQLite extensions, the full extension path still must be specified.

Valentina Server is available as a standalone product or as an OEM solution for solution providers. You can use Valentina Server with five simultaneous connections for free on macOS, Windows and Linux. Standalone, commercial versions start at $299. Valentina Developer Network lets system integrators and solution providers deploy copies of Valentina Server to their customers royalty free and starts at $599.

ValentinaDB Update 17.5.1

ValentinaDB is Paradigma Software advanced, object relational database and available in ValentinaDB Server (a part of Valentina Server) and ValentinaDB ADKs (developer components for adding runtime database support to applications). Paradigma Software officially added support for custom extensions (built in C, C++, Python, and JavaScript) to create custom functions and procedures in Valentina 16 in September 2025. Paradigma Software offers code examples, including free extensions on the Paradigma Software repository on GitHub. What's new:

• [[New][API] Added Valentina.SetUserExtensionsLocation( ) API for setting the user extensions folder before extension discovery.

Valentina DuckDB Update 17.5.1

Valentina products include support for the open source, columnar database DuckDB.  What's new:

• The DuckDB engine updated in all products to v1.5.4.

About Paradigma Software

Paradigma Software, Incorporated is an advanced data technology company founded in the late 1990s with the introduction of ValentinaDB, a post‑relational, columnar database engine. The company delivers high‑performance, developer‑focused tools for building modern data‑driven applications. Its products are used by developers, DBAs, and data professionals who need powerful and flexible database and reporting solutions. Valentina Studio provides database administration, reporting, and visual forms with support for Python and JavaScript, while Valentina Server offers a deployment platform supporting ValentinaDB, SQLite, and DuckDB. Together, these technologies enable organizations to design and manage sophisticated data solutions across desktop, server, and embedded environments.