DBD-ODBC-1.49_4

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BUG FIXES
- Fixed sql_type_cast.t test which assumed column aliases which stay lowercase.
- Fixed 87_odbc_lob_read.t test which did not bow out of the test properly if the database was not M SQL Server.
DOCUMENTATION
- Revised the query notification example and documentation.
- Added a link to a better Query Notification article.

CHANGE IN BEHAVIOUR
- As warned years ago, this release removes the odbc_old_unicode attribute. If you have a good reason to use it speak up now before the next non-development release.
BUG FIXES
- Fix rt89255: Fails to create test table for tests using PostgreSQL odbc driver. Change test suite to fallback on PRECISION if COLUMN_SIZE is not found.
ENHANCEMENTS
- Added support for MS SQL Server Query Notification. See the new section in the pod.
- Added a currently undocumented (and experimental) odbc_describe_param method on a statement handle which takes a parameter number as the only argument and returns an array of the data type, parameter size, decimal digits and nullable (as per SQLDescribeParam).
DOCUMENTATION
- Added FAQ on truncated column names with freeTDS.
MISCELLANEOUS
- I have removed the "experimental" tag for odbc_getdiaffield and odbc_getdiagrec methods.

BUG FIXES
- Change to data_sources in 1.49_1 could lead to a compile error since data_sources was not returning a value if an error occurred.

BUG FIXES
- If you had a lot of DSNs on Windows (more than 280 but it depends on the length of their names) and called the data_sources method it could crash your script. Code internally changed to stop putting the DSNs returned on the stack.
CHANGE IN BEHAVIOUR
- As warned years ago, the private data_sources method has been removed - use DBI one instead.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Added FAQ entry of maximum number of allowed parameters.