SQLite Release 3.0.5 On 2004-08-29 (3.0.5 beta)

• Support for ":AAA" style bind parameter names.
• Added the new sqlite3_bind_parameter_name() interface.
• Support for TCL variable names embedded in SQL statements in the TCL bindings.
• The TCL bindings transfer data without necessarily doing a conversion to a string.
• The database for TEMP tables is not created until it is needed.
• Add the ability to specify an alternative temporary file directory using the "sqlite_temp_directory" global variable.
• A compile-time option (SQLITE_BUSY_RESERVED_LOCK) causes the busy handler to be called when there is contention for a RESERVED lock.
• Various bug fixes and optimizations

A complete list of SQLite releases in a single page is also available. A detailed history of every check-in is available at http://www.sqlite.org/src/timeline.