Can you tell me what is the difference between Microsoft ODBC driver 17.x and 18.x in technical terms
Newer ODBC provider supports newer features of SQL Server.
Which one is better to pick for SQL Server 2019.
It's always the best to use the latest ODBC provider version, currently it's 18.0.1.1
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/download-odbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver16
I also have one question 17.x and 18.x both are independent series or not.
Sorry, what?