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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 "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/unixODBC-&unixodbc-version;.tar.gz">
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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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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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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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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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69 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="qt"/> (required to build the GUI tools),
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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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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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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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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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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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107 |
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108 | find doc -name "Makefile*" -exec rm {} \; &&
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109 | chmod 644 doc/{lst,ProgrammerManual/Tutorial}/* &&
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110 |
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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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119 | <!-- <para><parameter>-enable-ltdllib</parameter>: This parameter causes the
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120 | build to use the system-installed version of
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121 | <application>Libtool</application>.</para> -->
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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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155 | <para>Unfortunately, there are no <command>man</command> or
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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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161 | there are many <filename>README</filename> files throughout the source
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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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256 | <para>provides the same functionality as the <command>isql</command>
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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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