Rapid SQL ReadMe

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ReadMe Last Published: Junly 23, 2014. 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, HTML or Java. Before you use Rapid SQL, please read the information below.

What's New in Version 8.7/XE6

PostgreSQL Support

Technical 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

DBMS Versions No Longer Supported

Release Notes

Important Advisory Notes

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Additional Resources

Licensing Your Embarcadero Product

Embarcadero Technologies Product Support

Embarcadero Technologies Technical Support

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What's New in Version 8.7/XE6

PostgreSQL Support

This release introduces support for PostgreSQL datasources, PostgreSQL version 9.3 and higher. Connectivity is available with the PostgreSQL ODBC Driver (version 9.02 minimum) or with the pre-packaged PostgreSQL JDBC Driver. Functionality as of the current release is as follows:

Standard datasource registration and connection features
Command line startup option
Limited Datasource Navigator tree functionality
Object types available are Databases, Check Constraints, Domains, Exclusion Constraints, Foreign Keys, Functions, Indexes, Primary Keys, Schemas, Roles, Rules, Tables, Tablespaces, Triggers, Types, Unique Keys, and Views.
Drop and Extract object actions are available for all supported object types. Object type-specific actions, such as Rename, Select * From, Change Owner, and Change Schema are available for some object types.
SQL Editor execution against PostgreSQL datasources is available. Also available are related, common SQL Editor tools such as Query Options.

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.

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.

If you install the 64-bit version of Rapid SQL and want to interface with your source control system, your source control system must be 64-bit compliant. If you are using a 32-bit source control system, or a 64-bit source control system running in 32-bit compatibility mode, Rapid SQL cannot interface with it.

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

Firebird Firebird 2.0 Firebird ODBC Driver Jaybird JDBC Driver

IBM DB2 for z/OS v8, v9, and v10 DB2 UDB Client for Windows 9.0 or later IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC

IBM DB2 for LUW Versions 9.0 - 10.0 IBM DB2 LUW Client for Windows 9.0 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
Microsoft SQL Server Client Library jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver

MySQL 4.x MySQL Connector/ODBC Driver 5.2.x Driver - MySQL Connector/ODBC driver 3.51.x Driver MySQL Connector/J JDBC Driver

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

Sybase ASE Sybase System 12.5 - Sybase 15.7 Sybase Open Client jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver

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

Teradata 13.10, 14, and 14.10 Teradata ODBC driver for Windows (version 14 recommended) Teradata JDBC Driver

DBMS Platform	Supported Versions	Client (or driver/client combination) Required for use with Native Embarcadero Drivers	Packaged JDBC Driver
Firebird	Firebird 2.0	Firebird ODBC Driver	Jaybird JDBC Driver
IBM DB2 for z/OS	v8, v9, and v10	DB2 UDB Client for Windows 9.0 or later	IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC
IBM DB2 for LUW	Versions 9.0 - 10.0	IBM DB2 LUW Client for Windows 9.0 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	Microsoft SQL Server Client Library	jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver
MySQL	4.x	MySQL Connector/ODBC Driver 5.2.x Driver - MySQL Connector/ODBC driver 3.51.x Driver	MySQL Connector/J JDBC Driver
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
Sybase ASE	Sybase System 12.5 - Sybase 15.7	Sybase Open Client	jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver
Sybase IQ	12.7 - 15.4	SQL Anywhere ODBC drivers for Sybase IQ 12.7 Sybase IQ 32-bit ODBC drivers	Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase IQ
Teradata	13.10, 14, and 14.10	Teradata ODBC driver for Windows (version 14 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 3.0 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.

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.

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 Embarcadero Rapid SQL 8.7/XE6
Issue #	Description	DBMS
RAP-5430	SQL tabs of scripts associated with workspaces (1-3) do not persist when application is restarted. This worked in RS742	All
RAP-5439	Extraction of multiple tables generates wrong code: WITH ( WITH FILLFACTOR=90)	SQL Server
RAP-5832	[SQL Editor] running a query plan get incorrect results when have left over explains in the DB2 explain tables.	DB2 LUW
RAP-5863	[SQL Editor] Rochade database, query result error "Failed to change the catalog on the connection".	ALL
RAP-5864	SQL Installation Issue	ALL

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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