FileMaker 7 ® Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers
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Contents Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers Customer support 5 Abiding by the license agreement 5 Hardware and software requirements 5 ODBC client driver requirements (Windows) 5 ODBC client driver requirements (Mac OS) 5 JDBC client driver requirements 6 Networking requirements 6 Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker 6 Installing client drivers 6 ODBC client driver installation (Windows) 7 ODBC client driver installation (Mac OS) 7 JDBC client driver installation (Window
Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers
Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers These instructions help you install the drivers needed to access a FileMaker® data source from third-party and custom applications via ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity). After installing the client driver you need, you can configure the driver to access a FileMaker data source and construct SQL (Structured Query Language) queries to interact with the data.
Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers JDBC client driver requirements Applications using Require JDBC 1.22 API JDK 1.2 compatible Java Virtual Machine (JVM) JDBC 2.0 Core API JDK 1.3 compatible JVM JDBC 2.0 Optional Package JDK 1.3 compatible JVM Also, the following APIs are required and are supplied with SequeLink Java client: 1 JDBC 2.0 Optional Package 1 JNDI 1.2 1 JTA 1.0.1 JCA API JDK 1.3 JDBC 3.0 API JDK 1.
Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers 7 ODBC client driver installation (Windows) If you have previously installed the ODBC client driver for Windows, uninstall it before installing an updated version. To install the ODBC client driver: You need MDAC 2.6, 2.7, or 2.8 (available from www.microsoft.com) to install the ODBC client driver. 1. In the folder \ODBC Client Driver, double-click setup. The DataDirect SequeLink for ODBC 5.4 - InstallShield Wizard appears. 2.
Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers JDBC client driver installation (Windows and Mac OS) The installation program and the JDBC client driver work on both Windows and Mac OS. You must have write access to the folder where you’re installing the JDBC client driver. By default, the folder that contains the installation program is the installation folder. To install the JDBC client driver: 1. In the folder /JDBC Client Driver, double-click sljcinstaller.jar.
Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers 9 Where to go from here After you install and configure a client driver, you can construct and execute SQL queries to access a FileMaker data source. Client applications sometimes use different terminology for accessing a data source via ODBC. Many applications have menu items with names such as Get external data or SQL query. Review the documentation or Help that comes with your application for details.
Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers
