Release notes for ODBC Driver for ASE

Version 4.1

• Improved compatibility with PHP Unified ODBC functions
• Improved compatibility with the PDO_ODBC PHP extension
• Improved compatibility with Node.js

Version 4.0

• Added a graphical interface to configure the driver on macOS and Linux
• Added Bearer Token authentication for HTTP tunnel connections
• Improved compatibility with Node.js
• Improved compatibility with Tableau
• Improved compatibility with Vectorworks

Version 3.6

• Added support for password-protected private keys for SSL
• Improved compatibility with Microsoft Query

Version 3.5

• Added an option to show metadata only for the current catalog

Version 3.4

• Fixed applying the connection timeout setting before opening a connection
• Improved compatibility with FileMaker Server for Ubuntu
• Improved compatibility with FileMaker Server for macOS
• Stored passwords in encrypted form in DSN records

Version 3.3

• Added support for the SQL_ATTR_MAX_ROWS attribute
• Improved compatibility with Visual Basic in Visual Studio
• Added support for macOS 13 Ventura
• Improved compatibility with the OTL library
• Improved compatibility with Tableau Prep Builder
• Improved compatibility with Crystal Reports
• Improved SSH connection establishment
• Reduced the number of metadata calls
• Improved compatibility with 4D on macOS

Version 3.2

• Added support for Windows 11
• Improved compatibility with FICO Mosel
• Improved compatibility with FileMaker
• Improved compatibility with Linked Server in SSMS
• Improved compatibility with JMP on macOS
• Improved support for the ODBC installer on Windows 2000

Version 3.1

• Added an MSI installer for deployment through GPO

Version 3.0

• Added support for Apple Silicon (M1)
• Improved compatibility with macOS Big Sur

Version 2.1

• Made the ODBC driver thread-safe
• Removed the requirement for administrator privileges during activation
• Added support for password-protected private keys for SSH
• Improved compatibility with sandboxed applications on macOS
• Added the Multiple Connections option
• Improved support for connection pooling

Version 2.0

• Distributed the macOS driver as a PKG package
• Distributed the Linux driver as DEB and RPM packages
• Added an option to force ODBC 2.x behavior

Version 1.4

• Added an option to return string types as ANSI or Unicode
• Improved compatibility with Microsoft Access
• Improved compatibility with Tableau
• Improved compatibility with Omnis Studio
• Improved compatibility with Power Pivot
• Improved compatibility with DBeaver

Version 1.3

• Improved batch operation performance
• Added the SSHStoragePath connection parameter

Version 1.2

• Improved compatibility with SAS JMP
• Improved compatibility with Microsoft Power Query
• Added support for OUTER JOIN macros in SQL queries
• Added support for DateTime macros in SQL queries
• Added support for scalar function macros in SQL queries

Version 1.1

• Added support for IPv6
• Improved compatibility with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Improved compatibility with Microsoft FoxPro
• Improved compatibility with MapInfo
• Improved compatibility with LibreOffice
• Improved compatibility with Qlik
• Improved compatibility with Delphi and C++Builder
• Improved support for Microsoft Access linked tables

Version 1.0

• Initial release of ODBC Driver for SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise
• Added support for Windows
• Added support for Linux
• Added support for macOS