Installing FileMaker 7 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers

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JDBC client driver requirements

o find which version of Java you’re running, open a command window (Windows) or Terminal window

(Mac

OS) and type

java -version

etworking requirements

If you’ll be accessing a FileMaker data source hosted on another computer, you’ll need network access via

TCP/IP.

Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker

ODBC and JDBC are application programming interfaces (APIs). These APIs give client applications a

common language for interacting with a variety of data sources and database services, including FileMaker.

All applications that support ODBC and JDBC recognize a basic subset of SQL statements. SQL is passed

through the ODBC and JDBC interfaces to the FileMaker host of the data source. Working with SQL, you can

use other applications (like spreadsheets, word processors, and reporting tools) to view, analyze, and modify

FileMaker data.

nstalling client drivers

The client drivers are available through separate installation programs available

from the FileMaker web site.

For download information, go to www.filemaker.com/odbc.

If you work in a networked environment, your database administrator might have placed the installation

programs at a network location accessible to you.

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:

JDBC 2.0 Optional Package

JNDI 1.2

JTA 1.0.1

JCA API

JDK 1.3

JDBC 3.0 API

JDK 1.4