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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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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 "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;.tar.gz">
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9 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-md5sum "5e4528851eda5d3d4aed249b669bd05b">
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10 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-size "1.8 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-buildsize "33 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY unixodbc-time "0.4 SBU">
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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>
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33 | The <application>unixODBC</application> package is an Open Source
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34 | ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) sub-system and an ODBC SDK for Linux, Mac
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35 | OSX, and UNIX. ODBC is an open specification for providing application
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36 | developers with a predictable API with which to access data sources. Data
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37 | sources include optional SQL Servers and any data source with an ODBC Driver.
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38 | <application>unixODBC</application> contains the following components used
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39 | to assist with the manipulation of ODBC data sources: a driver manager, an
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40 | installer library and command line tool, command line tools to help install
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41 | a driver and work with SQL, drivers and driver setup libraries.
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42 | </para>
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43 |
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44 | &lfs77_checked;
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45 |
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46 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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47 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>
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50 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&unixodbc-download-http;"/>
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51 | </para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>
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55 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&unixodbc-download-ftp;"/>
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56 | </para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>
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60 | Download MD5 sum: &unixodbc-md5sum;
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61 | </para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | <listitem>
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64 | <para>
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65 | Download size: &unixodbc-size;
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66 | </para>
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67 | </listitem>
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68 | <listitem>
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69 | <para>
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70 | Estimated disk space required: &unixodbc-buildsize;
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71 | </para>
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72 | </listitem>
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73 | <listitem>
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74 | <para>
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75 | Estimated build time: &unixodbc-time;
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76 | </para>
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77 | </listitem>
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78 | </itemizedlist>
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79 |
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80 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">unixODBC Dependencies</bridgehead>
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81 |
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82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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83 | <para role="optional">
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84 | <ulink url="http://www.hughes.com.au/products/msql/">Mini SQL</ulink> and
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85 | <xref linkend="pth"/>
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86 | </para>
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87 |
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88 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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89 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/unixodbc"/></para>
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90 |
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91 | </sect2>
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92 |
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93 | <sect2 role="installation">
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94 | <title>Installation of unixODBC</title>
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95 |
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96 | <para>
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97 | Install <application>unixODBC</application> by running the following
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98 | commands:
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99 | </para>
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100 |
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101 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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102 | --sysconfdir=/etc/unixODBC &&
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103 | make</userinput></screen>
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104 |
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105 | <para>
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106 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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107 | </para>
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108 |
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109 | <para>
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110 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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111 | </para>
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112 |
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113 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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114 |
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115 | find doc -name "Makefile*" -delete &&
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116 | chmod 644 doc/{lst,ProgrammerManual/Tutorial}/* &&
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117 |
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118 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version; &&
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119 | cp -v -R doc/* /usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;</userinput></screen>
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120 |
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121 | </sect2>
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122 |
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123 | <sect2 role="commands">
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124 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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125 |
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126 | <para>
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127 | <option>--enable-drivers</option>: This parameter enables building
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128 | the drivers that were installed by default in previous versions.
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129 | </para>
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130 |
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131 | <para>
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132 | <option>--enable-drivers-conf</option>: This parameter enables
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133 | building the driver configuration libraries that were installed
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134 | by default in previous versions.
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135 | </para>
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136 |
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137 | </sect2>
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138 |
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139 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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140 | <title>Configuring unixODBC</title>
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141 |
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142 | <sect3 id="unixodbc-config">
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143 | <title>Config Files</title>
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144 | <para><filename>/etc/unixODBC/*</filename></para>
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145 |
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146 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc unixodbc-config">
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147 | <primary sortas="e-etc-unixODBC-">/etc/unixODBC/*</primary>
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148 | </indexterm>
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149 | </sect3>
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150 |
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151 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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152 |
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153 | <para>
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154 | The files in <filename class='directory'>/etc/unixODBC</filename>
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155 | are meant to be configured by the system administrator (or the ODBC site
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156 | administrator if appropriate privileges are granted to
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157 | <filename class='directory'>/etc/unixODBC</filename>). These files
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158 | are not meant to be directly edited. The ODBC installer library is
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159 | responsible for reading and writing the
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160 | <application>unixODBC</application> config files.
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161 | </para>
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162 |
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163 | <para>
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164 | Unfortunately, there are no many <command>man</command> or any
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165 | <command>info</command> pages for the various programs available in the
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166 | <application>unixODBC</application> package. Along with the information
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167 | in the <quote>Short Descriptions</quote> below and the documentation
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168 | installed in <filename
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169 | class='directory'>/usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;</filename>,
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170 | there are many <filename>README</filename> files throughout the source
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171 | tree where the use and functionality of the programs can be found.
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172 | Additionally, you can use the parameter <option>-?</option> for syntax
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173 | and usage information. Lastly, the <application>unixODBC</application>
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174 | web site at <ulink url="http://www.unixodbc.org/"/> has very good
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175 | information.
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176 | </para>
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177 |
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178 | </sect3>
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179 |
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180 | </sect2>
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181 |
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182 | <sect2 role="content">
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183 | <title>Contents</title>
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184 |
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185 | <segmentedlist>
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186 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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187 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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188 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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189 |
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190 | <seglistitem>
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191 | <seg>
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192 | dltest, isql, iusql, odbc_config, odbcinst, and slencheck
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193 | </seg>
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194 | <seg>
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195 | libodbc.so, libodbccr.so, and libodbcinst.so
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196 | </seg>
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197 | <seg>
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198 | /etc/unixODBC and
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199 | /usr/share/doc/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;
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200 | </seg>
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201 | </seglistitem>
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202 | </segmentedlist>
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203 |
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204 | <variablelist>
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205 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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206 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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207 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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208 |
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209 | <varlistentry id="dltest">
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210 | <term><command>dltest</command></term>
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211 | <listitem>
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212 | <para>
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213 | is a utility used to check a share library to see if it can be
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214 | loaded and if a given symbol exists in it.
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215 | </para>
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216 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc dltest">
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217 | <primary sortas="b-dltest">dltest</primary>
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218 | </indexterm>
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219 | </listitem>
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220 | </varlistentry>
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221 |
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222 | <varlistentry id="isql">
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223 | <term><command>isql</command></term>
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224 | <listitem>
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225 | <para>
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226 | is an utility which can be used to submit SQL to a data source and
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227 | to format/output results. It can be used in batch or interactive
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228 | mode.
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229 | </para>
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230 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc isql">
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231 | <primary sortas="b-isql">isql</primary>
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232 | </indexterm>
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233 | </listitem>
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234 | </varlistentry>
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235 |
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236 | <varlistentry id="iusql">
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237 | <term><command>iusql</command></term>
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238 | <listitem>
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239 | <para>
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240 | provides the same functionality as the <command>isql</command>
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241 | program.
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242 | </para>
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243 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc iusql">
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244 | <primary sortas="b-iusql">iusql</primary>
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245 | </indexterm>
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246 | </listitem>
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247 | </varlistentry>
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248 |
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249 | <varlistentry id="odbc_config">
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250 | <term><command>odbc_config</command></term>
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251 | <listitem>
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252 | <para>
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253 | is used to find out details about the installation of
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254 | the <application>unixODBC</application> package.
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255 | </para>
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256 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc odbc_config">
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257 | <primary sortas="b-odbc_config">odbc_config</primary>
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258 | </indexterm>
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259 | </listitem>
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260 | </varlistentry>
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261 |
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262 | <varlistentry id="odbcinst">
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263 | <term><command>odbcinst</command></term>
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264 | <listitem>
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265 | <para>
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266 | is an utility created for install script/RPM writers. It is a
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267 | command line interface to key functionality in the
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268 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libodbcinst</filename> library. It does
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269 | not copy any files (i.e., libraries) but it will modify the ODBC
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270 | System Information for the user.
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271 | </para>
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272 | <indexterm zone="unixodbc odbcinst">
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273 | <primary sortas="b-odbcinst">odbcinst</primary>
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274 | </indexterm>
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275 | </listitem>
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276 | </varlistentry>
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277 |
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278 | </variablelist>
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279 |
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280 | </sect2>
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281 |
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282 | </sect1>
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