Numeric data reading methods now support type conversion from string data. Executing a function in Oracle 8i resulted in ORA-01426. Support for database connection cache added. BIT datatype support added. SQL Dialect is now customizable.
Documentation is improved.
A great number of examples added. Error when compiling with Borland compilers using data alignment other than 8 bytes fixed. Oracle 7.3.3 client - loading error fixed. Support for managing transaction isolation levels added Transaction policy on SQLServer changed.