ODBC and JDBC Developer’s Guide

16 FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Developer’s Guide
6. For Data Source Name, type a name that will be meaningful to others accessing the FileMaker data source.
An additional Description is optional.
Be sure Use LDAP is cleared. No translator .DLLs are included with the ODBC client driver (so clicking
Translate will not allow you to configure an ODBC translator).
7. For SequeLink Server 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
localhost (or 127.0.0.1).
If you’re connecting to a FileMaker database file hosted by FileMaker Server over a network, type the IP
address of FileMaker Server.
8. For SequeLink Server Port, type 2399.
9. For Server Data Source, type the filename of the FileMaker database file you’re using as a data source (don’t
type the filename extension).
If you’ve enabled sharing via ODBC/JDBC in the FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Server host application,
click the button to the right of
Server Data Source to display the filenames of currently open FileMaker
database files for you to choose from.
If your database name contains spaces, replace them with the escape characters %20. For example,
serverdatasource=MY%20DATABASE.
10.Click OK to save your data source information.
If you’re sharing another FileMaker database file, return to step 3 and set up the database file as a data
source.
11.Click OK to close the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box.
Important When configuring a FileMaker data source, you must specify 2399 as the SequeLink Server Port.
Verifying access via ODBC (Windows)
To verify that you’ve correctly configured the ODBC client driver to access the FileMaker data source:
1. Open the ODBC Data Source Administrator control panel.
Choose the Windows Start menu > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).
2. Click the System DSN tab.
If you set up your data source as a User DSN or File DSN, click the corresponding tab.
3. Choose the FileMaker data source that you previously configured.
The data source name you originally entered will appear under Name, and DataDirect 32-BIT SequeLink 5.4
will appear as the
Driver.
4. Click Configure.
The DataDirect SequeLink for ODBC Setup dialog box appears.
5. Click Test Connect.
You are prompted to enter your FileMaker account name (in Database User Name) and password (in
Database Password).