Installing FileMaker 8 ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers

6 Installing FileMaker ODBC and JDBC Client Drivers
JDBC client driver requirements
T o find which version of Java you’re running, open a command window (Windows) or Terminal window
(Mac
OS) and type java -version .
Networking 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.
Installing client drivers
The client drivers are available through a separate installation on the FileMaker Server Web Publishing CD
and the FileMaker
Pro CD in the folder \xDBC\ODBC Client Driver Installer and the folder \xDBC\JDBC
Client
Driver Installer. You can also download the latest version of the client drivers from
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:
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 1.4