Rapid SQL ReadMe

Welcome to Rapid SQL® 2016

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ReadMe Last Published: September 17, 2015. Any updates to these notes will be available at http://docs.embarcadero.com.

Thank you for using Embarcadero Rapid SQL, the integrated development environment for IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase and Teradata database systems. Rapid SQL is your fast path to higher productivity whether you're programming in SQL, PL/SQL, Transact-SQL or HTML. Before you use Rapid SQL, please read the information below.

What's New in Rapid SQL 2016

PostgreSQL Object Management

Team Server 2016 Support - Performance IQ

Missing Indexes

ISQL Performance

Technical Requirements

Browser Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Operating System Requirements

32-bit versus 64-bit Application Considerations and Restrictions

DBMS Support and Connectivity

Dedicated Support

Generic JDBC/ODBC Connectivity

Specifically-tested JDBC/ODBC Connectivity Products: Apache Hive/Hadoop

Release Notes

Important Advisory Notes

Team Server 2016 Installation and Configuration

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Additional Resources

Licensing Your Embarcadero Product

Embarcadero Technologies Product Support

Embarcadero Technologies Technical Support

Embarcadero Technologies on the Web

What's New in Rapid SQL 2016

POSTGRESQL OBJECT MANAGEMENT

Wizard and Editor for Types have been added for PostgreSQL.

TEAM SERVER 2016 SUPPORT - PERFORMANCE IQ

Integration of Team Server 2016 in Rapid SQL has been improved. The old Team Server Navigator has been fully integrated into the Datasource Navigator as well as all the features only accessible from the Team Server Navigator.
When logged in Team Server 2016, three new nodes are added:

Monitored Instances
Triggered Alerts
Saved Searches

Also added for Team Server 2016:

Team Server 2016 as the Data Source Catalog - Integration of Team Server 2016 in Rapid SQL has been improved. The old Team Server Navigator has been fully integrated into the Datasource Explorer as well as all the features only accessible from the Team Server Navigator.

MISSING INDEXES

In order to improve the performance of a system. The Missing Indexes feature analyze the system looking for Missing Indexes which once added would improve the performance. Rapid SQL proposes you some Indexes to be created after analyzing the system, which can be created automatically from a Missing Index or from the dedicated wizard. Only available for SQL Server.

ISQL PERFORMANCE

SQL Editor includes the ISQL Performance functionality for SQL Server. ISQL Performance provides information about the SQL statements while you are writing in the SQL Editor. This information is included in a new window as well as listed in the Error Pane. It provides information like:

Missing Indexes
Statistics
Overlapping Statistics
Unused Indexes
SQL Performance Info

Only available for SQL Server.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Before using Rapid SQL, please verify that your environment meets the requirements listed below:

NOTE: Users need full registry privileges during the installation and access to the keys under HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry after installation.

BROWSER REQUIREMENTS

Rapid SQL requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or later.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

Embarcadero Technologies recommends the following minimum hardware requirements:

Pentium 4-level processor
1 GB of memory
1 GB of disk space
1024 x 768 display

OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Rapid SQL supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

XP Support Notes - Windows XP has two user security groups: Users and Power Users. Microsoft intentionally does not grant members of the Users Group the authority to install applications or make global changes to the system. Restricted Users are members of the Users Group. Standard users belong to the Power Users Group. Microsoft grants members of the Power Users Group the authority to install programs. You must be a member of the Administrators Group in order to install and use Embarcadero Technologies applications. Because Restricted Users are members of the Users Group, they cannot install and run Embarcadero Technologies applications.

Use the Group Membership tab to determine your group and review the Microsoft security guidelines. On the Control Panel, open User Accounts. On the Users tab, select a user and then click the Properties button. Click the Group Membership tab.

Vista and Windows 7 Support Notes - Windows Vista UAC and Windows 7 provide two user types: Standard users and Administrators. Rapid SQL can be installed or uninstalled by an administrator or by a standard user using an administrator token. Standard users can run Rapid SQL. For the purpose of running Rapid SQL, default standard user token privileges should not be modified. Modifying standard user token privileges can result in licensing issues which will prevent Rapid SQL from operating properly.

32-BIT VERSUS 64-BIT APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

If you install the 64-bit version of Rapid SQL and you are using custom drivers, you must be using 64-bit versions of those drivers when using the 64-bit version of Rapid SQL. Similarly, 32-bit versions of custom drivers must be used with the 32-bit Rapid SQL installation.

For version control integration, if you install the 64-bit version of Rapid SQL, you can work with either a 32-bit or 64-bit MSSCCI provider. The feature is controlled from the Options Editor's Version Control tab (File > Options > General > Version Control).

DBMS SUPPORT AND CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS

DEDICATED SUPPORT CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS

Rapid SQL provides dedicated connectivity to a specific version range of IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows, IBM DB2 for z/OS, InterBase/Firebird, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, and Teradata databases. The following connectivity options are provided:

Native Embarcadero drivers - For use with IBM DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and Sybase ASE datasources, Rapid SQL is packaged with a set of native drivers, each requiring a DBMS-specific client to be installed.
InterBase/Firebird - InterBase requires both client and driver software to be installed. Firebird requires driver software.
JDBC drivers - For all supported DBMS platforms, Rapid SQL can connect to a datasource more directly using one of the packaged, third-party JDBC drivers. No additional connectivity components need to be installed. One or more third-party drvers, tested against Rapid SQL, are installed with Rapid SQL.

The following table provides a summary of resources/requirements for connectivity to dedicated DBMS platforms. For each platform, it lists supported versions, the client software, driver, or client/driver combination that must be installed if using native Embarcadero clients, and the third-party, Type 4 JDBC drivers packaged with Rapid SQL.

DBMS Platform Supported Versions Client (or driver/client combination) Required for use with Native Embarcadero Drivers Packaged JDBC Driver Source & License

Apache Hive (Technical Preview) * 0.13.1 Simba Hive ODBC Driver ( v1.4.13.1013)
Hortonworks Hive ODBC Driver (v1.4.08.1008)
Cloudera ODBC Driver for Apache Hive (v2.05.10.1003)
Apache Software Foundation - Apache Hive JDBC v0.13.1 license

Firebird Firebird 2.0 Firebird ODBC Driver Jaybird JDBC Driver LGPL source & license

IBM DB2 for z/OS v8, v9, and v10 DB2 UDB Client for Windows 8.0 or later IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC

IBM DB2 for LUW Versions 9.0 - 10.0 IBM DB2 LUW Client for Windows 8.0 or later IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC

InterBase InterBase 2007
InterBase 2009
InterBase XE3
InterBase ODBC Driver Interbase JDBC Driver

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (All editions including 2005 Express Edition for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit Itanium & x86-64)
2008
2012
2014
Microsoft SQL Server Client Library jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver
LGPL source & license

MySQL 4.x MySQL Connector/ODBC Driver 5.2.x Driver - MySQL Connector/ODBC driver 3.51.x Driver MySQL Connector/J JDBC Driver GPL source & license

Oracle Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g, and 12c Oracle SQL*Net Client Oracle JDBC Thin Driver

PostgreSQL 9.3 minimum
Specifically-supported PostgreSQL-based database products include Greenplum, Pivotal HAWQ, and BigSQL. PostgreSQL ODBC Driver (latest version recommended) PostgreSQL JDBC Driver BSD License

Sybase ASE Sybase 15.7 - Sybase 16 Sybase Open Client jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver
LGPL source & license

Sybase IQ 12.7 - 15.4, 16 SQL Anywhere ODBC drivers for Sybase IQ 12.7
Sybase IQ 32-bit ODBC drivers
Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase IQ

Teradata (Technical Preview) * 13.10, 14.0, 14.10, and 15.0 Teradata ODBC driver for Windows (version 15 recommended) Teradata JDBC Driver

* About Technical Previews - Technical previews are intended to introduce a new DBMS platform only. Functionality available is typically minimal. For example, command Line startup, standard datasource registration and connection features, limited Datasource Navigator/Explorer tree functionality, a minimal set of object actions, as well as SQL Editor execution and related, common SQL Editor functionality such as Query Options, Paste SQL Syntax, and Paste SQL Statement. Access may not be covered under XE or trial licenses. Contact [email protected] to obtain a separate license for a platform designated as a Technical Preview.

DBMS Platform	Supported Versions	Client (or driver/client combination) Required for use with Native Embarcadero Drivers	Packaged JDBC Driver	Source & License
Apache Hive (Technical Preview) *	0.13.1	Simba Hive ODBC Driver ( v1.4.13.1013) Hortonworks Hive ODBC Driver (v1.4.08.1008) Cloudera ODBC Driver for Apache Hive (v2.05.10.1003)	Apache Software Foundation - Apache Hive JDBC v0.13.1	license
Firebird	Firebird 2.0	Firebird ODBC Driver	Jaybird JDBC Driver	LGPL source & license
IBM DB2 for z/OS	v8, v9, and v10	DB2 UDB Client for Windows 8.0 or later	IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC
IBM DB2 for LUW	Versions 9.0 - 10.0	IBM DB2 LUW Client for Windows 8.0 or later	IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC
InterBase	InterBase 2007 InterBase 2009 InterBase XE3	InterBase ODBC Driver	Interbase JDBC Driver
Microsoft SQL Server	2005 (All editions including 2005 Express Edition for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit Itanium & x86-64) 2008 2012 2014	Microsoft SQL Server Client Library	jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver	LGPL source & license
MySQL	4.x	MySQL Connector/ODBC Driver 5.2.x Driver - MySQL Connector/ODBC driver 3.51.x Driver	MySQL Connector/J JDBC Driver	GPL source & license
Oracle	Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g, and 12c	*Oracle SQLNet Client**	Oracle JDBC Thin Driver
PostgreSQL	9.3 minimum Specifically-supported PostgreSQL-based database products include Greenplum, Pivotal HAWQ, and BigSQL.	PostgreSQL ODBC Driver (latest version recommended)	PostgreSQL JDBC Driver	BSD License
Sybase ASE	Sybase 15.7 - Sybase 16	Sybase Open Client	jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver	LGPL source & license
Sybase IQ	12.7 - 15.4, 16	SQL Anywhere ODBC drivers for Sybase IQ 12.7 Sybase IQ 32-bit ODBC drivers	Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase IQ
Teradata (Technical Preview) *	13.10, 14.0, 14.10, and 15.0	Teradata ODBC driver for Windows (version 15 recommended)	Teradata JDBC Driver

GENERIC JDBC/ODBC CONNECTIVITY

Generic JDBC/ODBC connectivity to non-dedicated DBMS systems or non-database datasources is also provided. Rapid SQL can connect to a datasource using a customer-provided, third-party JDBC version 4.0 or ODBC version 3.0 driver. Minimal Rapid SQL functionality is provided, including a basic Explorer tree and SQL querying.

SPECIFICALLY-TESTED JDBC/ODBC CONNECTIVITY PRODUCTS: APACHE HIVE/HADOOP

Rapid SQL has been successfully tested against Apache Hive/Hadoop datasources using the Hortonworks ODBC driver. Similarly, Cloudera Impala datasources have been tested using the Cloudera JDBC driver. In both cases, SQL querying and a Datasource Navigator tree are available.

DBMS VERSIONS NO LONGER SUPPORTED

As of this release, Rapid SQL is no longer being tested against Sybase ASE versions before 15.7.

RELEASE NOTES

IMPORTANT ADVISORY NOTES

If you want to run Rapid SQL on Microsoft Windows 8.1, verify that third-party DBMS native drivers install properly. Consider using a JDBC connection.

TEAM SERVER 2016 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION

Team Server 2016 must be installed and Configured in order to get Monitoring information in Rapid SQL.

You can find all the information for installing Team Server 2016 in Install and Configure Team Server 2016.

Team Server URL must be also configured in Rapid SQL. For that, add the Team Server URL in Tools > Options... > Team Server.

KNOWN ISSUES

The current version of Rapid SQL does not support the MySQL ODBC client that shipped with previous versions of Rapid SQL. If Rapid SQL crashes after connecting to a MySQL data source:

Close Rapid SQL.
Uninstall the older MySQL ODBC client.
Restart Rapid SQL and try connecting to a MySQL datasource. You are prompted to install the MySQL client drivers.
Follow the installation instructions to install the new driver.

Note that when debugging a procedure against an Oracle data source, Rapid SQL performs a compilation before debugging. During a compilation, Oracle invalidates referencing objects. For example, if procedures A2 and A3 both reference procedure A1, debugging procedure A1 in Rapid SQL, will result in procedures A2 and A3 being invalidated.

For servers running on Sybase version 12.5.3a, the CREATE ENCRYPTION KEY and DECRYPT permissions do not display properly--they'll be shown as null. See Sybase's document CR392544 ("sp_helpprotect does not show privileges related to encryption keys."). This has been fixed in ASE version 12.5.3a/ESD#1 (now available as a download) and ASE version 12.5.4.

When you are using the Debugger:

The Debugger windows (Variables, Watch, CallStack, Dependency) cannot be undocked. This behavior is deliberate and is true only for the Debugger windows. The Output window can be undocked.
When running Windows XP SP2, SQL Server 2000 SP4 is required on both the client and the server.
When running the Debugger on SQL Server 2005 CLIENTS:

Verify that the file ssdebugps.dll is registered on the client machine. This file is REQUIRED for debugging and Microsoft only installs it on the server machine and not as a part of a client-only install.
Follow the instructions under the "Configure DCOM on the computer that is running Visual Studio. NET" heading from Microsoft to reconfigure the DCOM settings on your client machine: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=833977.
On the Default Properties tab of the My Computer dialog box, make sure the Default Authentication Level is set to None and that the Default Impersonation Level is set to Impersonate.

When using the Embarcadero Sybase debugger against a Sybase database with multiple temporary databases (supported in Sybase ASE 12.5.0.3 and above), either the user or the debugger application must be bound to a specific temporary database.

To bind the Embarcadero Sybase Debugger:
sp_tempdb "bind" , "ap", "Sybase Debugger", "DB", "<tempdb name>"
To bind the user:
sp_tempdb "bind", "lg", "<login id>", "DB", "<tempdb name>"

Rapid SQL is currently unable to create table names, column names, and check constraint names longer than 18 characters on an OS390 mainframe database.

On SQL Server 2005, the Browser component is disabled by default. With this service disabled, in Rapid SQL you cannot reference SQL Server instances by name, only by port number. If you want the ability to reference SQL Server instances by name, you must enable this service on the server.

BUG FIXES

Bugs Fixed in Rapid SQL 2016
Issue #	Description	DBMS
RAP-5970	Customer case 00430700 - Rapid SQL generates a corrupt xlsx file when importing results to Excel	Oracle
RAP-5865	[Tools] Ability to save a .csv file from results where all the fields are enclosed in double quotes.	Oracle
RAP-5742	508 compliance for Rapid SQL: JAWS incorrectly reads the drop-down options that have seperators

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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