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## SQLite Release 3.0.5 On 2004-08-29

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

A complete list of SQLite releases in a single page and a chronology are both also available. A detailed history of every check-in is available at SQLite version control site.

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