Support and Certifications

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Changes Since 8.0.0 Release

  • Changed Behavior
    • The Server Name (ServerName) connection option has been renamed Host Name (HostName). To support existing configurations, the ServerName attribute will continue to be supported as an alias for the Host Name option. See Host Name for details.
    • A Password Encryption Tool, called ddencpwd, is now included with the product package. It encrypts passwords for secure handling in connection strings and odbc.ini files. At connection, the driver decrypts these passwords and passes them to the data source as required. See Password Encryption Tool (UNIX/Linux only) for details.

Highlights of 8.0.0 Release

  • The driver supports SQL read-only access to Aha!. See also Supported SQL statements and extensions.

  • The driver supports all ODBC Core and Level 1 functions and some Level 1 and Level 2 features.

    Refer to ODBC API and scalar functions in the Progress DataDirect for ODBC Drivers Reference for additional information.

  • The driver supports Aha! data types. See Data types for details.
  • The driver supports Aha! custom fields, including many fields added through third-party plug-ins.
  • The driver supports OAuth 2.0 authentication. See OAuth 2.0 authentication for supported grant types and further details.
  • The driver supports basic user id and password authentication. See Basic authentication for details.
  • The driver supports URL parameter (API key) authentication. See URL parameter (API key) authentication for details.

  • The driver supports the handling of large result sets with paging, and the Fetch Size (FetchSize) and Web Services Fetch Size (WSFetchSize) connection options. See Fetch Size and Web Service Fetch Size for details.

  • Includes the DataDirect ODBC Driver Configuration Manager for quick configuration and testing of your driver on Windows platforms. This Configuration Manager allows you to:
    • Configure data sources
    • Generate and edit connection URLs
    • Test connect data sources and connection URLs
    • Execute SQL commands for testing
    • Access connection option descriptions and the full product documentation

    See Configuring data sources with the Configuration Manager and Generating connection strings with the Configuration Manager for details.