Microsoft Database (MSOLEDBSQL)
v18 Driver Release History

Customer's requiring the latest TLS/SSL based database security, authentication and encryption support should utilize the Microsoft Database (MSOLEDBSQL) drivers. These optional database drivers are recommended when corporate IT provides a DBA or similar to support the additional complexity. Support for the Microsoft Database (MSOLEDBSQL) Drivers are included in the latest releases of the following Predator applications:

  • Predator CNC Editor Enterprise for SQL Server
  • Predator DNC/# within SQL Server objects
  • Predator DNC Enterprise/# within SQL Server objects
  • Predator MDC Express for SQL Server
  • Predator MDC for SQL Server
  • Predator MDC Enterprise for SQL Server
  • Predator PDM for SQL Server
  • Predator PDM Enterprise for SQL Server
  • Predator Tracker for SQL Server
  • Predator Travelers Express for SQL Server
  • Predator Travelers for SQL Server

Refer to the following database driver release details.

October 2023 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6.7

Microsoft v18.6.7 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Fixes a bug when invalid metadata is received from the server

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

June 2023 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6.6

Microsoft v18.6.6 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Fixes a bug when invalid metadata is received from the server

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

December 2022 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6.5

Microsoft v18.6.5 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Fixes a bug when invalid metadata is received from the server

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

August 2022 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6.4

Microsoft v18.6.4 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Fixes a bug with SSPROP_INIT_AUTOTRANSLATE property was ignored for SSVARIANT narrow string values
  • Fixes a bug with missing digital signatures

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

December 2021 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6.3

Microsoft v18.6.3 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Removes dependency on Microsoft's vcruntime140_1.dll
  • Adds support for querying server SPN from the connection
  • Fixes a bug with string values being padded with zeros

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

June 2021 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.6.0

Microsoft v18.6.0 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds support for Idle Connection Resiliency
  • Adds support for BCP XML format files without the need for SQL Server tools
  • Fixes a bug with endianness of port numbers in trace logs
  • Fixes a bug with UDL accessibility
  • Fixes a bug with Multiple Active Results Sets

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

December 2020 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.5.0

Microsoft v18.5.0 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds support for SQL Data Discovery and Classification
  • Adds support for Azure Active Directory Service Principal authentication
  • Fixes a bug with embedded NUL characters
  • Fixes a bug with IBCPSession interface
  • Fixes a bug with SSProp_IntegratedAuthenticationMethod values
  • Fixes a bug with SSProp_MutuallyAuthenticated values
  • Fixes a bug with linked server remote table inserts

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

May 2020 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.4.0

Microsoft v18.4.0 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds support for TNIR which stands for Transparent Network IP Resolution
  • Adds support for UTF-8 client encoding
  • Fixes a bug with multibyte code pages and SequentialStream
  • Fixes a bug with OpenRowset and memory utilization
  • Fixes a bug with SQL_Variant and non-ASCII strings
  • Fixes a bug with Test Connection in the UDL configuration dialog
  • Fixes a bug with SSProp_Init_PacketSize default value handling
  • Fixes a bug with BCPSession and buffer overflow
  • Fixes a bug with accessibility in the installer

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

October 2019 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.3.0

Microsoft v18.3.0 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds a new Azure Active Directory authentication method
  • Fixes a bug dropping a primary key index when the schema ID and the user ID of the owner are not equal
  • Includes adal.dll within the installer

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

June 2019 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.2.3

Microsoft v18.2.3 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds driver upgrades directly from Microsoft SQL Server removable media

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

May 2019 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.2.2

Microsoft v18.2.2 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Fixes a bug with non-interactive Azure Active Directory authentication in MTA

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

February 2019 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.2.1

Microsoft v18.2.1 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds UTF-8 server encoding support
  • Adds Azure Directory authentication support

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

July 2018 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.1.0

Microsoft v18.1.0 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds UseFMTONLY connection string property method for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or newer
  • Fixes a bug incorrectly setting the version of the BCP format to 18.0 instead of 11.0

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.

Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server v18.0.2

Microsoft v18.0.2 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Refer to the following improvements:

  • Adds MultiSubnetFailover connection string keyword
  • Adds SSPROP_INIT_MULTISUBINETFAILOVER initialization property

Customers on software maintenance can download and install the current version of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver from our web site at any time.