ODBC and JDBC Guide

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You may also use Apple’s ODBC Administrator Tool for Mac OS X. For Mac OS X version 10.6,
ODBC Administrator is available at
http://support.apple.com/downloads/ODBC_Administrator_Tool_for_Mac_OS_X.
Because there is only one installed bundle for both 32- and 64-bit client drivers, you can use the
same ODBC administrator for both 32- and 64-bit ODBC applications. The FileMaker DSN that
you configure can be used for both 32- and 64-bit ODBC applications.
To change an existing ODBC client driver:
1. Launch the ODBC Manager utility. (The ODBC Manager is installed in the Utilities folder in the
Applications folder.)
2. Click the System DSN or User DSN tab.
3. Choose the FileMaker data source that you previously configured.
The data source name you originally entered appears under Name, and FileMaker ODBC
appears as the Driver.
4. Click Configure.
The FileMaker DSN Configuration dialog box opens.
5. Click Continue.
6. For Name, type a name that will be meaningful to others accessing the FileMaker data source.
An additional Description is optional.
7. For Host, enter the location of your data source.
If you’re connecting to a FileMaker database file hosted by FileMaker Pro on your local
machine, type
127.0.0.1 (or localhost).
If you’re connecting to a FileMaker database file hosted by FileMaker Server Advanced over a
network, type the IP address of FileMaker Server.
If you’ve enabled sharing via ODBC/JDBC in the host application, select Connect to host to
obtain the names of available databases.
8. For Database, select a database from the list of available databases, or type the filename of
the FileMaker database file you’re using as a data source.
Note For database files hosted by FileMaker Server Advanced, the list of databases may be
filtered based on the File Display Filter setting. See FileMaker Server Help for information.
If you need special handling of non-English text, click Advanced Language. The Advanced
Language Options dialog box opens.
1 To auto-detect language settings, select the Auto-detect language settings for
application option.
1 To specify the language setting, clear the Auto-detect language settings for application
option and select the system setting you want to use.