ODBC PowerPack 1.8.2 released

Introduction

This was a minor update release. We have added support for JSON / XML/ CSV Driver. It fixes important issues with connectors for JDBC Bridge Driver, API Driver and Data Gateway. To see full release notes click here

New Features/Improvements

  • NEW: All Drivers – Remember last query when you Open / Close UI
  • NEW: JDBC Bridge Driver – Hide objects like INDEX, SEQUENCE, SYSTEM INDEX, Blank Type
  • NEW: JSON / XML/ CSV Driver – Add support for AccessMode in WITH clause – Query builder generated SQL throws error – Execution error: Query execution error: Option ‘accessmode’ is not supported!
  • NEW: JSON / XML/ CSV Driver – When Direct Value set and you select from Table dropdown throwing an error for Direct String mode ‘Data Path’ parameter must be set
  • NEW: JSON, XML Drivers – Treat “$” as blank filter

Bug fixes

  • FIX: All JSON / XML / CSV Drivers – Casting and aggregate functions is not working for the string type data like 0000160209
  • FIX: API Driver – Query Example correction needed for generic_endpoint (should be changed to generic_request)
  • FIX: Data Gateway – Catalog / Schema Name with Dash, dot or space cause issue
  • FIX: Data Gateway – In a rare case you might get error loading Setting dialog box – Cannot load assembly – Path not found
  • FIX: Data Gateway – JDBC Bridge – Power BI Error – Communication Link failure – When underscore or dot found in object name
  • FIX: Data Gateway – No tables / schema listed for some drivers (e.g. PostgreSQL JDBC) – When JDBC Bridge accessed via SQL Native Client ODBC talking to Gateway
  • FIX: Data Gateway – Salesforce – Many catalogs listed when you connect gateway via SQLNcli driver
  • FIX: Data Gateway – Salesforce – You may get malformed query error in Apps like Power BI when you access in Table selection mode
  • FIX: Data Gateway – Some JDBC fails when catalog (3part query) not supported but App like Power BI sends 3 parts query
  • FIX: JDBC Bridge – Schema name is not used to fetch table fields
  • FIX: JDBC Bridge Driver – Encountered Unexpected token “;”
  • FIX: JDBC Bridge Driver – Give option [Quote names] to handle quoted names correctly (e.g. column-1 to “column-1” ) when you select table name on the Preview tab
  • FIX: JSON / XML / CSV Driver – Column names with # and ? characters needs proper quoting in auto generated query
  • FIX: JSON / XML / CSV Driver – Some columns with accent / unicode character in the name might not be quoted in auto generated query
  • FIX: Salesforce Driver – Quoted identifiers generated by apps like Power BI throws error
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