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+# Eclipse SQL Explorer v3.7
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+## Code changes
+
+This version of SQL Explorer has been migrated from [Sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipsesql/) in 
+October 2018; as well as fixng a few bugs, the code has been refactored to simplify development and deployment - 
+where previously each database driver was implemented in a separate plugin and the plugins were combined for 
+deployment via a feature, these have been removed and the drivers integrated into the one plugin.  
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+Older and more esoteric database support (eg Informix) has been dropped, although the code is still available in the 
+master branch and would be straightforward to integrate.  The databases supported are:
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+* Oracle
+* MySQL
+* Microsoft SQL Server
+
+## Releases
+Currently, the only release is as a plugin for manual deployment.  This could change, depending on
+whether there is demand (or someone wants to support it). 
+
+To use this release:
+1. Shut down Eclipse
+2. In the Eclipse application directory 
+a. find the `features` directory and delete all `net.sourceforge.sqlexplorer*` files & directories.
+b. find the `plugins` directory and delete all `net.sourceforge.sqlexplorer*` files & directories.
+3. Download the .jar from the Releases page at GitHub and place it in the `plugins` directory
+4. Start Eclipse with the `-clean` command line argument
+After the first time with `-clean` you can start Eclipse normally.
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diff --git a/sqlexplorer/README.txt b/sqlexplorer/README.txt
diff --git a/sqlexplorer/build.properties b/sqlexplorer/build.properties
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                preferences.ini,\
                META-INF/,\
                config.ini,\
-               README.txt,\
+               README.md,\
                test/,\
                license.txt,\
                plugin.properties
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                lib/log4j.jar,\
                lib/rowset.jar,\
                lib/dom4j.jar,\
-               README.txt,\
+               README.md,\
                lib/hibernate3.2.4.sp1.jar,\
                license.txt,\
                plugin.properties,\