Recommended Database Client Software

Use the following database client software with the database components included with TestStand.

Name Description
Microsoft Access[1]1 Compatible with 64-bit TestStand. Use Microsoft Office 12.0 Access Database Engine OLE DB Provider. You can download this provider from the Microsoft website at www.microsoft.com.
Note You cannot install Microsoft Office 12.0 Access Database Engine OLE DB Provider with 32-bit Microsoft Office.
Microsoft SQL Server Use SQL Server Native Client 10.0 or later, or the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server provider.
Oracle Use the latest Oracle Provider for OLE DB and Oracle Client software. NI recommends Oracle Client 12c Release 1, version 12.1.0.1.0 or later. You can download the Oracle Provider from the Oracle website at www.oracle.com.
Note NI does not recommend using the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle. This provider does not support all the OLE DB features TestStand requires.
Note To read 64-bit integer values stored in NUMBER columns, Oracle recommends using Oracle Provider 11.1.0.6.0 or later.
MySQL Use MySQL Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Driver 5.1 or later.
Sybase SQL Anywhere Use Adaptive Server Anywhere ODBC Driver 10.0 or later.

1 Compatible with 64-bit TestStand.