eGenix mxODBC 3.0.4 GA
Introduction
mxODBC™ provides an easy-to-use, high-performance, reliable and robust Python interface to ODBC compatible databases such as MS SQL Server, Oracle Database, IBM DB2 and Informix , Sybase ASE and Sybase Anywhere, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP MaxDB and many more:
The eGenix mxODBC - Python ODBC Database Interface product is a commercial extension to our eGenix mx Base Distribution:
News
mxODBC 3.0.4 is a patch-level release and includes the following updates:
Fixed Mac OS X Intel builds:
The Mac OS X builds for 3.0.3 had a problem finding the installed iODBC administrator libraries on Intel Macs. This problem has now been resolved.
Note: If you are having
trouble finding the ODBC administrator on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard),
this is because the initial release of 10.6 did not include the
administrator GUI. You can download the update with the ODBC administrator
from the Apple support site. Since mxODBC for Mac OS X is currently
only available for 32-bit PPC and Intel platforms, be sure to use the Python.org 32-bit Mac OS X installer for installing Python and 32-bit ODBC drivers on Snow Leopard.
Enhanced support detecting platform mismatches:
We have added better support for detecting mismatches between the downloaded prebuilt archive and the installation target configuration to the prebuilt archive installers.
The setup.py script now prints an error message explaining the mismatch rather then trying to rebuild the extension.
Upgrading
You are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC release, especially if you are using MS SQL Server or Informix as database server.
Customers who have purchased mxODBC 3.0 licenses can download and install this patch-level release on top of their existing installations. The licenses will continue to work with version 3.0.4.
Users of mxODBC 1.0 or 2.0 will have to purchase new licenses from our online shop in order to upgrade to mxODBC 3.0.4.
You can request 30-day evaluation licenses by visiting our web-site or writing to sales@egenix.com, stating your name (or the name of the company) and the number of eval licenses that you need.
Downloads
Please visit the eGenix mxODBC product page for downloads, instructions on installation and documentation of the packages.
Note that in order to use the eGenix mxODBC product, you need to install the eGenix mx Base Distribution first.
More Information
For more information on the eGenix.com Python products, licensing and download instructions, please write to sales@egenix.com.
Enjoy !
Marc-Andre Lemburg, eGenix.com