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Q190475: INFO: Understanding Microsoft’s Oracle ODBC Driver Versions

Article: Q190475
Product(s): Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Version(s): 1.0,Build 2.573.2927,Build 2.573.3513,Build 2.573.3711,Build 2.573.4202,Build 2.573.44
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 26-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle (Build 2.06325), version 1.0 
- Microsoft ODBC for Oracle version 2.0, versions Build 2.73.7269, Build 2.73.7283.01, Build 2.73.7283.03, Build 2.73.7356 
- Microsoft ODBC for Oracle version 2.5, versions Build 2.573.2927, Build 2.573.3513, Build 2.573.3711, Build 2.573.4202, Build 2.573.4403, Build 2.573.5303, Build 2.573.6019, Build 2.573.6526, Build 2.573.7326, Build 2.573.7713.2 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft has released several different versions of the Microsoft Oracle ODBC
driver. This article describes the versions up through 2.573.4202, and indicates
where to find ongoing versioning information for newer drivers as they are
released.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following is a list of all the Microsoft Oracle versions that have been
released up through MDAC 2.1 SP2. For later driver information, please refer to
DLLHelp at web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp


  Version        Build Number    When and Where it Became Available
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  1.0            2.00.6325       Visual C++ 4.2 & Visual Basic 5.0
                                 Enterprise Edition

  2.0            2.73.7269       Visual Studio 97 & MDAC 1.5a

  2.0 updated    2.73.7283.01    IIS 4.0

  2.0 updated    2.73.7283.03    MDAC 1.5b & 1.5c

  2.0 updated    2.73.7356       ODBC 3.5 SDK

  2.5            2.573.2927      Visual Studio 6.0 & Data Access SDK 2.0
                                 (Also part of MDAC 2.0)

  2.5 updated    2.573.3513      MDAC 2.1 with SQL Server 7.0 & SQL 
                                 Server 6.5 SP5

  2.5 updated    2.573.3711      MDAC 2.1 GA, Office 2000, IE5a

  2.5 updated    2.573.4202      MDAC 2.1 SP2

  2.5 updated    2.573.4403      MDAC 2.5, Windows 2000

  2.5 updated    2.573.5303      MDAC 2.5 SP1, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP1

  2.5 updated    2.573.6526      MDAC 2.6, Microsoft SQL Server 2000

  2.5 updated    2.573.6019      MDAC 2.5 SP2, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2

  2.5 updated    2.573.7326      MDAC 2.6 SP1,Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP1
  2.5 updated    2.573.7713.2    MDAC 2.7

Build 2.00.6235 was the first release of the Microsoft ODBC driver and it was
named version 1. After the release of the first version, a new naming convention
was adopted.

For example, 2.73.7283.03 is broken up into the following distinct components:

  2 = The version number.
  73 = The version of Oracle Server the driver is designed to work with.
  7283.03 = The build number of the driver.

With the 2.5 release (2.573.2973) and higher, the version information changes.
This has lead to some confusion over 2.573 being less than 2.73, but each
section of the build should be looked at individually not as a whole. The number
573 is larger than 73, hence it is a newer version. Also, the 2.5 indicates the
version number in the latest driver.


Additional query words: Visigenic BetaPublic MSORCL32.DLL GA

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Version           : :1.0,Build 2.573.2927,Build 2.573.3513,Build 2.573.3711,Build 2.573.4202,Build 2.573.4403,Build 2.573.5303,Build 2.573.6019,Build 2.573.6526,Build 2.573.7326,Build 2.573.7713.2,Build 2.73.7269,Build 2.73.7283.01,Build 2.73.7283.03,Build 2.73.7356
Issue type        : kbinfo

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