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IBM Informix Client SDK 2.81
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RELEASE NOTES FOR
IBM Informix OLE DB Provider
Date: 06/2003
Version: 2.81

Table of Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Installation Notes
  3. IBM Informix Database Server Compatibility
  4. New Features
  5. Problems Fixed at this Release 
  6. Known Problems
  7. Changes in Behavior

I. Overview of Release Notes

The purpose of these release notes is to make you aware of any special actions required to configure and use Informix OLE DB Provider on your computer. This file also describes new features and feature differences from earlier versions of this product. In addition, this file contains information about known bugs and their workarounds.

This release notes document is not intended to be all-inclusive; it should be used as an addendum to the Informix OLE DB Provider Programmer's Guide, which provides thorough information about product features and behavior.

These release notes are written for the following audience:


II.Installation Notes 

The use of OLE DB requires that the MDAC runtime libraries exist on your system.  The version of MDAC that we are redistributing with this release is 2.5.  If your system does not have MDAC runtime components or if they are older than this version, it will be installed on your system.



III. IBM Informix Database Server Compatibility

The OLE DB Provider is compatible with versions 7.3x, 8.3x, 9.2x,9.3x and 9.4x of the IBM Informix database server.
 


IV. New Features

Support for DYNAMIC QUERY EXTENSION
The Dynamic Query Extension feature introduces support for describing input parameters of a prepared statement. This is an enhancement of the Dynamic SQL functionality of the server. This feature requires IDS server side support for "Dynamic Query Extension", hence it will work only with IDS version 9.4 or above.

Support for SQL 99 Joins
The SQL 99 Joins feature extends support for SQL joins within & outside an escape sequence. This feature requires IDS server side support for "SQL 99 joins", hence it will work only with IDS version 9.4 or above.

Support for 32k Lvarchar
The 32k Lvarchar feature extends the ability of lvarchar columns to hold upto 32k bytes of data. This feature requires IDS server side support for "32k Lvarchar", hence it will work only with IDS version 9.4 or above.


V. Problems Fixed in this Release

A comprehensive list of the problems fixed in this release can be found in the defects document .


VI. Known Problems

Some issues with workarounds or additional information are described below:
 



VI Changes in Behavior from the Previous Release
 
 


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