ODBC and JDBC Developer’s Guide

Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction 7
About this guide 7
Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker 7
Using a FileMaker database file as a data source 8
N etworking requirements 8
U sing FileMaker Pro as a client application 9
U pdating files from previous versions 9
If you previously shared a FileMaker database file as a data source 9
If you previously used FileMaker Pro as a client to access a data source 9
In s talling the xDBC plug-in 10
Installing the plug-in for FileMaker Pro (Windows) 10
Installing the plug-in for FileMaker Pro (Mac OS) 10
Installing the plug-in for FileMaker Server (Windows) 11
Installing the plug-in for FileMaker Server (Mac OS) 12
Chapter 2
Using ODBC to share FileMaker data 13
About ODBC 13
Using the ODBC client driver 14
Accessing a FileMaker database file - overview 14
Accessing a FileMaker database file from a Windows application 15
Installing the ODBC client driver (Windows) 15
Specifying ODBC client driver properties for a FileMaker DSN (Windows) 15
Verifying access via ODBC (Windows) 16
Accessing a FileMaker database file from a Mac OS application 17
Installing the ODBC client driver (Mac OS) 17
Configuring the ODBC client driver (Mac OS) 17
Specifying ODBC client driver properties for a FileMaker DSN (Mac OS) 18
Verifying access via ODBC (Mac OS) 18
Chapter 3
Using JDBC to share FileMaker data 19
About JDBC 19
Using the JDBC client driver 19
I nstalling the JDBC client drive r 19
A bout the JDBC client driver 20
Using a JDBC URL to connect to your database 20
Specifying driver properties in the URL subname 21
Verifying access via JDBC 22