Welcome to the Progress DataDirect Connect Series for JDBC

The Progress® DataDirect Connect® Series for JDBC™ provides JDBC drivers for a number of leading databases. The drivers are compliant with Type 4 architecture, but provide advanced features that define them as Type 5 drivers. Additionally, the drivers consistently support the latest database features and are fully compliant with Java™ SE 8 and JDBC 4.0 functionality.

Progress DataDirect Connect Series for JDBC includes the following products:

• DataDirect Connect for JDBC
• DataDirect Connect XE for JDBC

This guide is your resource for customizing and using the drivers. The content of this guide assumes you are familiar with your operating system and its commands, the definition of directories, and accessing a database through an end-user application.

• Getting Started includes information relevant to all DataDirect Connect Series for JDBC drivers:
  • Quick Start Connect provides information about connecting with and testing the drivers.
  • Using the Drivers provides information about using JDBC applications with the drivers.
  • Advanced Features provides information for using the advanced features of the drivers.
• DataDirect Connect Drivers describes supported features and functionality, including connection properties, for DataDirect Connect for JDBC drivers on a driver-by-driver basis:
  Note: The Informix 5.1.4 and PostgreSQL 5.1.4 versions of the drivers have been retired. For the 6.0 and higher version of these drivers, documentation is available at the Progress DataDirect Connectors Documentation page.
  • DB2 Driver
  • MySQL Driver
  • Oracle Driver
  • Progress OpenEdge Driver
  • Microsoft SQL Server Driver
  • Sybase Driver
• DataDirect Connect XE Drivers describes supported features and functionality, including connection properties, for DataDirect Connect XE for JDBC drivers on a driver-by-driver basis:
  Note: The Greenplum 5.1.4 version of the driver has been retired. For the 6.0 and higher version of this driver, documentation is available at the Progress DataDirect Connectors Documentation Hub.
  • The Driver for Apache Hive
  • Salesforce Driver

For the latest information on DataDirect Connect Series for JDBC drivers, refer to the readme file in your software package.

The documentation for DataDirect Connect Series for JDBC drivers also includes the Progress DataDirect for JDBC Drivers Reference. The reference provides general reference information for all DataDirect drivers for JDBC, including content on troubleshooting, supported SQL escapes, and DataDirect tools. For the complete documentation set, visit the Progress DataDirect Connectors Documentation Hub.