Supported Databases
Supported connection types
The following table lists the database connection types supported for each platform.
Connection Type | Linux | macOS | Windows |
ADO | – | – | Yes |
ADO.NET | – | – | Yes, with limitations, see ADO.NET Support Notes |
JDBC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ODBC | – | – | Yes |
PostgreSQL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SQLite | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Supported database drivers
For a database connection to be possible, the required database drivers must be installed on the operating system.
•For ADO.NET connections, .NET Framework must be installed. Also, the ADO.NET provider of the database vendor must be installed if not already available on your operating system. Note that the ADO.NET providers of certain databases are not supported (see ADO.NET Support Notes below).
•For JDBC connections, the JDBC drivers must be added to the CLASSPATH variable. Also, the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) or Java Development Kit (JDK) must be installed. This may be either Oracle JDK or an open source build such as Oracle OpenJDK. As an alternative to changing the CLASSPATH variable, you can add values to the Java class path by configuring the data source with the extend-classpath option.
•For ODBC connections, the ODBC driver of the respective database vendor must be installed.
•PostgreSQL and SQLite connections are supported natively and do not require any drivers.
Note: The 32-bit or 64-bit platform of DiffDog Server should match that of the database driver.
Run the CLI command db-drivers to view all the database drivers detected on your machine by DiffDog Server.
Supported databases
The table below lists all the supported databases. If your Altova application is a 64-bit version, ensure that you have access to the 64-bit database drivers needed for the specific database you are connecting to.
Database | Notes |
|---|---|
Firebird 2.x, 3.x, 4.x | |
IBM DB2 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x, 12.x | |
IBM Db2 for i 6.x, 7.4, 7.5 | Logical files are supported and shown as views.
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IBM Informix 11.70 and later | |
MariaDB 10 and later | MariaDB supports native connections. No separate drivers are required.
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Microsoft Access 2003 and later | You can connect to an Access 2019 database from Altova products (i) only if the corresponding version of Microsoft Access Runtime is installed and (ii) only if the database does not use the "Large Number" data type.
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Microsoft Azure SQL Database | SQL Server 2016 codebase
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and later Microsoft SQL Server on Linux | |
MySQL 5 and later | MySQL 5.7 and later supports native connections. No separate drivers are required.
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Oracle 9i and later | |
PostgreSQL 8 and later | PostgreSQL connections are supported both as native connections and driver-based connections through interfaces (drivers) such as ODBC or JDBC. Native connections do not require any drivers.
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Progress OpenEdge 11.6 | |
SQLite 3.x
| SQLite connections are supported as native, direct connections to the SQLite database file. No separate drivers are required. |
Sybase ASE 15, 16 | |
Teradata 16 |
ADO.NET Support Notes
The following table lists known ADO.NET database drivers that are currently not supported or have limited support in DiffDog Server.
Database | Driver | Support notes |
|---|---|---|
All databases | .Net Framework Data Provider for ODBC | Limited support. Known issues exist with Microsoft Access connections. It is recommended to use ODBC direct connections instead. |
.Net Framework Data Provider for OleDb | Limited support. Known issues exist with Microsoft Access connections. It is recommended to use ADO direct connections instead. | |
Firebird | Firebird ADO.NET Data Provider | Limited support. It is recommended to use ODBC or JDBC instead. |
Informix | IBM Informix Data Provider for .NET Framework 4.0 | Not supported. Use DB2 Data Server Provider instead. |
IBM DB2 for i (iSeries) | .Net Framework Data Provider for i5/OS | Not supported. Use .Net Framework Data Provider for IBM i instead, installed as part of the IBM i Access Client Solutions - Windows Application Package. |
Oracle | .Net Framework Data Provider for Oracle | Limited support. Although this driver is provided with the .NET Framework, its usage is discouraged by Microsoft, because it is deprecated. |
PostgreSQL | — | No ADO.NET drivers for this vendor are supported. Use a native connection instead. |
Sybase | — | No ADO.NET drivers for this vendor are supported. |