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SQL Server JDBC Driver 1.2 Downloads to Be Discontinued

A deadline was not provided by the company

Mar 11, 2010 09:08 GMT  ·  By
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Microsoft is planning to kill off downloads of an older version of aType 4 JDBC driver designed to allow customers to leverage the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition) for database connectivity with SQL Server. Amina Saify, program manager – JDBC, revealed that the Redmond company was considering pulling SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 from the Microsoft Download Center.

SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 hasn’t been updated since the end of 2007, but it continues to be available for download even if Microsoft offered developers another major version of the driver in 2009. At the same time, the software giant is working on the upcoming iteration of the SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver, namely version 3.0.

“Since last year’s release of the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 2.0 and our upcoming Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 3.0 release, Microsoft SQL Server JDBC team is planning to discontinue the download for Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 1.2,” Saify stated.

However, Microsoft didn’t offer a specific deadline for the discontinuation of SQL Server JDBC Driver 1.2 downloads. Of course, customers have SQL Server JDBC Driver 2.0 available to use in their projects, but Saify also asked whether customers might see a problem in the cancelation of v1.2 downloads. “Please let us know if you perceive any issues with your solution or customers. We will continue to support our existing Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 1.2 customers,” Saify said.

“The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2 download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge, and provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. This is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition),” Microsoft stated. “This release of the JDBC Driver is JDBC 3.0 compliant and runs on the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.4 and higher. It has been tested against all major application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, JBoss, and Sun.”

SQL Server JDBC Driver 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) is available for download here.