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[6732c094] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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[b74eff5a] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-download-http "http://www.unixodbc.org/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;.tar.gz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;.tar.gz">
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[63bb3941] | 9 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-md5sum "9a116aad4059c31d231b626ffdf1869a">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-size "2.7 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-buildsize "101 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-time "3.5 SBU (includes building the GUI tools)">
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[b74eff5a] | 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="unixodbc" xreflabel="unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;">
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| 16 | <?dbhtml filename="unixodbc.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <title>unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-unixODBC">unixODBC</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to unixODBC</title>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <para>The <application>unixODBC</application> package is an Open Source
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[c013399c] | 33 | ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) sub-system and an ODBC SDK for Linux, Mac
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| 34 | OSX, and UNIX. ODBC is an open specification for providing application
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| 35 | developers with a predictable API with which to access data sources. Data
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| 36 | sources include SQL Servers and any data source with an ODBC Driver.
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| 37 | <application>unixODBC</application> contains the following components used
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| 38 | to assist with the manipulation of ODBC data sources: a driver manager, an
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| 39 | installer library and command line tool, command line tools to help install
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| 40 | a driver and work with SQL, drivers and driver setup libraries and a suite
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| 41 | of graphical tools used to administer ODBC, test drivers and browse data
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| 42 | sources.</para>
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[b74eff5a] | 43 |
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| 44 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 45 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&unixodbc-download-http;"/></para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&unixodbc-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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| 53 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &unixodbc-md5sum;</para>
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| 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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| 56 | <para>Download size: &unixodbc-size;</para>
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| 57 | </listitem>
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| 58 | <listitem>
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| 59 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &unixodbc-buildsize;</para>
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| 60 | </listitem>
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| 61 | <listitem>
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| 62 | <para>Estimated build time: &unixodbc-time;</para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | </itemizedlist>
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| 65 |
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| 66 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">unixODBC Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 67 |
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| 68 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[52d50d5] | 69 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="qt"/> (required to build the GUI tools),
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[b74eff5a] | 70 | <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/pth/">GNU Pth</ulink> and
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| 71 | <ulink url="http://www.hughes.com.au/products/msql/">Mini SQL</ulink></para>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <note>
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| 74 | <para>There is a circular dependency with <application>Qt</application>
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| 75 | and <application>unixODBC</application>. If you need to build the
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| 76 | <application>Qt</application> <application>unixODBC</application>
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| 77 | plugin module, you will have to build and install
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| 78 | <application>unixODBC</application> once without the GUI tools to satisfy
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| 79 | the <application>Qt</application> build. Then, after
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| 80 | <application>Qt</application> has been installed, you'll need to build
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| 81 | and install <application>unixODBC</application> again if you wish to
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| 82 | build the GUI tools.</para>
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| 83 | </note>
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| 84 |
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[1039de3] | 85 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 86 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/unixodbc"/></para>
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| 87 |
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[b74eff5a] | 88 | </sect2>
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| 89 |
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| 90 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 91 | <title>Installation of unixODBC</title>
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| 92 |
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| 93 | <para>Install <application>unixODBC</application> by running the following
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| 94 | commands:</para>
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| 95 |
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[63bb3941] | 96 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 97 | --sysconfdir=/etc/unixodbc \
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| 98 | --enable-fdb \
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| 99 | --disable-gui &&
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[b74eff5a] | 100 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 101 |
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| 102 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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| 103 |
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| 104 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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[63bb3941] | 107 |
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[b74eff5a] | 108 | find doc -name "Makefile*" -exec rm {} \; &&
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| 109 | chmod 644 doc/{lst,ProgrammerManual/Tutorial}/* &&
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[63bb3941] | 110 |
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[b74eff5a] | 111 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version; &&
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| 112 | cp -v -R doc/* /usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;</userinput></screen>
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| 113 |
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| 114 | </sect2>
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| 115 |
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| 116 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 117 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 118 |
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[63bb3941] | 119 | <!-- <para><parameter>-enable-ltdllib</parameter>: This parameter causes the
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[b74eff5a] | 120 | build to use the system-installed version of
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[63bb3941] | 121 | <application>Libtool</application>.</para> -->
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[b74eff5a] | 122 |
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| 123 | <para><parameter>--enable-fdb</parameter>: This parameter enables support
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| 124 | for file-based data access.</para>
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| 125 |
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| 126 | <para><parameter>--disable-gui</parameter>: This parameter disables
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| 127 | building the GUI tools. Remove it if you have
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| 128 | <application>Qt</application> installed and wish to build the GUI
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| 129 | tools.</para>
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| 130 |
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| 131 | </sect2>
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| 132 |
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| 133 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 134 | <title>Configuring unixODBC</title>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | <sect3 id="unixodbc-config">
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| 137 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 138 | <para><filename>/etc/unixodbc/*</filename></para>
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| 139 |
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| 140 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc unixodbc-config">
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| 141 | <primary sortas="e-etc-unixodbc-">/etc/unixodbc/*</primary>
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| 142 | </indexterm>
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| 143 | </sect3>
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| 144 |
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| 145 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 146 |
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| 147 | <para>The files in <filename class='directory'>/etc/unixodbc</filename>
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| 148 | are meant to be configured by the system administrator (or the ODBC site
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| 149 | administrator if appropriate privileges are granted to
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| 150 | <filename class='directory'>/etc/unixodbc</filename>). These files
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| 151 | are not meant to be directly edited. The ODBC installer library is
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| 152 | responsible for reading and writing the
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| 153 | <application>unixODBC</application> config files.</para>
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| 154 |
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[bccbdaea] | 155 | <para>Unfortunately, there are no <command>man</command> or
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[b74eff5a] | 156 | <command>info</command> pages for the various programs available in the
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| 157 | <application>unixODBC</application> package. Along with the information
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| 158 | in the <quote>Short Descriptions</quote> below and the documentation
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| 159 | installed in <filename
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| 160 | class='directory'>/usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;</filename>,
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[87ffcb7f] | 161 | there are many <filename>README</filename> files throughout the source
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[b74eff5a] | 162 | tree where the use and functionality of the programs can be found.
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| 163 | Additionally, you can use the parameter <option>-?</option> with the
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| 164 | non-GUI tools for syntax and usage information. Lastly, the
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| 165 | <application>unixODBC</application> web site at <ulink
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| 166 | url="http://www.unixodbc.org/"/> has very good information.</para>
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| 167 |
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| 168 | </sect3>
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| 169 |
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| 170 | </sect2>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 173 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 174 |
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| 175 | <segmentedlist>
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| 176 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 177 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 178 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 179 |
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| 180 | <seglistitem>
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| 181 | <seg>DataManager, DataManagerII, ODBCConfig, dltest, isql, iusql,
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| 182 | odbc_config, odbcinst and odbctest</seg>
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| 183 | <seg>libboundparam.so, libesoobS.so, libgtrtst.so, libmimerS.so,
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| 184 | libnn.so, libodbc.so, libodbccr.so, libodbcdrvcfg1S.so,
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| 185 | libodbcdrvcfg2S.so, libodbcinst.so, libodbcinstQ.so, libodbcminiS.so,
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| 186 | libodbcmyS.so, libodbcnnS.so, libodbcpsql.so, libodbcpsqlS.so,
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| 187 | libodbctxt.so, libodbctxtS.so, liboplodbcS.so, liboraodbcS.so,
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| 188 | libsapdbS.so, libtdsS.so and libtemplate.so</seg>
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| 189 | <seg>/etc/unixodbc and /usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;</seg>
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| 190 | </seglistitem>
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| 191 | </segmentedlist>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <variablelist>
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| 194 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 195 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 196 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <varlistentry id="DataManager">
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| 199 | <term><command>DataManager</command></term>
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| 200 | <listitem>
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| 201 | <para>is a graphical program which can be used to browse/explore ODBC
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| 202 | data sources.</para>
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| 203 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc DataManager">
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| 204 | <primary sortas="b-DataManager">DataManager</primary>
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| 205 | </indexterm>
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| 206 | </listitem>
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| 207 | </varlistentry>
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| 208 |
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| 209 | <varlistentry id="DataManagerII">
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| 210 | <term><command>DataManagerII</command></term>
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| 211 | <listitem>
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| 212 | <para>is an enhanced version of <command>DataManager</command>.</para>
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| 213 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc DataManagerII">
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| 214 | <primary sortas="b-DataManagerII">DataManagerII</primary>
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| 215 | </indexterm>
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| 216 | </listitem>
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| 217 | </varlistentry>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | <varlistentry id="ODBCConfig">
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| 220 | <term><command>ODBCConfig</command></term>
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| 221 | <listitem>
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| 222 | <para>is a graphical program used to make configuration of ODBC data
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| 223 | sources extremely easy.</para>
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| 224 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc ODBCConfig">
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| 225 | <primary sortas="b-ODBCConfig">ODBCConfig</primary>
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| 226 | </indexterm>
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| 227 | </listitem>
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| 228 | </varlistentry>
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| 229 |
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| 230 | <varlistentry id="dltest">
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| 231 | <term><command>dltest</command></term>
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| 232 | <listitem>
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| 233 | <para>is a utility used to check a share library to see if it can be
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| 234 | loaded and if a given symbol exists in it.</para>
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| 235 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc dltest">
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| 236 | <primary sortas="b-dltest">dltest</primary>
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| 237 | </indexterm>
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| 238 | </listitem>
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| 239 | </varlistentry>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | <varlistentry id="isql">
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| 242 | <term><command>isql</command></term>
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| 243 | <listitem>
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| 244 | <para>is a utility which can be used to submit SQL to a data source
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| 245 | and to format/output results. It can be used in batch or interactive
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| 246 | mode.</para>
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| 247 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc isql">
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| 248 | <primary sortas="b-isql">isql</primary>
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| 249 | </indexterm>
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| 250 | </listitem>
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| 251 | </varlistentry>
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| 252 |
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| 253 | <varlistentry id="iusql">
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| 254 | <term><command>iusql</command></term>
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| 255 | <listitem>
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[45de7f7] | 256 | <para>provides the same functionality as the <command>isql</command>
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[b74eff5a] | 257 | program.</para>
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| 258 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc iusql">
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| 259 | <primary sortas="b-iusql">iusql</primary>
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| 260 | </indexterm>
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| 261 | </listitem>
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| 262 | </varlistentry>
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| 263 |
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| 264 | <varlistentry id="odbc_config">
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| 265 | <term><command>odbc_config</command></term>
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| 266 | <listitem>
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| 267 | <para>is used to find out details about the installation of
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| 268 | the <application>unixODBC</application> package.</para>
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| 269 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc odbc_config">
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| 270 | <primary sortas="b-odbc_config">odbc_config</primary>
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| 271 | </indexterm>
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| 272 | </listitem>
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| 273 | </varlistentry>
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| 274 |
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| 275 | <varlistentry id="odbcinst">
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| 276 | <term><command>odbcinst</command></term>
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| 277 | <listitem>
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| 278 | <para> is a utility created for install script/RPM writers. It is a
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| 279 | command line interface to key functionality in the
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| 280 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libodbcinst</filename> library. It does
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| 281 | not copy any files (i.e., libraries) but it will modify the ODBC
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| 282 | System Information for the user.</para>
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| 283 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc odbcinst">
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| 284 | <primary sortas="b-odbcinst">odbcinst</primary>
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| 285 | </indexterm>
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| 286 | </listitem>
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| 287 | </varlistentry>
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| 288 |
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| 289 | <varlistentry id="odbctest">
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| 290 | <term><command>odbctest</command></term>
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| 291 | <listitem>
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| 292 | <para>is a graphical program used to test the ODBC API.</para>
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| 293 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc odbctest">
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| 294 | <primary sortas="b-odbctest">odbctest</primary>
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| 295 | </indexterm>
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| 296 | </listitem>
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| 297 | </varlistentry>
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| 298 |
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| 299 | </variablelist>
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| 300 |
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| 301 | </sect2>
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| 302 |
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| 303 | </sect1>
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