Aha JDBC 6.0.0
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Progress(R) DataDirect(R)
Progress(R) DataDirect(R) for JDBC(TM) for Aha!(TM) Driver
Release 6.0.0
February 2026
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CONTENTS
Post-GA Product Announcements
Requirements
Installation Directory
Data Source and Platform Support
Changes Since 6.0.0 GA
Release 6.0.0 Features
Progress DataDirect Aha! Configuration Manager
Notes, Known Problems, and Restrictions
Documentation
Installed Files
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
* A supported Java Virtual Machine (JVM) must be defined on your system path.
* 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 a JVM that is Java SE 8 or higher, including Oracle JDK,
OpenJDK, and IBM SDK (Java) distributions.
Installation Directory
The default installation directory for the driver is:
* Windows:
C:\Program Files\Progress\DataDirect\JDBC
* UNIX/Linux:
/opt/Progress/DataDirect/JDBC
Note: For UNIX/Linux, if you do not have access to "/opt", your user's home
directory will take the place of this directory.
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
Changes Since 6.0.0 GA
CVE-2022-41853 - Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code
('Unsafe Reflection')
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Several Progress DataDirect JDBC drivers utilized a version of HyperSQL
Database that was vulnerable to remote code execution described in
CVE-2022-41853. All impacted drivers have been patched to fix this
vulnerability. For details on impacted drivers and fixed versions, refer to
the following KB article:
https://community.progress.com/s/article/DataDirect-JDBC-Critical-Security-
Bulletin-November-2022-CVE-2022-41853
Enhancements
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* The driver has been enhanced to use proxy server settings defined in the JVM
system properties by default. If no proxy settings are defined in the
connection string or data source, the driver will attempt to use the values
of the http.proxyHost and http.proxyPort JVM system properties to connect to
the database.
Changed Behavior
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* 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.
Note: 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
Release 6.0.0 Features
The Progress DataDirect for JDBC for Aha!(Aha! driver) is a driver that
supports SQL read-only access for JDBC applications to Aha! services. To
support SQL access to Aha! services, the driver creates a relational map of the
Aha! data model and translates SQL statements to Aha! REST API requests. In
addition, the driver employs a SQL engine component that provides support to
SQL constructs unavailable to Aha! services. This functionality offers a number
of advantages, including support for reporting data and metadata in a form JDBC
applications are ready to use.
* Supports SQL read-only access to Aha! endpoints
* Supports all JDBC Core functions
* Supports the core SQL-92 grammar
* Supports standard JSON data types
* Supports Aha! custom fields, including many fields added
through third-party plug-ins
* Supports the handling of large result sets with paging and the
FetchSize and WSFetchSize connection properties
* Supports Basic, URL parameter (API key), and OAuth 2.0 authentication
* Supports SSL data encryption
* Includes the Progress DataDirect Aha! Configuration Manager for
quick configuration and testing of your driver. This tool allows you to:
- Generate and edit connection URLs
- Test connect connection URLs
- Test execute SQL commands
- Fetch OAuth tokens without using your application
- Access connection property descriptions and the full product
documentation
Progress DataDirect Aha! Configuration Manager
The driver includes a browser-based configuration tool, the Progress DataDirect
Aha! Configuration Manager, that allows you to generate and test connection
URLs that you can use with your application. You can launch the Configuration
Manager by double-clicking on the driver jar file or, from a command line,
you can navigate to the directory containing the driver jar file; then, execute
the following command:
java -jar aha.jar
The Aha! Configuration Manager will open in your default web browser. For more
information, refer to the user's guide for your driver.
Notes, Known Problems, and Restrictions
The following are notes, known problems, and restrictions with release 6.0.0 of
the driver.
Aggregates for Date/Time Data Types
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The MIN and MAX aggregates for the Date/Time data types may return incorrect
values.
JTA Support
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JDBC distributed transactions through JTA are not supported.
Executing DataDirect Shell Script
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For Linux users: If you receive an error message when executing any
DataDirect for JDBC shell script, make sure that the file has EXECUTE
permission. To do this, use the chmod command. For example, to grant EXECUTE
permission to the testforjdbc.sh file, change to the directory containing
testforjdbc.sh and enter: chmod +x testforjdbc.sh
JDBC Methods
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The following notes on JDBC methods apply generally to Progress DataDirect for
JDBC drivers. Additional information on driver support for the JDBC API can be
found in the "JDBC Support" section of the product user's guide.
* The DataDirect for JDBC drivers allow PreparedStatement.setXXX methods and
ResultSet.getXXX methods on Blob/Clob data types, in addition to the
functionality described in the JDBC specification. The supported
conversions typically are the same as those for LONGVARBINARY/LONGVARCHAR,
except where limited by database support.
* When attempting to create an updatable, scroll-sensitive result set for a
query that contains an expression as one of the columns, the driver cannot
satisfy the scroll-sensitive request. The driver downgrades the type of the
result returned to scroll-insensitive.
* The DataDirect for JDBC drivers support retrieval of output parameters from a
stored procedure before all result sets and/or update counts have been
completely processed. When CallableStatement.getXXX is called, result sets
and update counts that have not yet been processed by the application are
discarded to make the output parameter data available. Warnings are generated
when results are discarded.
* The preferred method for executing a stored procedure that generates result
sets and update counts is using CallableStatement.execute(). If multiple
results are generated using executeUpdate, the first update count is returned.
Any result sets prior to the first update count are discarded. If multiple
results are generated using executeQuery, the first result set is returned.
Any update counts prior to the first result set are discarded. Warnings are
generated when result sets or update counts are discarded.
* The ResultSet methods getTimestamp(), getDate(), and getTime() return
references to mutable objects. If the object reference returned from any of
these methods is modified, re-fetching the column using the same method
returns the modified value. The value is only modified in memory; the
database value is not modified.
Documentation
PROGRESS DATADIRECT FOR JDBC FOR AHA! DOCUMENTATION SET
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The driver documentation set is available from the Progress Information Hub:
https://docs.progress.com/category/datadirect-aha
You can access the online help system directly in either of the following ways.
* Via the HTML redirect in the installation Help directory
* By selecting Help from the menu in the Configuration Manager
Installed Files
When you extract the contents of the installation download package to your
installer directory, you will notice the following files that are required to
install the driver:
* Windows:
- PROGRESS_DATADIRECT_JDBC_INSTALL.exe
- DriverModules
- PROGRESS_DATADIRECT_JDBC_AHA_6.0.0_INSTALL.iam.zip
- PROGRESS_DATADIRECT_JDBC_COMMON_6.0.0_INSTALL.iam.zip
* Non-Windows:
- PROGRESS_DATADIRECT_JDBC_INSTALL.jar
- DriverModules
- PROGRESS_DATADIRECT_JDBC_AHA_6.0.0_INSTALL.iam.zip
- PROGRESS_DATADIRECT_JDBC_COMMON_6.0.0_INSTALL.iam.zip
When you install the driver, the installer creates the following directories and
files in the product installation directory in the default installation
directory or in an installation directory you specify, represented by
INSTALL_DIR.
INSTALL_DIR/:
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LicenseTool.jar Product license file manager
ddprocinfo.exe Windows executable to start the Processor Information
Utility
ddprocinfo UNIX/Linux script to start the Processor Information
Utility
fixes.txt Information on resolved issues for Progress
DataDirect for JDBC drivers
INSTALL_DIR/Examples/Bulk/:
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Load From File/bulkLoadFileDemo.java
Java source example for bulk loading from a CSV file
Load From File/load.txt Sample data for the example
Streaming/bulkLoadStreamingDemo.java
Java source example for bulk loading from a result
set
Threaded Streaming/bulkLoadThreadedStreamingDemo.java
Java source example for multi-threaded bulk loading
from a result set
Threaded Streaming/README.txt
Instructions on how to use the thread.properties file
Threaded Streaming/thread.properties
Properties file for the example
INSTALL_DIR/Examples/JNDI/:
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JNDI_FILESYSTEM_Example.java
Example Java(TM) source file
JNDI_LDAP_Example.java Example Java source file
INSTALL_DIR/help/:
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*.html HTML redirects to driver help systems
INSTALL_DIR/install/:
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.psc_dd_inst_reg.xml Support file for the installation logs
logs/*.* Log file generated upon installation
INSTALL_DIR/jdbcisql/:
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jdbcisql.bat Batch file to start JDBC iSQL
jdbcisql.ini Configuration file for JDBC iSQL
jdbcisql.jar Java program to start JDBC iSQL
jdbcisql.sh Shell script to start JDBC iSQL
INSTALL_DIR/lib/:
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JDBCDriverLogin.conf Kerberos configuration file used to specify the JAAS
login module
INSTALL_DIR/lib/60/:
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aha.jar Aha! Driver and DataSource classes
INSTALL_DIR/NOTICES/:
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JDBC for Aha v6.0 notices.txt
Third party agreement information
INSTALL_DIR/pool manager/:
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pool.jar All DataDirect Connection Pool Manager classes
INSTALL_DIR/READMES/:
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JDBC for Aha v6.0 readme.txt
This file
INSTALL_DIR/testforjdbc/:
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Config.txt Configuration file for DataDirect Test
ddlogging.properties Logging properties file
testforjdbc.bat Batch file to start DataDirect Test
testforjdbc.sh Shell script to start DataDirect Test
lib/testforjdbc.jar DataDirect Test classes
INSTALL_DIR/uninstall/:
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.com.zerog.registry.xml Support file for the uninstaller
.psc_dd_uninst_reg.xml Support file for the uninstaller
InstallScript.iap_xml Support file for the uninstaller
installvariables.properties
Support file for the Windows uninstaller
Uninstall_JDBC.exe Windows uninstaller
Uninstall_JDBC.lax Support file for the Windows uninstaller
uninstaller.jar Java uninstaller
aha/*.* Support files for the uninstaller
resource/*.* Resource files for the Windows uninstaller
February 2026
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