FileMaker 8 ® Installing FileMaker 8 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers
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Contents Installing FileMaker 8 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers Customer support Abiding by the license agreement Hardware and software requirements ODBC client driver requirements (Windows) ODBC client driver requirements (Mac OS) JDBC client driver requirements Networking requirements Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Installing client drivers ODBC client driver installation (Windows) ODBC client driver installation (Mac OS) JDBC client driver installation (Windows and Mac OS) Configuring client drivers Whe
Installing FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers
Installing FileMaker 8 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 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 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 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers This client driver has been tested with the following iODBC driver managers: 1 1 OpenLink ODBC Administrator 3.52.1 (available from OpenLink Software) Apple ODBC Administrator 1.0.1 (available with Mac OS 10.3) Important Use the ODBC Administrator bundled with the iODBC driver manager software recommended for your client application.
| Installing FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers 9 For details on configuring a client driver and verifying access to your FileMaker data source, see the FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Developer’s Guide, which is available as a PDF document on the FileMaker Pro CD in the folder \xDBC\Electronic Documentation, in the folder \English Extras\Electronic Documentation where you installed FileMaker Server, and from www.filemaker.com/odbc.
