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
Networking requirements 9
Using FileMaker Pro as a client application 9
U pdating files from previous versions 9
I f 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 10
Chapter 2
Using ODBC to share FileMaker data 11
About ODBC 11
Using the ODBC client driver 12
Accessing a FileMaker database file - overview 12
A ccessing a FileMaker database file from a Windows application 13
Installing the ODBC client driver (Windows) 13
Specifying ODBC client driver properties for a FileMaker DSN (Windows) 13
Verifying access via ODBC (Windows) 15
Accessing a FileMaker database file from a Mac OS application 15
Installing the ODBC client driver (Mac OS) 15
Configuring the ODBC client driver (Mac OS) 16
Specifying ODBC client driver properties for a FileMaker DSN (Mac OS) 16
Verifying access via ODBC (Mac OS) 17
Chapter 3
Using JDBC to share FileMaker data 19
About JDBC 19
Using the JDBC client driver 19
Installing the JDBC client driver 20
About the JDBC client driver 20
Using a JDBC URL to connect to your database 20
Specifying driver properties in the URL subname 22
Verifying access via JDBC 23