============================================================================== Simba Oracle ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ============================================================================== The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, resolved issues, and workflow changes in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.16, as well as the version history. ============================================================================== Platform and Data source version support This version of the driver supports the following data source versions and platforms: * Oracle versions 18c, 19c, 21c, 23c as well as autonomous data sources * Windows 11, Windows Server 2025, 2016 * MacOS 15 (ARM and Intel) * RHEL 8(ARM and Intel), RHEL 10, Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04, Debian 13 2.0.16 ======================================================================= Released 2025-12-03 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-997] RHEL 8 ARM support Beginning with this release, the connector now supports RHEL 8 ARM. 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. 2.0.15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * [ORCL-955] Oracle Instant Client upgrade Beginning with this release, the driver requires Oracle Instant Client 23.x instead of 19.3. * [ORCL-996] Deprecated 32-bit support Starting from Oracle Instant Client 23, Oracle has discontinued developing 32-bit Oracle Database clients. Hence the driver is unable to support 32-bit version applications anymore. If you are still using 32-bit applications, then you can continue to use older 32-bit Oracle Database clients and supported versions of the Simba Oracle ODBC driver. * [ORCL-949] Removed support for operating system Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following operating systems: - Windows 10 - MacOS 10.13 and 10.14 2.0.14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * [ORCL-975] Removed support for multiple operating systems Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following operating systems: - RHEL 7 - SLES 12 - Windows 8.1 - Windows Server 2012R2 For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 2.0.12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Removed support for Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015. For information about the supported Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 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 ============================================================== 2.0.15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2025-11-14 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-997] Updated Expat Library The connector now supports Expat 2.7.3. Previously, the connector used 2.7.1. Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.15. * [ORCL-983] CVEs detected in the latest version of Oracle ODBC driver. 2.0.14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2025-05-16 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-975] Removed support for multiple operating systems Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following operating systems: - RHEL 7 - SLES 12 - Windows 8.1 - Windows Server 2012R2 For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 2.0.13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated Windows Server support The connector now supports Windows Server 2025. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 2.0.12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2024-10-11 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-932] Updated OpenSSL library The connector now supports OpenSSL 3.0.15. Previously, the connector used 3.0.13. * Updated Visual Studio support The connector now supports Windows Visual Studio 2022. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 2.0.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2024-05-24 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-908] Ubuntu support The connector now supports Ubuntu 22.04. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.10. * [ORCL-895] When using prepared queries the variable type was not bound. 2.0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-03-05 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-849] Updated Force SQL_WCHAR support The connector can now retrieve varchar type as unicode characters. To do this, select the Force SQL_WCHAR support checkbox (set the Force SQL_WCHAR property to 1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [ORCL-855] JWT authentication support You can now authenticate your connection with a JSON Web Token (JWT) in the connection string. To do this, set the connection properties in the connection string. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [ORCL-864] Upgraded Oracle database version The connector now supports version 23C of the Oracle database. 2.0.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-11-14 Resolved Issues The following issues have been resolved in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.8. * [ORCL-854] When executing an insert query with column names containing ".", the connector returns an error. * [ORCL-856] When executing an insert query with schema name, the connector returns an error. 2.0.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-10-23 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-844] Updated schema support The connector now supports quoted schema names on insert. Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Oracle ODBC Connector 2.0.7. * [ORCL-837] When there is more than one bound parameter, the connector incorrectly reports the error. 2.0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-05-31 Enhancements & New Features * [ORCL-830] FIPS support The connector now supports the FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) module to ensure the security, quality, and processing compatibility of various services. For more information, see the link below https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/dbseg/ oracle-database-fips-140-settings.html#GUID-DDBEB3F9-B216-44BB-8C18-43B5E468CBBB. * [ORCL-814][ORCL-816][ORCL-817] Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.5.0 (previously 2.4.6) - ICU 71.1.x (previously 69.1.x) - OpenSSL 3.0 (previously 1.1.1) * [ORCL-840] Upgraded compiler support The connector now uses the following compiler versions: - Windows Visual Studio 2022 (previously 2013 and 2015) - Linux gcc 5.5 (previously 4.4) - macOS XCode 11.3 (previously 10.9) ==============================================================================