Support and Certifications

Visit the following web pages for the latest support and certification information.

Changes for 8.0.2 GA

  • Driver Enhancements
    • The driver is now compiled with a Visual Studio 2022 compiler for the Windows platforms. As a result, you must have Microsoft Visual C/C++ runtime version 14.40.33810 or higher on your machine to run the driver.
    • The Driver Manager for UNIX/Linux supports 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.
    • The driver is upgraded to the 8.0 framework, thereby, ensuring that the base components stay aligned with the latest security fixes and enhancements.
  • Changed Behavior
    • The following operating systems are no longer supported:
      • AIX 32 Bit
      • Solaris.Sparc32