The SQL version compatibility BOL article advises that the minimum compatible JDBC driver version for SQL Server 2019 is 7.4. Can an older JDBC driver still connect to SQL Server 2019? Or can only the driver versions listed as compatible connect to the specified SQL Server versions? How Microsoft sql server JDBC drivers connect to SQL Server 2019 and perform DML?
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Answered on Apr 16, 2021
Microsoft and my testing have confirmed that JDBC drivers not marked as compatible in the SQL version compatibility matrix might connect to a non compatible version of SQL Server and continue to work without issue.However, there is no guarantee that all functionality detailed in the Driver feature support matrix for Microsoft SQL Server is supported. They also only test the driver versions marked as compatible against the stated version of SQL Server.
JDBC version 4.0 was not specifically tested. Here is how you can connect to Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver and command line:
datasource = "MSSQLServerAuth"; username = ""; password = ""; conn = database(datasource,username,password); Or, to connect without Windows authentication, use the configured JDBC data source and specify the user name username and the password pwd .
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