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DataDirect XQuery® Relational Database Support Summary

Please Note: This page was last updated on 12/4/2008. For the most up-to-date database support information, please refer to the DataDirect XQuery Support Matrix.

DataDirect XQuery® provides support for accessing the data contained in many popular relational databases, directly as XML using the XQuery language. Supported databases include Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, MySQL, Informix, Sybase and PostgreSQL. A list of supported versions of various RDBMS is posted here, but check back often as we're adding more database support. Comprehensive support for all major relational databases in DataDirect XQuery® simplifies application development that involves integrating relational data and XML by providing a powerful and easy way to go from a relational database to XML, as well as XML to relational database.


IBM DB2 XQuery Support

DataDirect XQuery® offers support for the following versions of IBM DB2:

  • DB2 V9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
  • DB2 V9.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
  • DB2 V9.1 for z/OS
  • DB2 UDB v8.x for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
  • DB2 UDB 8.1 for z/OS
  • DB2 UDB V5R2, V5R3 for iSeries

Informix XQuery Support

DataDirect XQuery® offers support for the following versions of Informix:

  • Informix 11, 10, and 9.4

Microsoft SQL Server XQuery Support

DataDirect XQuery® offers support for the following versions of Microsoft SQL Server:

  • MS SQL Server 2005
  • MS SQL Server 2000
  • MS SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000)
  • MS SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit)

MySQL XQuery Support

DataDirect XQuery® offers support for the following versions of MySQL:

  • MySQL Enterprise 5.0.x

Oracle XQuery Support

DataDirect XQuery® offers support for the following versions of Oracle:

  • Oracle 11g
  • Oracle 10g (R1 and R2)
  • Oracle 9i (R1 and R2)

PostgreSQL XQuery Support

DataDirect XQuery® offers support for the following versions of PostgreSQL:

  • PostgreSQL 8.1, 8.2.
  • (Requires the PostgreSQL JDBC driver)

Sybase ASE XQuery Support

DataDirect XQuery® offers support for the following versions of Sybase ASE:

  • Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.x and 15.0


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Database Connection Pooling

DataDirect XQuery provides connection pooling at the JDBC level by integrating with your application server's JDBC pool manager, allowing you to leverage any connection pooling you may be using with other JDBC applications.

See JDBC Connection Pooling Servlet for an example of implementing a JDBC connection pool in DataDirect XQuery.