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APC Conference 2018: Legacy Control System Replacement »
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Support for Microsoft OLE DB driver for SQL Server (MSOLEDBSQL) »
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End-of-Life Support for FabGuard Versions and Microsoft Products »
The OLE DB Driver for SQL Server is a stand-alone data access application programming interface (API), used for OLE DB, and was just released in June 2018. It provides new functionality above and beyond what was supplied with the old SQLOLEDB (Windows DAC, formerly Microsoft Data Access Components, or MDAC). Note that unlike SQLOLEDB, the new MSOLEDBSQL driver is not built in to Windows and must be installed on each computer where it should be used instead of SQLOLEDB.
The new MSOLEDBSQL driver can be used to connect to:
The new MSOLEDBSQL driver can be installed on computers running:
Click here for more detailed information and to download the installer for the new MSOLEDBSQL.
The previous SQLOLEDB driver is still supported. When opening a connection to an MS SQL Server database, FabGuard first tries to use MSOLEDBSQL. If that fails, FabGuard then tries to use SQLOLEDB.