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What is the current ODBC version?

April 26, 2017ODBC version

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What is the current ODBC version?

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There have been a few different versions of the ODBC API that have been released. The current version is ODBC 3.0. This refers the the revision level of the API. There have been several changes to the API resulting in versions: 1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and now 3.5. Typically when you install ODBC on your machine you are installing the ODBC Manager. Win32::ODBC was written to conform to the ODBC API 2.0 specification. Since ODBC 3.0 is backward compatible it should not cause any compatibility problems. To borrow from Microsoft’s web pages… ODBC 3.0 is completely backward compatible. When using the ODBC 3.0 driver manager: • An ODBC 2.x application works with an ODBC 3.0 driver or an ODBC 2.x driver. • An ODBC 3.0 application works with an ODBC 3.0 driver. • An ODBC 3.0 application works with an ODBC 2.x driver as long as the application uses only ODBC 2.x features. Where necessary, the ODBC 3.0 driver manager performs appropriate function and/or argument mapping to ensure backward compatibi