To enable the usage of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Native Client, ADO applications will need to implement the following keywords in their connection strings: Provider=SQLNCLI11 DataTypeCompatibility=80 For ...

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Microsoft has posted a preview release of its new SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux, which enables access to Microsoft SQL Server databases from Linux operating systems. This driver is a port of ...

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