ODBC driver

Download new driver binaries and sources from Firebird ODBC Github (and don't forget to give a star to the project)!

This version is a rework of v2 to implement modern Firebird Object-Oriented API inside an ODBC driver. In addition it contains a fixpack for many known issues, see ChangeLog_v3.0 for details.

Please note that v3.0 driver is intended to work only with Firebird clients from version 3.0 and later (i.e., 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 at the moment). If you have fbclient.dll from 2.5 or some older version, it is incompatible.

The Windows build is adapted to the modern versions of Visual Studio, the project is located in Builds/MsVc2022.win folder and can be opened/compiled with Visual Studio 2022 or later.

The Windows build key features are:

  • Dll name was changed to FirebirdODBC.dll;
  • Driver name was changed to "Firebird ODBC Driver";
  • The new driver will be installed in a separate folder ({Program Files}\Firebird\Firebird_ODBC_3 actually) and can be safely uninstalled if necessary.
  • If you want to create a DSN using the new driver edition, you should select "Firebird ODBC Driver". Your DSNs associated with the current driver version ("Firebird/Interbase(r) driver") will continue to work and will not be affected by installing a new driver.

You can see more details here: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird-odbc-driver/wiki

The Linux build is located in Builds/Gcc.lin folder, see Builds/Gcc.lin/readme.linux for details.

Please report all issues to https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird-odbc-driver/issues

 

Old version (2.5) - for Firebird 2.5 and older

 

Release Date File Name Size Description
Version 2.0.5 Release
May 18, 2017 changes-v20.log 48 KB What's New, Log file, Text
May 18, 2017 OdbcJdbc-src-2.0.5.156.tar.gz 1.4 MB Source code
May 18, 2017 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.5.156_Win32.exe 1.0 MB Windows 32-bit Full Install
May 18, 2017 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.5.156_x64.exe 1.6 MB Windows 64-bit Full Install
May 18, 2017 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.5.156_Win32.zip 1.3 MB Win 32-bit DLL
May 18, 2017 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.5.156_x64.zip 1.7 MB Win 64-bit DLL
May 18, 2017 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.5.156.i686.gz 309 KB Linux x86 Library
May 18, 2017 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.5.156.amd64.gz 348 KB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0.4 Release
March 9, 2016 changes-v20.log 46 KB What's New, Log file, Text
March 9, 2016 OdbcJdbc-src-2.0.4.155.tar.gz 1.4 MB Source code
March 9, 2016 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.4.155_Win32.exe 1.0 MB Windows 32-bit Full Install
March 9, 2016 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.4.155_x64.exe 1.6 MB Windows 64-bit Full Install
March 9, 2016 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.4.155_Win32.zip 1.3 MB Win 32-bit DLL
March 9, 2016 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.4.155_x64.zip 1.7 MB Win 64-bit DLL
March 9, 2016 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.4.155.i686.gz 309 KB Linux x86 Library
March 9, 2016 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.4.155.amd64.gz 347 KB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0.3 Release
November 26, 2014 changes-v20.log 45 KB What's New, Log file, Text
November 26, 2014 OdbcJdbc-src-2.0.3.154.tar.gz 1.1 MB Source code
November 26, 2014 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.3.154_Win32.exe 1.0 MB Windows 32-bit Full Install
November 26, 2014 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.3.154_x64.exe 1.6 MB Windows 64-bit Full Install
November 26, 2014 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.3.154_Win32.zip 1.3 MB Win 32-bit DLL
November 26, 2014 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.3.154_x64.zip 1.7 MB Win 64-bit DLL
November 26, 2014 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.3.154.i686.gz 1.0 MB Linux x86 Library
November 26, 2014 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.3.154.amd64.gz 1.4 MB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0.2 Release
July 08, 2013 changes-v20.log 44.3 KB What's New, Log file, Text
July 08, 2013 OdbcFb-Source-2.0.2.153.gz 1.5 MB Source code
July 08, 2013 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.2.153_Win32.exe 10.0 MB Windows 32-bit Full Install
July 08, 2013 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.2.153_x64.exe 1.6 MB Windows 64-bit Full Install
July 08, 2013 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.2.153_Win32.zip 1.3 MB Win 32-bit DLL
July 08, 2013 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.2.153_x64.zip 1.7 MB Win 64-bit DLL
July 08, 2013 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.2.153.i686.gz 306.4 KB Linux x86 Library
July 08, 2013 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.2.153.amd64.gz 344.0 KB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0.1 Release
March 19, 2012 changes-v20.log 42.2 KB What's New, Log file, Text
March 19, 2012 OdbcFb-Source-2.0.1.152.tar.gz 4.5 MB Source code
March 19, 2012 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.1.152_Win32.exe 989.7 KB Windows 32-bit Full Install
March 19, 2012 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.1.152_x64.exe 1.5 MB Windows 64-bit Full Install
March 19, 2012 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.1.152_Win32.zip 1.3 MB Win 32-bit DLL
March 19, 2012 OdbcFb_DLL_2.0.1.152_x64.zip 1.7 MB Win 64-bit DLL
March 19, 2012 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.1.152.i686.gz 306.9 KB Linux x86 Library
March 19, 2012 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.1.152.amd64.tar.gz 344.3 KB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0 Release
from Alexander Potapchenko
April 04, 2011 changes-v20.log 38 KB What's New, Log file, Text
April 04, 2011 OdbcFb-Source-2.0.0151.tar.gz 1.4 MB Source code
April 04, 2011 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.151_Win32.exe 966 KB Windows 32-bit Full Install
April 04, 2011 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.151_x64.exe 1.5 MB Windows 64-bit Full Install
April 04, 2011 OdbcFb_DLL_2-0-0151_Win32.zip 1.3 MB Win 32-bit DLL
April 04, 2011 OdbcFb_DLL_2-0-0151_x64.zip 1.7 MB Win 64-bit DLL
April 04, 2011 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.0151.i686.gz 307 KB Linux x86 Library
April 04, 2011 OdbcFb-LIB-2.0.0151.amd64.tar.gz 344 KB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2)
from Alexander Potapchenko
November 16, 2010 changes-v20.log 38 KB What's New, Log file, Text
November 16, 2010 OdbcFb-Source-RC2-2.0.0150.tar.gz 2 MB Source code
November 16, 2010 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.150_Win32.exe 966 KB Windows 32-bit Full Install
November 16, 2010 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.150_x64.exe 2 MB Windows 64-bit Full Install
November 16, 2010 OdbcFb_DLL_RC2_2-0-0150_Win32.zip 2 MB Win 32-bit DLL
November 16, 2010 OdbcFb_DLL_RC2_2-0-0150_x64.zip 2 MB Win 64-bit DLL
November 16, 2010 OdbcFb-LIB-RC2-2.0.0150.i686.tar.gz 299 KB Linux x86 Library
November 16, 2010 OdbcFb-LIB-RC2-2.0.0150.amd64.tar.gz 335 KB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1)
First V.2 release candidate from Alexander Potapchenko
November 19, 2008 changes-v20.log 36 KB What's New, Log file, Text
November 19, 2008 OdbcFb-Source-RC1-2.0.0148.tar.gz 2 MB Source code
November 19, 2008 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.148_win32.exe 545 KB Windows 32-bit Full Install
November 19, 2008 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0.148_x64.exe 783 KB Windows 64-bit Full Install
November 19, 2008 OdbcFb_DLL_RC1_2-0-0148_Win32.zip 297 KB Win 32-bit DLL
November 19, 2008 OdbcFb_DLL_RC1_2-0-0148_x64.zip 351 KB Win 64-bit DLL
November 19, 2008 OdbcFb-LIB-RC1-2.0.0148.i686.tar.gz 248 KB Linux x86 Library
November 19, 2008 OdbcFb-LIB-RC1-2.0.0148.amd64.tar.gz 284 KB Linux  AMD64 Library
Version 2.0 Beta
Please regard this set as superseded. It will be removed when the Release Candidate cycle is completed.
September 5, 2007 v2-0-beta.log 28 KB What's New, Log file, Text
September 5, 2007 Firebird_ODBC_2.0.0-Win32.exe 501 KB Windows 32-bit Full Install
September 5, 2007 OdbcFb32_DLL_Beta_2-0-0144.zip 248 KB Windows 32-bit DLLs
September 5, 2007 OdbcFb32_Source_Beta_2-0-0144.zip 1060 KB Windows 32-bit Source code
September 5, 2007 OdbcFb32-beta-2.0.0144.tar.gz 433 KB Linux x86 Shared Libraries
September 5, 2007 OdbcFb32-beta-2.0.0144-src.tar.gz 811 KB Linux x86 Source code
Version 1.x Beta, Most Recent
June 6, 2006 OdbcJdbc_DLL_Beta_1-3.zip 217 KB Windows 32-bit DLLs
June 6, 2006 OdbcJdbc_Source_Beta_1-3.zip 255 KB Windows 32-bit Source code
June 6, 2006 OdbcJdbc-beta-1.3.0096.tar.gz 969 KB Linux x86 Shared libraries
June 6, 2006 OdbcJdbc-beta-1.3.0096-src.tar.gz 736 KB Linux x86 Source code
Version 1.2
September 5, 2004 OdbcJdbc_dll-1-2-1.zip 197 KB Windows 32-bit DLLs
September 5, 2004 OdbcJdbc_Source-1-2-1.zip 255 KB Windows 32-bit Source code
September 5, 2004 v1-2-1-beta.log 21 KB Change log, Text
August 26, 2004 Firebird_ODBC_1.2.0.69-Win32.exe 596 KB Windows 32-bit full install
August 26, 2004 v1-2-1-beta.log 243 KB Linux x86 Full install
August 26, 2004 OdbcJdbc_1.2.0.69.src.tar.gz 347 KB Linux x86 Source code
Supporting Documentation
November 25, 2017 Firebird ODBC/JDBC Driver Manual
(in Documentation Library)
  On-line, PDF (824 Kb) and CHM (in zipfile, 845 Kb) (English)
December 23, 2004 OdbcJdbcHtmlHelp.zip 22 KB Windows HTML Help Files (English)
December 23, 2004 OdbcJdbcHtmlHelpEs.zip 15 KB Windows HTML Help Files (Spanish)
December 23, 2004 OdbcJdbcHtmlHelpPt.zip 16 KB Windows HTML Help Files (Portuguese)
December 23, 2004 OdbcJdbcHtmlHelpRu.zip 168 KB Windows HTML Help Files (Russian)
December 23, 2004 OdbcJdbcHtmlHelpUk.zip 170 KB Windows HTML Help Files (Ukrainian)
February 22, 2003 OdbcJdbc_Examples.zip 27 KB Use SQLPutData and SQLGetData, SQLBindCol, SQLBindParam (for blob TEXT and blob BLR), insert procedure, select data from procedure (suspend), select data from execute procedure (1 row). Using multiple threads over a single connection. Two phase commit.
December 17, 2003 OdbcJdbc_ExamplesAdo.zip 7 KB This sample demonstrates the use of ADO from VBScript and HTML, and shows how VBScript and HTML on the client can be used to build a two tier web application for an Intranet.
October 17, 2007 Installing Firebird ODBC driver on Ubuntu Linux from Source   Detailed how-to by Marius Popa


Developers

If you are considering helping with development, you can check out the latest sources from the Firebird project on GitHub, project firebird-odbc-driver. You don't have to be a Firebird project member to download the code with anonymous access.

  • The firebird-odbc-driver project is viewable in a web browser here.
  • To download the source you need to have a git client. Use the following command:
git clone [email protected]:FirebirdSQL/firebird-odbc-driver.git

or

git clone https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird-odbc-driver.git
  • You can also fork the project on GitHub
  • There is an MSVC workspace for building the driver for Win32. Make OdbcJdbcSetup the active project and do a build all. There are also make files for other platforms (e.g. Linux and FreeBSD).

Support and Development list

Subscribe to the firebird-odbc-devel list server dedicated to the discussion of driver development and usage issues.

Open Source Licensing

The driver source is available under the Initial Developers Public Licence (IDPL), a variant of the InterBase Public Licence (IPL) that is a variant of the Mozilla Public License 1.1. To read the licences, click here.