SQL Server Data Access

Announcements

• SQL Server JDBC Driver v2.0 is now available

  Jimmy Wu - MSFT Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:24 AM

  We are excited to announce the newest release of the Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 2.0!

   

  This version of the JDBC driver supports features introduced in the JDBC 4.0 API, including:

  ·        national character set data types: NCHAR, NVARCHAR, LONGNVARCHAR, NCLOB

  ·        SQLXML data type

  ·        Wrapper interface to access SQL Server JDBC Driver specific methods

  ·        client info properties

  ·        new database metadata methods

  ·        LOB creator methods

   

  The 2.0 driver also adds:

  ·        default adaptive response buffering behavior

  ·        support for SQL Server 2008 collations

  ·        enhanced tracing, including public method entry and exit traces

  ·        performance improvements and bug fixes

   

  Please feel free to download a copy and see for yourself!

• The ADO.NET Managed Providers team wants to hear your opinion

  Zlatko Michailov - MSFT Monday, November 02, 2009 7:53 PM

  This is the time when we, the ADO.NET Managed Providers product team, take a step back, review our goals for the next release and identify areas for investments.
  
  We view YOU as a key stakeholder in this process and would like to gather your inputs in this survey, which should take no more than 10 - 15 minutes. The answers you provide will give us the background for some of the key decisions that will benefit our database community - developers, DBAs and everybody who use SQL Server or are looking for ways to expand its scope.

   

  This survey will be valid until November 13, 2009 and can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DJv_2brczgTusUJkolYrczAQ_3d_3d.

   

  
  Thank you in advance,
  Luiz Santos
  Senior Program Manager, SQL Connectivity
  

   

• SQL Server Native Client team wants to hear from you

  Jimmy Wu - MSFT Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:02 PM

  Dear SQL Server developers and users:
  
  It is this time of the year when we in the SQL Server Native Client product team take a step back, review the priorities and goals for the long term and identify areas that will benefit from investments.
  
  We view YOU and your organization as a key stakeholder in this process and would like to gather your inputs in this survey, which should take no more than 5 - 10 minutes. The feedback you provide is very valuable and be rest assured that each and every response will be read and will provide the background for some of the key decisions that we will make that will benefit our SQL Server database application developer community.

   

  This survey will be open for your submissions until January 31, 2010 and can be found here.
  Thanks in advance,
  Jimmy Wu
  Microsoft SQL Server Native Client

• SQL Server 2005 SP3 is now available for upgrade

  Ed LehmanMSFTTuesday, December 16, 2008 1:35 AM
   

  SP3 provides a roll-up of QFE work done since SP2, as well as addresses critical issues reported through the SQL Server community. Per revised servicing strategy for SQL Server releases, SP3 does not introduce major new features. We have also refreshed the Feature Pack for SQL Server 2005 SP3 along with this release.

  • SP3 can be used to upgrade from any previous instance of SQL Server 2005
  • For customers who are going to be upgrading from SQL Server 2005 SP2 CU#10 or SP2 CU#11, you will have to install the latest CU on SP3 after upgrading to SP3 release to get all the fixes.

  SP3 applies to:

  • SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
  • SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Evaluation Edition
  • SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
  • SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
  • SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition

  The SQL Server SP3 update for all editions of SQL Server 2008 will be available on Microsoft Update on Jan 27^th.
  
  

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  Download SQL Server 2005 Feature Pack Refresh - December 2008
  
  

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