Amazon Redshift ODBC 8.0.0 UNIX
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Progress (R) DataDirect (R)
Progress(R) DataDirect(R) for ODBC for
Amazon Redshift(TM) Wire Protocol Driver
UNIX and Linux Platforms (32- and 64-bit)
Release 8.0.0
April 2026
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This README file contains information for Progress(R) DataDirect(R)
for ODBC for Amazon Redshift(TM) Wire Protocol Driver.
This README file contains information not included in the PROGRESS
DATADIRECT(R) FOR ODBC FOR Amazon Redshift Wire Protocol driver documentation.
CONTENTS
Post-GA Product Announcements
Requirements
Installation Directory
Data Source and Platform Support
Third-party Components Compatibility Matrix
Changes Since 8.0.0 GA
Changes for 8.0.0 GA
Configuring Data Sources
Driver WorkAround Options
Notes, Known Problems, and Restrictions
Documentation
Installed Files for the 32-bit Driver
Installed Files for the 64-bit Driver
Post-GA Product Announcements
The readme files will no longer be updated with product announcements and new
features after the General Availability (GA) of the product. For the latest
updates and enhancements, please refer to the release notes
(https://www.progress.com/datadirect-connectors/whats-new).
Requirements
* The installer program requires a JVM that is Java SE 11 or higher, including
Oracle JDK, OpenJDK, and IBM SDK (Java) distributions.
* The driver requires the following runtime libraries:
- AIX: C/C++ runtime libraries version 16.1 or higher
- Linux: C/C++ runtime libraries version GCC 2.12 or higher
- Solaris: C/C++ runtime libraries version 12.6 or higher
Installation Directory
* The default installation directory for the 32-bit driver is:
/opt/Progress/DataDirect/ODBC_32Bit
* The default installation directory for the 64-bit driver is:
/opt/Progress/DataDirect/ODBC_64Bit
If you do not have /opt directory permissions, the installer program installs
the driver to your home directory by default. For example, the directory for
the 32-bit installation would be:
/<home_directory>/Progress/DataDirect/ODBC_32bit
where
<home_directory>
is the home directory for the user who is installing the product.
Data Source and Platform Support
For the latest data source and platform support information, refer to the
Product Compatibility Guide:
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/datadirect-product-compatibility/resource/
datadirect-product-compatibility.pdf
Third-party Components Compatibility Matrix
For information about the third-party components that are installed with the
product, refer to the ODBC Third-party Components Compatibility Matrix on the
DataDirect Product Life Cycle page:
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/datadirect-product-life-cycle/page/topics/
datadirect_life_cycle/datadirect-product-life-cycle.html
Changes Since 8.0.0 GA
ICU Library Upgrade (74.1)
--------------------------
The ICU library files that are installed with the product have been upgraded
to version 74.1. As a part of this upgrade, the following platforms and their
file names have been updated:
* AIX platforms
- 32-bit product package: From libivicu28.a to libivicu.a
- 64-bit product package: From libddicu28.a to libddicu.a
Note - This upgrade is available starting in build 08.02.1072 of the ICU
library files.
* Linux platforms
- 32-bit product package: From libivicu28.so to libivicu.so
- 64-bit product package: From libddicu28.so to libddicu.so
Note - This upgrade is available starting in build 08.02.0965 of the ICU
library files.
* Solaris platforms (Sparc and Solaris X)
- 32-bit product package: From libivicu28.so to libivicu.so
- 64-bit product package: From libddicu28.so to libddicu.so
Note - This upgrade is available starting in build 08.02.1799 of the ICU
library files.
As part of the ICU 74.1 upgrade, the complier and runtime versions for the
driver have been changed to the following:
* For AIX platforms, the compiler version has been upgraded to xlclang++ 16.1.
As a result, you must have C/C++ runtime libraries of 16.1 or higher
on your machine.
* For Linux platforms, the compiler version has been upgraded to GCC 7.3.1.
As a result, you must have C/C++ runtime libraries of GCC 2.12 or higher
on your machine.
* For Solaris platforms, the compiler version has been upgraded to Oracle
Developer Studio 12.6. As a result, you must have C/C++ runtime libraries
of 12.6 or higher on your machine.
Debugging Symbols
------------------
The driver binaries now include debugging symbols that can be used for
diagnosing and debugging issues in the driver.
JWT Authentication
------------------
The driver has been enhanced to support JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication for
Azure apps connecting to Amazon Redshift.
SHA-256 for Basic Authentication
--------------------------------
The driver now supports SHA-256 in addition to MD5 for securing user ID and
password credentials during basic authentication (AuthenticationMethod=0).
JRE Requirement for the Installer
---------------------------------
The installer program now requires you to install a JRE that is Java SE 11 or
higher before running the installer. In earlier versions, the JRE used by the
installer program was included in the product. However, to avoid potential
security vulnerabilities, the installer program no longer includes a JRE.
Instead, the installer program uses the JRE in your environment to allow for
the most secure version of a JRE to be used.
Notes:
* This change does not affect the JVM requirements for the driver. For the latest
driver requirements, refer to the Product Compatibility Guide:
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/datadirect-product-compatibility/resource/
datadirect-product-compatibility.pdf
* The installer program cannot remove the already installed JRE files from the
install directory automatically. Remove them manually.
ODBC Cursor Library
-------------------
The product package no longer includes the ODBC Cursor library file
(odbccurs.so) because it has some known security vulnerabilities that
could potentially expose you to security risks.
Note: The installer program cannot remove the ODBC Cursor library file
automatically while installing a new version of the driver. Remove it
manually.
SSL Enhancement (3.0.9)
-----------------------
Note: OpenSSL library 3.0.9 has been replaced with a later version. For
the latest information about the third-party components that are installed
with the product, refer to the ODBC Third-party Components Compatibility
Matrix on the DataDirect Product Life Cycle page:
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/datadirect-product-life-cycle/page/topics/
datadirect_life_cycle/datadirect-product-life-cycle.html.
The default version of the OpenSSL library has been upgraded to version
3.0.9, which fixes the security vulnerabilities listed on the following
page: https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities-3.0.html
This upgrade is available in build 08.02.0595 of the following OpenSSL
library files:
- On AIX: libivopenssl30.a (32-bit) and libddopenssl30.a (64-bit)
- On other platforms: ivopenssl30.so [.sl] (32-bit) and ddopenssl30.so (64-bit)
Notes:
* The driver supports the following OpenSSL 3.0 providers: Default and
FIPS.
* The FIPS provider is supported only on the following platforms:
Windows 64-bit, Linux 64-bit, and AIX 64-bit.
* The following connection options have been added to configure the
driver to use OpenSSL 3.0: Enable FIPS (EnableFIPS), OpenSSL Config File
(OpenSSLConfigFile), and OpenSSL Provider Path (OpenSSLProviderPath).
For more information on the new connection options and how to configure
the driver to use OpenSSL 3.0, refer to the user's guide.
* When installing a new version of the product, the installer program will
automatically replace the OpenSSL 1.1.1 library files with the OpenSSL 3.0
library files in the install directory, which will impact all the DataDirect
ODBC drivers installed on a machine. Therefore:
- If you are using multiple 8.0 drivers, upgrade all your drivers to the latest
version.
- If you are using both 8.0 and 7.1 versions of the driver, copy the xxtls27.dll
file to a different location before installing a new version of the 8.0 driver.
Copy it back to the install directory once the installation is complete.
End of Support for OpenSSL 1.1.1
--------------------------------
The product no longer includes version 1.1.1 of the OpenSSL library.
The library will reach the end of its product life cycle in September 2023
and will not receive any security updates after that. Note that continuing
to use the library after September 2023 can potentially expose you to
security vulnerabilities.
Note: As a result of this change, when installing a new version of the product,
the installer program will automatically remove version 1.1.1 of the library
from the install directory, which will impact all the DataDirect ODBC drivers
installed on a machine.
Installer Upgrade
-----------------
The installer program has been enhanced to use a more modern and
secure technology. As a result of this enhancement:
* The default installation location has been changed to:
- For the 32-bit driver:
/opt/Progress/DataDirect/ODBC_32Bit
- For the 64-bit driver:
/opt/Progress/DataDirect/ODBC_64Bit
* The new installer program does not support upgrading installations
made with earlier versions of the installer. You will need to
uninstall the existing installation and reinstall with the new
installer to resume upgrades in the same directory.
* The existing data sources cannot be used until they are
updated to point to the new installation location. To learn
how to update them, refer to the best practices documented
at https://community.progress.com/s/.
End of Support for OpenSSL 1.0.2
--------------------------------
The product no longer includes version 1.0.2 of the OpenSSL library.
The library has reached the end of its product life cycle and is not
receiving security updates anymore. Note that continuing to use the
library could potentially expose you to security vulnerabilities.
Note: As a result of this change, when installing a new version of the
driver, the installer program will automatically remove version 1.0.2
of the library from the install directory.
Password Encryption Tool
------------------------
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.
Azure Active Directory Authentication
--------------------------------------
The driver has been enhanced to support Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
authentication. It allows administrators to centrally manage user
permissions to Amazon Redshift. When Azure AD authentication is enabled,
all communications to Amazon Redshift are encrypted.
Documentation
-------------
Any product package made available after February 9, 2021 will not include the
HTML help system or user's guide PDF. The full documentation set, including
these items, is available from the Progress Information Hub:
https://docs.progress.com/category/datadirect-amazon-redshift
While the product packages will not include these documentation items, the
installation Help directory will provide an HTML redirect for direct access
to the HTML help.
Note that all Progress DataDirect for ODBC documentation has been migrated to
the Progress Information Hub:
https://docs.progress.com/
Support for Float, Tinyint, Wchar, and Wvarchar Data Types
----------------------------------------------------------
The driver has been enhanced to support the following data types: Float,
Tinyint, Wchar, and Wvarchar.
Timestamp Logging in Packet Logs
--------------------------------
The drivers using base version B0649 and later have been enhanced to include
timestamp in the internal packet logs by default. If you want to disable the
timestamp logging in packet logs, set PacketLoggingOptions=1. The internal
packet logging is not enabled by default. To enable it, set
EnablePacketLogging=1.
Setting Unicode Encoding Type for Connections
---------------------------------------------
The Driver Manager for UNIX/Linux has been enhanced to support setting the
Unicode encoding type for applications on a per connection basis. By passing a
value for the SQL_ATTR_APP_UNICODE_TYPE attribute using SQLSetConnectAttr, your
application can specify the encoding at connection. This allows your
application to pass both UTF-8 and UTF-16 encoded strings with a single
environment handle.
The valid values for the SQL_ATTR_APP_UNICODE_TYPE attribute are SQL_DD_CP_UTF8
and SQL_DD_CP_UTF16. The default value is SQL_DD_CP_UTF8.
This enhancement is available in build 08.02.0449 of the driver manager.
Setting Unicode Encoding Type for Connections
---------------------------------------------
The Driver Manager for UNIX/Linux has been enhanced to support setting the
Unicode encoding type for applications on a per connection basis. By passing a
value for the SQL_ATTR_APP_UNICODE_TYPE attribute using SQLSetConnectAttr, your
application can specify the encoding at connection. This allows your
application to pass both UTF-8 and UTF-16 encoded strings with a single
environment handle.
The valid values for the SQL_ATTR_APP_UNICODE_TYPE attribute are SQL_DD_CP_UTF8
and SQL_DD_CP_UTF16. The default value is SQL_DD_CP_UTF8.
AllowedOpenSSLVersions
----------------------
Determines which version of the OpenSSL library file the driver uses for data
encryption when multiple versions are installed with the product. For example,
when specifying a value of 1.1.1 (AllowedOpenSSLVersions=1.1.1), the driver
uses the 1.1.1 version of the library stored in the /lib subdirectory. Refer to
the user's guide for more information.
Support for External Tables
----------------------------
The driver has been enhanced to support metadata calls on external tables.
Now, all SQL operations are supported on external tables.
Changes for 8.0.0 GA
HTTP Proxy Support
------------------
The driver has been enhanced to support connecting to a proxy server through
an HTTP connection. HTTP proxy support is configurable with the new ProxyHost,
ProxyMode, ProxyPassword, ProxyPort, and ProxyUser connection options.
TimestampTZ Data Type
---------------------
The driver has been enhanced to support the TimestampTZ data type.
FetchTSWTZasTimestamp Connection Option
---------------------------------------
The new FetchTSWTZasTimestamp option allows you to determine whether the
driver returns column values with the TimestampTZ data type as the
ODBC data type SQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP or SQL_VARCHAR.
ODBC Functions
--------------
The driver has been enhanced to support the HOUR, MINUTE, MONTH, QUARTER,
SECOND, WEEK, and YEAR ODBC functions for improved support of third-party
applications such as Tableau.
UTF-8 Support in the odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini Files
----------------------------------------------------
The driver and Driver Manager have been enhanced to support UTF-8 encoding in
the odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini files.
Default Value for CryptoProtocolVersion
---------------------------------------
The default value for CryptoProtocolVersion has been updated to
TLSv1.2,TLSv1.1,TLSv1. This change improves the security of the driver by
employing only the most secure cryptographic protocols as the default behavior.
For more information about these features, refer to the PROGRESS DATADIRECT
FOR ODBC FOR AMAZON REDSHIFT USER'S GUIDE AND REFERENCE.
Configuring Data Sources
Data sources are stored in the system information file (typically,
odbc.ini). For details on configuring this file, see the PROGRESS DATADIRECT
FOR ODBC FOR AMAZON WIRE PROTOCOL DRIVER USER'S GUIDE AND REFERENCE.
Driver WorkAround Options
Progress DataDirect has included non-standard connection options (workarounds)
for the driver that enable you to take full advantage of packaged ODBC-enabled
applications requiring non-standard or extended behavior. Refer to the chapter
"WorkAround options" in THE PROGRESS DATADIRECT FOR ODBC DRIVERS REFERENCE for a
description of these options.
Notes, Known Problems, and Restrictions
Specifying values for the same connection option multiple times
---------------------------------------------------------------
The driver does not support specifying values for the same connection
option multiple times in a connection string or DSN. If a value is
specified using the same attribute multiple times or using both
long and short attributes, the connection may fail or the driver may
not behave as intended.
For SSL Users
-------------
When trying to connect to a database using SSL encryption, you may
receive an error message similar to: "PRNG not seeded". This is because
certain versions of some operating systems do not generate truly random
numbers necessary for encryption. For more information about this error
and available patches, please refer to the Web site:
http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#USER1
LANG Environment Setting on UNIX and Linux Platforms
----------------------------------------------------
A default installation of the product on UNIX and Linux assumes that
the value of the LANG environment setting is en_US. If your locale is
not set to en_US, the drivers may not return error messages properly.
In this case, you must create a symbolic link in the
<Install_Dir>/locale directory that has the same value as the LANG
environment setting. This link must point to the
<Install_Dir>/locale/en_US directory.
SQLColAttribute(s)
------------------
The column attributes 1001 and 1002, which were assigned as DataDirect-
specific attributes, were inadvertently used as system attributes by
the Microsoft 3.0 ODBC implementation. Applications using those
attributes must now use 1901 and 1902, respectively.
SQL_C_NUMERIC
-------------
Because of inconsistencies in the ODBC specification, users attempting
to use SQL_C_NUMERIC parameters must set the precision and scale values
of the corresponding structure and the descriptor fields in the
Application Parameter Descriptor.
For AIX Users
------------------------------
Some IBM AIX C compilers, such as xlc 3.1.4, do not support the use
of C++ build binaries. C developers on AIX should consult their
compiler documentation and verify that their AIX C compiler supports
the use of C++ shared libraries or the application could be unstable.
Documentation
PROGRESS DATADIRECT FOR ODBC FOR AMAZON REDSHIFT WIRE PROTOCOL DRIVER
DOCUMENTATION SET
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The driver documentation set is available from the Progress Information Hub:
https://docs.progress.com/category/datadirect-amazon-redshift
You can access the online help system directly via the HTML redirect in the
installation Help directory.
Installed Files for the 32-bit Driver
This file list assumes a full installation of the 32-bit driver and
documentation.
The installer copies the following files and subdirectories to the
product installation directory, by default:
/opt/Progress/DataDirect/ODBC_32Bit:
odbc.csh Setup script for C shell
odbc.ini Sample odbc.ini file
odbcinst.ini Sample odbcinst.ini file
odbc.sh Setup script for Bourne shell
IVODBC.LIC DataDirect license file
fixes.txt List of fixes since last release
license.txt End User License Agreement
/bin:
ivtestlib Test application to check that required
libraries are present and loadable
/help:
*.html HTML redirects to online connector help
systems and documentation resources
/include:
odbcinst.h Include files
qesqlext.h
sql.h
sqlext.h
sqltypes.h
sqlucode.h
sqlunx.h
/install:
*.* Files associated with the installer program
/lib:
Resource library file names end in r; setup library file names end in s.
The resource and setup libraries are for use by the LINUX ODBC
Administrator and appear in the file list ONLY on Linux platforms.
ivopenssl30.so TLS/SSL support file (OpenSSL library
version 3.0) [libivopenssl30.a on AIX]
ivopenssl.so TLS/SSL support file (OpenSSL library
version 3.5) [libivopenssl.a on AIX]
ivrsft28.so Amazon Redshift WP driver
ivtrc28.so Progress DataDirect trace library
libivcurl28.so Library used for HTTP connections [.a on AIX]
libivicu.a Unicode conversion tables for AIX platforms
libivicu.so Unicode conversion tables for Linux and
Solaris platforms
libodbc.so ODBC Driver Manager [.a on AIX]
libodbcinst.so ODBC Installer [.a on AIX]
odbc.so ODBC Driver Manager (dynamically loadable)
[AIX only]
odbcinst.so ODBC Installer (dynamically loadable)
[AIX only]
/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES:
ivrsft28.mo Amazon Redshift WP driver message file
ivrsft28.po Amazon Redshift WP driver message file source
odbc.m ODBC Driver Manager message file
odbc.po ODBC Driver Manager message source
/NOTICES:
ODBC For Amazon Redshift
V8.0 NOTICES.TXT Third-party vendor license agreements
/READMES:
ODBC FOR Amazon Redshift
V8.0 README.TXT This file
/samples:
/bulk/bulk Bulk application
/bulk/bulk.c Bulk example source
/bulk/bulk.mak Bulk example make file
/bulk/bulk.txt Bulk example description
/bulk/ddlogging.properties Log configuration file for the
Amazon Redshift Wire Protocol driver
/bulkstrm/bulk.cpp Bulk streaming example source
/bulkstrm/bulk.hpp Bulk streaming example header
/bulkstrm/bulkstrm Bulk streaming example application
/bulkstrm/bulkstrm.txt Bulk streaming example description
/bulkstrm/main.cpp Bulk streaming example source
/bulkstrm/msgprintf.hpp Bulk streaming example header
/bulkstrm/streambulk.mak Bulk streaming example make file
/bulkstrm/ddlogging.properties Log configuration file for the
Redshift driver
/example/example Example application
/example/example.c Example source
/example/example.h Example header
/example/example.mak Example make file
/example/ddlogging.properties/ Log configuration file for the
Redshift driver
/tools:
ddencpwd Password Encryption Tool
ddextu License Extender utility
ddprocinfo Processor Information utility
Installed Files for the 64-bit Driver
This file list assumes a full installation of the 64-bit driver and
documentation.
The installer copies the following files and subdirectories to the
product installation directory, by default:
/opt/Progress/DataDirect/ODBC_64bit:
odbc.csh Setup script for C shell
odbc.ini Sample odbc.ini file
odbcinst.ini Sample odbcinst.ini file
odbc.sh Setup script for Bourne shell
DDODBC.LIC DataDirect license file
fixes.txt List of fixes since last release
license.txt End User License Agreement
/bin:
ddtestlib Test application to check that required
libraries are present and loadable
/help:
*.html HTML redirects to online connector help
systems and documentation resources
/include:
odbcinst.h Include files
qesqlext.h
sql.h
sqlext.h
sqltypes.h
sqlucode.h
sqlunx.h
/install:
*.* Files associated with the installer program
/lib:
Resource library file names end in r; setup library file names end in s.
The resource and setup libraries are for use by the LINUX ODBC
Administrator and appear in the file list ONLY on Linux platforms.
ddopenssl30.so TLS/SSL support file (OpenSSL library
version 3.0) [libddopenssl30.a on AIX]
ddopenssl.so TLS/SSL support file (OpenSSL library
version 3.5) [libddopenssl.a on AIX]
ddrsft28.so Amazon Redshift WP driver
ddtrc28.so Progress DataDirect trace library
fips.so Support file for FIPS provider
libddcurl28.so Library used for HTTP connections [.a on AIX]
libddicu.a Unicode conversion tables for AIX platforms
libddicu.so Unicode conversion tables for Linux and
Solaris platforms
libodbc.so ODBC Driver Manager [.a on AIX]
libodbcinst.so ODBC Installer [.a on AIX]
odbc.so ODBC Driver Manager (dynamically loadable)
[AIX only]
odbcinst.so ODBC Installer (dynamically loadable)
[AIX only]
openssl.cnf Configuration file for FIPS provider
/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES:
ddrsft28.mo Amazon Redshift WP driver message file
ddrsft28.po Amazon Redshift WP driver message file source
odbc.m ODBC Driver Manager message file
odbc.po ODBC Driver Manager message source
/NOTICES:
ODBC FOR Amazon Redshift
V8.0 NOTICES.TXT Third-party vendor license agreements
/READMES:
ODBC FOR Amazon Redshift
V8.0 README.TXT This file
/samples:
/bulk/bulk Bulk application
/bulk/bulk.c Bulk example source
/bulk/bulk.mak Bulk example make file
/bulk/bulk.txt Bulk example description
/bulk/ddlogging.properties Log configuration file for the
Amazon Redshift WP driver
/bulkstrm/bulk.cpp Bulk streaming example source
/bulkstrm/bulk.hpp Bulk streaming example header
/bulkstrm/bulkstrm Bulk streaming example application
/bulkstrm/bulkstrm.txt Bulk streaming example description
/bulkstrm/main.cpp Bulk streaming example source
/bulkstrm/msgprintf.hpp Bulk streaming example header
/bulkstrm/streambulk.mak Bulk streaming example make file
/bulkstrm/ddlogging.properties Log configuration file for the
Amazon Redshift WP driver
/example/ddlogging.properties Log configuration file for
the Amazon Redshift WP driver
/example/example Example application
/example/example.c Example source
/example/example.h Example header
/example/example.mak Example make file
/tools:
ddencpwd Password Encryption Tool
ddextu License Extender utility
ddprocinfo Processor Information utility
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