Redshift ODBC Driver

The Amazon ODBC Driver for Redshift database connectivity through the standard ODBC application program interfaces (APIs). The Driver provides access to Redshift from any C/C++ application.

The driver has many Redshift specific features such as,

• IAM authentication
• IDP authentication
• Redshift specific datatypes support
• External schema support as part of SQLTables() and SQLColumns() ODBC API

Amazon Redshift provides 64-bit ODBC drivers for Linux, and Windows operating systems.

Build Driver

Prerequisites

• https://git-lfs.com/ (for correctly cloning this repository)
• Visual Stuido 2022 Community Edition (For Windows)
• gcc (For Linux)
• cmake >= 3.20 (For Linux)
• Dependencies: To see a list of Linux dependencies, please look into src/odbc/rsodbc/CMakeLists.txt (windows: Dependencies are already included).

Build Artifacts

On Windows system run:

build64.bat n.n.n n 
e.g. build64.bat 2.0.1 0

It builds rsodbc.dll file under src\odbc\rsodbc\x64\Release directory.

export DEPENDENCY_DIR= Ensure proper dependencies are provided on Unix systems by configuring the dependency variable: Set the DEPENDENCY_DIR variable in the exports_basic.sh`` file. For further details, consult the BUILD.CMAKE.md` file. Then run:

build64.sh n.n.n n
e.g. build64.sh 2.0.1 0

It builds librsodbc64.so file under src/odbc/rsodbc/Release directory.

Installation and Configuration of Driver

Driver Name: Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver (x64)

Default Installation Directory:

• C:\Program Files\Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver x64\ (For Windows)
• /opt/amazon/redshiftodbcx64/ (For Linux)

See Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver Installation and Configuration Guide for more information.

Here are download links for the latest release:

• https://s3.amazonaws.com/redshift-downloads/drivers/odbc/2.1.5.0/AmazonRedshiftODBC64-2.1.5.0.msi (For Windows)
• https://s3.amazonaws.com/redshift-downloads/drivers/odbc/2.1.5.0/AmazonRedshiftODBC-64-bit-2.1.5.0.x86_64.rpm (For Linux)

Report Bugs

See CONTRIBUTING for more information.

Contributing Code Development

See CONTRIBUTING for more information.

Changelog Generation

An entry in the changelog is generated upon release using gitchangelog <https://github.com/vaab/gitchangelog>. Please use the configuration file, .gitchangelog.rc when generating the changelog.

Security

See CONTRIBUTING for more information.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.