[AccessD] ODBC Driver 18 and OLEDB Driver 19 are out

[Ryan W]

ODBC Driver 17/18 are backwards compatible all the way back.   The issue is
relying on an older driver and missing out on newer features as you
stated.  So in my case "I like to use the newest version possible".



On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 2:12 PM Paul Wolstenholme <
Paul.W at industrialcontrol.co.nz> wrote:

> To assist other readers:
>
> If you are using anything more recent than SQL Server 2012, you should NOT
> be using SQL Server native client anyway.
> You can check driver compatibility here:
>
> https://www.connectionstrings.com/sql-server-native-client-11-0-oledb-provider/
> If you ever connect to a newer version of SQL Server (or another back end
> server), that is the time to review which driver is needed.
> If you do not, you end up with problems using recent features, such as
> fields using a new data type.
>
> I don't "like to use" any driver.  I need to use a compatible one.
>
> Paul W
>
> On Thursday 17/02/2022 at 5:35 am, Ryan W wrote:
>
> Came out yesterday for those that like to use the non native windows
> drivers for their apps.
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