Vertica ado.net driver support in .net core on non-Windows

Hi,

According to the "ADO.NET Prerequisites" doc page, the Vertica driver for ADO.NET requires a supported Windows operating system.

See:
https://my.vertica.com/docs/8.1.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/ConnectingToVertica/ClientDriverMisc/ADO.NETPrerequisites.htm

Thanks!

Hello, Jim.

Thanks for your comment!

I know that this particular driver requires Windows OS.
The question was - is it possible that some day vertica will release driver, that will work under linux in .net core. It works on .net core, but only in windows
Current version refuses to work only because it tries to access windows-only libraries for informational purproses. Without this calls driver will work, as I tested it, but I cannot use it, as it will be violation of the license agreement.

Hi!

is it possible that some day vertica will release driver, that will work under linux in .net core.

I don't think so. It depends not on Vertica but on MS policy/license agreement.

Any update on this question? FYI, Microsoft is moving in the direction of slowly obsoleting .Net Framework (see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-net-5/, first release of .NET 5 will be in Nov 2020).

Any news on that in end of 2021?

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Hi,
Vertica drivers use a 3rd party SDK, and that SDK to date doesn't support ado.net on Linux. In September we opened a feature request with them based on the original forum question. They have indicated tentative plans to add support in the SDK sometime in mid to late 2022 (subject to change). Once they've added it then Vertica can evaluate if and when to work it into our development and release cycles. So it is on the radar but reliant on the other party's delivery schedule and then our own schedules.

Hi! Is there any update on the topic?

As @s_crossman comments, it is still in the plans to do in late 2022 (Subject to change).

Any update?

It looks like the Simba SDK blocker was delivered to us and is in the recent 12.0.3 release. So now work should be able to progress on the Vertica end. No ETA listed but there has been constant activity so it's still on the radar.