Deprecated by Microsoft and entirely removed from SQL Server 2022 and SSMS 19 . It fails to support modern cloud authentication models. Generation 3: MSOLEDBSQL (The Current Standard) Status: Active development.
To use the driver, you must install the redistributable .msi package available from Microsoft Learn . Download Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
If you encounter issues with the SQL Server OLE DB Driver, check the following:
Provider=MSOLEDBSQL19;Server=myServerName\instanceName;Database=myDatabaseName;Trusted_Connection=yes;
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