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ODBC/JDBC driver support for Snowflake

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TitleODBC/JDBC driver support for Snowflake
URL NameODBC-JDBC-driver-support-for-Snowflake
Article Number000129294
EnvironmentProduct: Connect/Connect64 for ODBC, Connect for JDBC
Version: 7.1, 5.1
Product: Progress DataDirect for ODBC/JDBC
Version: 8.0, 6.0
OS: All supported platforms
Database: Snowflake
Application: N/A
Question/Problem Description
ODBC/JDBC driver support for Snowflake
Is there a DataDirect Snowflake ODBC driver available?
Steps to Reproduce
Clarifying Information
Error Message
Defect NumberEnhancement
Enhancement Number
Cause
Currently, there is no DataDirect JDBC Snowflake driver available to connect directly to Snowflake.
Resolution
The Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Snowflake Driver is released and available since May 12, 2020.
An enhancement can be requested for a JDBC driver.

It was determined that the Progress Product is functioning as designed.

An enhancement to the product can be requested through the Progress Community via an Ideas submission. Customer feedback is valuable and Idea submissions are monitored by our Product Management team. Enhancement requests are reviewed during the planning phase of each new product release and a list of the enhancements chosen for implementation can be found in the Release Notes documents that accompany each release. Once an Idea is submitted the Progress Software Community will have the opportunity to comment on and vote for the Idea.

For detailed information on how to submit an Idea, please refer to Knowledge Base article "How to submit an idea for a Progress product enhancement".

 
Workaround
From the Data Connectivity Solutions that Progress provides, users may leverage Hybrid Data Pipeline (HDP) or OpenAccess SDK products to achieve ODBC/JDBC connectivity to Snowflake using the native Snowflake driver underneath as per the below links

Connect Microsoft Power BI to Snowflake via OData
https://www.progress.com/tutorials/odata/connect-microsoft-power-bi-to-snowflake-via-odata

ODBC-JDBC Bridge: Quick and Easy ODBC Wrapper for a JDBC Data Source
https://www.progress.com/tutorials/jdbc/odbc-jdbc-bridge-quick-and-easy-odbc-wrapper-for-a-jdbc-data-source
Notes
References to other documentation:

Snowflake Drivers | Progress DataDirect
https://www.progress.com/connectors/snowflake

ODBC Release History - Snowflake
https://www.progress.com/odbc/release-history/snowflake-odbc

Easy Access to Any Cloud Data Behind Firewall | Progress DataDirect
https://www.progress.com/cloud-and-hybrid-data-integration

SQL Client Connectivity SDK OpenAccess | Progress DataDirect
https://www.progress.com/connectors/custom-connector-sdk
Last Modified Date11/20/2020 6:58 AM
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