CData Python Connector for Microsoft Excel Online

Build 25.0.9454

Changelog

General Changes

DateBuild
Number
Change
Type
Description
11/10/20259445Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added a new connection property, IncludePreRangeColumns. When this property is set to True (the default), the driver includes columns that appear before the range returned by the API.
11/07/20259442Microsoft Excel OnlineChanged
  • Improved the connector's ability to detect and push the column data types for dates when the TypeDetectionScheme connection property is set to ColumnFormat and the ValueRenderOption connection property is set to UnformattedValue.
10/29/20259433Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added a new connection property, PrimaryKeyIdentifier, which enables the user to specify a name for the auto-generated primary key other than Id (the default).

Added
  • Added a new connection property, IncludePrimaryKey. When this property is set to True, the driver includes an auto-generated primary key column in the table definition.
10/06/20259410GeneralAdded
  • Support for parsing datetime formats using ".S" and ",S" for milliseconds and nanoseconds.
09/19/20259393Microsoft Excel OnlineChanged
  • Improved the driver's behavior in situations where the user needs to insert rows into an empty sheet when Header=false. Previously, the driver listed four columns: Id, A, B, and C. Now it only lists one column, Id.
09/12/20259386GeneralAdded
  • Added the IsInsertable, IsUpdateable, and IsDeleteable columns to the sys_tables table.
09/10/20259384GeneralChanged
  • All columns in statically defined Views are now reported as read-only.
09/03/20259377GeneralChanged
  • Corrected the behavior when IN criteria with NULL values are used in the projection part. It now returns NULL instead of 0. For example, "NULL IN (1,2)" returns "NULL".
09/01/20259375GeneralAdded
  • Added support for using the CAST function with infinity values. This function can cast "inf" and "-inf" to DOUBLE, FLOAT, or REAL.
08/21/20259364GeneralChanged
  • Report behavior change:
    • Fixed inconsistent string value comparisons in non-table queries.
    • For example, "SELECT 'A' = 'a'" previously returned false, but it now returns true.
08/20/20259363Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added the NullValueMode and ShowEmptyRows connection properties.
08/13/20259356GeneralChanged
  • Changed the maximum number of pages held in memory from 15 to 5 for the page providers to decrease heap usage.
07/31/20259343Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added the IncludeFileExtensions and SeparatorCharacter connection properties.
07/28/20259340Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added the AddWorkbook stored procedure.
    • Note: To execute this stored procedure successfully, either use its fully qualified name or ensure that the Drive connection property is specified.
07/18/20259330Microsoft Excel OnlineRemoved
  • Removed the OAuthGrantType property. The grant type is now set implicitly through the 'AuthScheme' property. For example, you can use the 'OAuthPassword' AuthScheme instead of AuthScheme=OAuth with OAuthGrantType=Password.
07/07/20259319PythonRemoved
  • Removed the 32-bit version of Windows Python.
07/02/20259314PythonRemoved
  • Removed support for Python 3.9.
06/25/20259307GeneralRemoved
  • Removed the "ADLS Gen 1" value from the ConnectionType property.
06/25/20259307PythonAdded
  • Added support for Python 3.13 in Windows, Linux, and Mac editions.

Removed
  • Removed support for Python 3.8 as it is no longer supported.
06/20/20259302GeneralAdded
  • Created the following functions:
    • TEXT_ENCODE: encodes a string into a different charset (UTF8 → UTF7 and returns a binary array as the result).
    • TEXT_DECODE: takes a binary array and decodes it back into a string when provided the charset.
    • BASE64_ENCODE: takes a binary array and encodes it as a base64 string (varchar).
    • BASE64_DECODE: takes a base 64-encoded string and decodes it into a binary array.
06/18/20259300GeneralChanged
  • The internal code for exception handling has been refactored. Exception messages returned during certain error conditions may now have different wording or formatting.
05/27/20259278GeneralRemoved
  • Removed the "Proprietary" enum option from ProxyAuthscheme.
05/12/20259263PythonChanged
  • Updated embedded JRE to jre-17.0.15+6 (Linux x64 / MacOS x64) and jre-17.0.15+6 (MacOS aarch64).
04/03/20259224Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added the FolderId connection property. This property restricts the connection to a single folder.
  • Added the Folders view to the data model.
02/15/20259177GeneralAdded
  • Added support for converting unsigned integer types to the nearest signed data type that has enough precision to hold the unsigned value.This is done for JDBC only because it does not have support for unsigned data types.
11/27/20249097GeneralAdded
  • Added ThreadId to LogModule output. Logfile lines now include the Thread ID associated with the action being performed.
10/25/20249064Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • The UseSearchAPI connection property allows the driver to set the endpoint for finding workbook files. By default, it is true, using the /search(q='.xls') endpoint for faster searches in large directories by listing relevant files. Setting it to false switches to the /children endpoint, retrieving all items, and enabling client-side filtering. This approach is helpful if the /search endpoint experiences issues in specific environments.
08/28/20249006Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added the OAuthRefreshToken output column to the RefreshOAuthAccessToken stored procedure.
06/05/20248922PythonAdded
  • Added support for Python 3.12.
05/09/20248895GeneralChanged
  • The ROUND function previously did not accept negative precision values. That feature has now been restored.
03/15/20248840GeneralAdded
  • Created a new SQL function called STRING_COMPARE that provides java's String.compare() ability to SQL queries. Returns a number representative of the compared value of two strings
11/29/20238733GeneralChanged
  • The ROUND function doesn't accept the negative precision values anymore.

Changed
  • The returning types of the FDMonth, FDQuarter, FDWeek, LDMonth, LDQuarter, LDWeek functions are changed from Timestamp to Date.
  • The return type of the ABS function will be consistent with the parameter value type.
11/28/20238732GeneralAdded
  • Added the HMACSHA256 formatter to allow for secrets to be decoded if it is in base64 format
08/29/20238641PythonAdded
  • Added support for SQLAlchemy 2.0.
07/27/20238608Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added Drives.ListId as a column.

Changed
  • Drives.SiteId is now retrieved from the API instead of only being mirrored to output when present in the input parameters.
  • Specifying SharepointURL will allow connecting and retrieving data with only "Sites.Selected" as an application's permission (AzureServicePrincipal or AzureServicePrincipalCert authentication).
07/21/20238602Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added AzureServicePrincipalCert as a separate AuthScheme to be used for Azure Service Principal authentication with a Certificate.
06/20/20238571GeneralAdded
  • Added the new sys_lastresultinfo system table.
05/19/20238539PythonAdded
  • Added support for Python 3.11 on Windows, Linux and Mac.
05/16/20238536PythonRemoved
  • Removed support for Python 3.7 on Windows and Linux
04/25/20238515GeneralRemoved
  • Removed support for the SELECT INTO CSV statement. The core code doesn't support it anymore.
12/14/20228383GeneralChanged
  • Added the Default column to the sys_procedureparameters table.
11/15/20228354PythonChanged
  • Updated embedded JRE to jre8u345-b01(Linux x64 / MacOS x64) and jre-17.0.5+8(MacOS aarch64).
09/30/20228308GeneralChanged
  • Added the IsPath column to the sys_procedureparameters table.
07/22/20228238Microsoft Excel OnlineChanged
  • Changed to automatically expose drives as schemas. The drives exposed depend on driver connection properties. A schema is generated for each drive, leading to potentially multiple schemas. Tables from a drive are exposed under the drive's corresponding schema, and are identified and exposed in the same fashion as before.
  • SharePointURL connection property can now be set to the browser URL of a SharePoint site to easily expose multiple drives and tables. Each drive under the site will be exposed as a schema. Certain other connection properties take precedence over SharePointURL for the purpose of exposing drives. Please refer to full documentation.
  • DefineTables connection property now supports catalog and schema in its specifications in addition to table names and cell ranges. Please refer to the documentation for the connection property for further information.
  • For best performance, table names in queries should be fully qualified with the table's catalog and schema.
  • BrowsableSchemas and Tables connection properties can be used to filter the schemas and tables exposed by the driver, respectively. This filtering is done client-side.
  • The default catalog is still "CData".
05/24/20228179Microsoft Excel OnlineChanged
  • Changed provider name to Microsoft Excel Online.
05/18/20228173PythonAdded
  • Added support for Python 3.10 on Windows, Linux, and Mac
  • Added support for Python 3.9 on Mac
  • Added support for Mac M1

Removed
  • Removed support for Python 3.6 on Windows and Linux
04/21/20228146Microsoft Excel OnlineChanged
  • Changed the data type of the sheet ID column from varchar to int32.
10/27/20217970Microsoft Excel OnlineChanged
  • Changed the implemented endpoint for the SharepointSites view from the '/sites?search={query}' Microsoft Graph endpoint to the '/search/query?querytext={query}' SharePoint REST API endpoint. Also, added the SharepointURL connection property, which can be used to set the base URL of the SharePoint server. This is required to request the access scope for the SharePoint REST API.
  • To query the SharepointSites view using the 'AzureAD' AuthScheme with the 'CLIENT' OAuthGrantType, or using the 'AzureServicePrincipal' AuthScheme, you must specify the OAuthJWTCert instead of the OAuthClientSecret connection property.
09/30/20217943Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added the hidden connection property ShowExternalSharedDocuments, which makes it possible for the driver to SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE files shared from tenants other than the tenant of the current user. This property defaults to false. ShowExternalSharedDocuments=true works only if you set ShowSharedDocuments to true.
09/02/20217915GeneralAdded
  • Added support for the STRING_SPLIT table-valued function in the CROSS APPLY clause.
08/07/20217889GeneralChanged
  • Added the KeySeq column to the sys_foreignkeys table.
08/06/20217888GeneralChanged
  • Added the new sys_primarykeys system table.
07/23/20217874GeneralChanged
  • Updated the Literal Function Names for relative date/datetime functions. Previously, relative date/datetime functions resolved to a different value when used in the projection as opposed to the predicate. For example: SELECT LAST_MONTH() AS lm, Col FROM Table WHERE Col > LAST_MONTH(). Formerly, the two LAST_MONTH() methods would resolve to different datetimes. Now, they will match.
  • As a replacement for the previous behavior, the relative date/datetime functions in the criteria may have an 'L' appended to them. For example: WHERE col > L_LAST_MONTH(). This will continue to resolve to the same values that were previously calculated in the criteria. Note that the "L_" prefix will only work in the predicate - it not available for the projection.
07/06/20217857Microsoft Excel OnlineChanged
  • Changed the default Type Detection Scheme from ColumnFormat to RowScan.
06/05/20217826Microsoft Excel OnlineAdded
  • Added support for the AzureServicePrinciple authentication scheme.
  • Added support to authenticate submitting JWT certs instead of the OAuthClientSecret for the AzureServicePrinciple and AzureAD authentication schemes.
06/04/20217825Microsoft Excel OnlineAdd
  • Added support for workbooks with .xlsm extension.
04/25/20217785GeneralAdded
  • Added support for handling client side formulas during insert / update. For example: UPDATE Table SET Col1 = CONCAT(Col1, " - ", Col2) WHERE Col2 LIKE 'A%'
04/23/20217783GeneralChanged
  • Updated how display sizes are determined for varchar primary key and foreign key columns so they will match the reported length of the column.
04/16/20217776GeneralAdded
  • Non-conditional updates between two columns is now available to all drivers. For example: UPDATE Table SET Col1=Col2
04/16/20217776GeneralChanged
  • Reduced the length to 255 for varchar primary key and foreign key columns.

Changed
  • Updated index naming convention to avoid duplicates.
04/16/20217776GeneralChanged
  • Updated implicit and metadata caching to improve performance and support for multiple connections. Old metadata caches are not compatible - you need to generate new metadata caches if you are currently using CacheMetadata.

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