# No Firedac components to install in RAD Studio 12 Athena; is it planned to be released?

**URL:** <https://community.cdata.com/t/no-firedac-components-to-install-in-rad-studio-12-athena-is-it-planned-to-be-released/738>\
**Category:** CData Drivers\
**Tags:** question, firedac, delphi, athena\
**Created:** [May 31, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/no-firedac-components-to-install-in-rad-studio-12-athena-is-it-planned-to-be-released/738 "2024-05-31T21:59:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![DSistemas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@DSistemas](https://community.cdata.com/u/DSistemas)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/no-firedac-components-to-install-in-rad-studio-12-athena-is-it-planned-to-be-released/738/1 "2024-05-31T22:00:24Z")

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We have our subscription active; and installed Delphi 12/Athena and downloaded the 2023 components.

But in the installer there is no option to install in RAD Studio 12.0 Athena:

 ![4f882a21-d277-4784-b264-38faabb2ced9.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/original/2X/6/6456e23754eb3beba58ac438a3dcf0df0685d309.png)

Will there be an update for this version 12?

Regards

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**Author:** ![Ankit\_Singh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/user_avatar/community.cdata.com/ankit_singh/32/1614_2.png) [@Ankit\_Singh](https://community.cdata.com/u/Ankit_Singh)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/no-firedac-components-to-install-in-rad-studio-12-athena-is-it-planned-to-be-released/738/2 "2024-06-03T04:43:48Z")

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Hi @DSistemas

Unfortunately, the FireDAC connectors have been deprecated as of July 2023 and will be discontinued in June 2024. ODBC is the recommended alternative for Delphi and C++ Builder applications. You can see an example of how to use Athena ODBC in RAD Studio here:&nbsp;[https://www.cdata.com/kb/tech/athena-odbc-rad-data-explorer.rst](https://www.cdata.com/kb/tech/athena-odbc-rad-data-explorer.rst).

Kindly contact your dedicated CData Account Executive for more information on this and more information on CData ODBC Drivers for Amazon Athena:&nbsp;[https://www.cdata.com/drivers/athena/odbc/](https://www.cdata.com/drivers/athena/odbc/).

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**Author:** ![DSistemas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@DSistemas](https://community.cdata.com/u/DSistemas)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/no-firedac-components-to-install-in-rad-studio-12-athena-is-it-planned-to-be-released/738/3 "2024-06-03T16:33:59Z")

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An apology I meant using the CSV/Excel connector from Delphi Athens; I don’t need to connect to Amazon Athena.

Do you have examples of how to make this CSV/Excel connection from Delphi Athens?