Release notes for ODBC Driver for Dynamics 365

Version 4.0

  • Added a graphical interface for configuring the driver on macOS and Linux
  • Added support for the OAuth 2.0 authorization on macOS and Linux
  • Improved compatibility with Node.js
  • Improved compatibility with Tableau
  • Improved compatibility with Vectorworks

Version 3.4

  • Fixed connection timeout setting before opening connection
  • Tokens and passwords are now stored in an encrypted form in the DSN record
  • Added metadata cache
  • Improved compatibility with FileMaker Server for Linux and macOS

Version 3.3

  • Added support for macOS ARM (Apple Silicon M1 and M2)
  • Improved compatibility with 4D in macOS

Version 3.2

  • Added support for SQL_ATTR_MAX_ROWS attribute
  • Improved compatibility with Visual Basic in Visual Studio
  • Improved compatibility with Linked Server in SQL Server
  • Improved compatibility with Alteryx

Version 3.1

  • Added support for macOS 13 Ventura
  • Added support for custom ClientId and ClientSecret in connection string parameters
  • Improved compatibility with Tableau Prep Builder
  • Improved compatibility with Crystal Reports

Version 3.0

  • macOS is supported
  • Linux is supported
  • Improved compatibility with Linked Server in MSSMS

Version 2.2

  • Added support for Windows 11
  • Improved compatibility with FICO Mosel
  • Improved compatibility with FileMaker
  • Improved support for an ODBC installer on Windows 2000

Version 2.1

  • MSI installer for deploying through GPO is added
  • Driver renamed to ODBC Driver for Dynamics 365

Version 2.0

  • Added support for OAuth authorization

Version 1.7

  • Added the ReturnForeignKeys connection option to significantly improve performance
  • Added associate and disassociate stored procedures
  • Improved compatibility with Microsoft Power BI Desktop
  • Improved compatibility with Microsoft Excel
  • Improved compatibility with Visual Studio

Version 1.6

  • Improved performance of obtaining metadata
  • Improved support for connection pooling
  • ODBC driver activation no longer requires administrator privileges
  • Possibility to force ODBC 2.x behavior added

Version 1.5

  • Improved compatibility with Dynamics CRM after August 2018 update

Version 1.4

  • Option to return String Types as ANSI or Unicode added
  • Improved compatibility with MS Access, Tableau, Omnis Studio, Power Pivot, and DBeaver

Version 1.3

  • Added the Connection Timeout option
  • Added the Query Timeout option

Version 1.2

  • Improved compatibility with SAS JMP and MS 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

  • Improved compatibility with MS Visual Studio, MS FoxPro, MapInfo, LibreOffice, Qlik, Delphi & C++Builder
  • Improved support for MS Access linked tables

Version 1.0

  • First release of ODBC Driver for Dynamics 365:

    • Windows 32-bit supported
    • Windows 64-bit supported