MicroStation V8i Supported Database List

List of supported Database connections for MicroStation's native RDBMS interface.
Vertical applications may provide connectivity outside the scope of the delivered MicroStation functionality.
Please direct such inquiries to the specific product.

For Released Versions:
08.11.05.17
08.11.07.171
08.11.07.443
08.11.09.459
08.11.09.536
08.11.09.608

• ODBC:
     Access 97
     Access 2000
     Access 2002-2003
     Access 2007
     SQL Server 2000
     SQL Server 2005 ***
     SQL Server 2008 ***
     Oracle 9i *
     Oracle 10g *
     Oracle 11g *
• OLEDB:
     Access 97
     Access 2000
     Access 2002-2003
     Access 2007
     SQL Server 2000
     SQL Server 2005 ***
     SQL Server 2008 ***
     Oracle 9i *
     Oracle 10g *
     Oracle 11g *
• Oracle (Direct connection via Oracle Required Support Files):
     Oracle 9i  **
     Oracle 10g  **
     Oracle 11g **

 * Utilizing Oracle delivered version specific drivers.
The client version should match the database server version. 

**  Restrictions evident in some previous versions of MicroStation, requiring matching client and server versions, have been removed from V8i releases. For Oracle supported disparate client/server combintations please see the My Oracle Support (formerly: Metalink) note: Client / Server / Interoperability Support Matrix For Different Oracle
Versions [207303.1]

 *** For full functionality of the MicroStation non-graphical database interface,  MicroSoft SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, require the database Login be granted the server-wide security privilege (role) “sysadmin”.

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