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============================================================================== Magnitude Simba Oracle ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ==============================================================================
The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and workflow changes in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.2, as well as the version history.
2.0.2 ========================================================================
Released 2022-06-30
Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.2.
- [ORCL-786] When retrieving an LOB column containing only null data, the connector terminates unexpectedly.
Known Issues The following are known issues that you may encounter due to limitations in the data source, the connector, or an application.
If you execute a large query while round-trip timeout is enabled, the connection might time out.
Round-trip timeout is configured through the Query Timeout (or QueryTimeout) connection property. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
When converting extremely large values(9.99999999999999e+125 or greater) to SQL_FLOAT, the connector might stop responding.
Workflow Changes =============================================================
The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector.
1.4.10 ———————————————————————–
[ORCL-726] Changes to existing properties
The DisableDefaultAutoIPD and EnableUserFilteration property names have been changed to AutoIPD and CatalogDetails respectively. The values of these properties have also been updated. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
1.4.3 ————————————————————————
[ORCL-612] Removing support for Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2013
Beginning with this release, the driver no longer supports Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2013. For information about the supported Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
1.4.2 ————————————————————————
[ORCL-587] “Enable Auto Encoding” option removed
Beginning with this release, the driver no longer supports the Enable Auto Encoding (or EnableAutoEncoding) configuration option.
1.4.0 ————————————————————————
[ORCL-556] Updated list of supported operating systems
Beginning with this release, the list of supported operating systems has been updated. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
[ORCL-526] Oracle Instant Client upgrade
Beginning with this release, the driver requires Oracle Instant Client 19.3 instead of 12.2. If you installed Oracle Instant Client and the driver through separate installation processes, then the Oracle Instant Client does not get updated automatically and the driver may not work as expected.
To resolve this, make sure to upgrade your installation of Oracle Instant Client. For instructions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
1.2.7 ————————————————————————
32-bit applications no longer supported on macOS
Beginning with this release, the driver requires Oracle Instant Client 12.2 instead of 12.1. Due to platform support differences in the Oracle Instant Client, the macOS version of the driver no longer supports 32-bit applications.
Oracle Instant Client upgrade
Beginning with this release, the driver requires Oracle Instant Client 12.2 instead of 12.1. If you installed Oracle Instant Client and the driver through separate installation processes, then the Oracle Instant Client does not get updated automatically and the driver may not work as expected.
To resolve this, make sure to upgrade your installation of Oracle Instant Client. For instructions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
Version History ==============================================================
2.0.1 ————————————————————————
Released 2022-04-29
Enhancements & New Features
[ORCL-780] Updated OpenSSL support
The connector now uses OpenSSL 1.1.1n for encryption of data. Previously the connector used OpenSSL 1.1.1l.
Resolved Issues The following issues have been resolved in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.1.
[ORCL-771] In some cases, when inserting data into a table containing LOB types, the connector returns an invalid column name error.
[ORCL-771] In some cases, when fetching the LOB size from a table, the connector returns an error.
[ORCL-773] When binding an array of data using the MERGE statement, only the first element of the array gets binded.
2.0.0 ————————————————————————
Released 2021-11-15
Enhancements & New Features
[ORCL-762] Specify for Oracle Cloud Wallet
You can now specify the path to an Oracle Cloud Wallet configuration file or folder, allowing simultaneous cloud connections. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
[ORCL-748] Support for MERGE
The connector now supports MERGE statements.
[ORCL-765] Updated OpenSSL version
The connector now uses OpenSSL version 1.1.1l. Previously, the connector used version 1.1.1k.
Resolved Issues The following issues have been resolved in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.0.
[ORCL-748] In some cases, when inserting data into a table with specified column names, the connector returns an error or inserts invalid values.
[ORCL-749] When retrieving LOB data, the connector takes much longer than expected to complete the process.
This issue has been resolved. The connector’s performance has been improved significantly.
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